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[MrsBrisby]

Why do people hate on her so much? I know she protested the Vietnam war....But people still have a lot of animosity and call her a traitor. Am I missing something?

[PERM BANNED]

ummm, she passed a note from an American POW in Vietnam intended for American officials to his Vietnamese captors. Pretty much meets the defintion of treason. I'm shocked some Vet didn't take her out years ago. She's filth of the worse kind.

[Hula]

she did more than just protest the war, she went to VN to our "enemies" allowed herself or was used as a propaganda tool. she made public statements that our POW's were being humanely treated, that american soldiers were war criminals and the pow's that later said they were tortured were liars. the POW issue is huge and several POW's have said as a direct result of what she did they were tortured even more. she was also decades later given a chance to apologize for what she said and did. many of her detractors think she wasn't sincere nor did she apologize for "all" of what she did. jane is in a no win situation as far as forgiveness for thousands of people. in this day and age it would be like if someone like george clooney went to a taliban strong hold or to sadam's headquarters and started saying what shits the american's are for screwing with the country. the VN vets in my family no longer hold any grudges against her for her actions.

[cousin it]

A lot of people protested the war, As mentioned above, some of the protestors went too far. It is one thing to voice disagreement, but quite another to sit in an enemy ack-ack emplacement.

[PERM BANNED]

I never have a problem with someone voicing their oppostion to a military conflict. That's part of free speech and democracy. But when you actually go to the other side your nation is fighting and give them support of any kind while demonizing your own nation, to me that falls under the label of treason. Jane Fonda did just that. I'll take the word of the hundreds of John McCain's who actually spent years in a Vietcong POW camp than some pretty actress who was given a dog and pony show any day of the week.

[Mr. Roboto]

I never have a problem with someone voicing their oppostion to a military conflict. .

Ha, that's not how I remember it.

[freedom78]

Also, there's Monster-in-Law.

[Hula]

it was also a different time as far as protesters were concerned. we had the draft, now we are completely volunteer which IMO really makes people, who would otherwise be protesting, the thought that the soldiers don't really need anyone to protest for them. they enlisted.

[Timothy]

Also, there's Monster-in-Law.

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That damn movie is reason enough to dislike her ass.

[wedjat]

Also, there's Monster-in-Law.

I like that movie.