Her Lesson

Sam Haque    says:

This is a great shot, I've seen similar ones, kids holding serious messages.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

chearn73 says:

The best part is....IT'S TRUE! It's all true. Did I say the best part? I guess that should be the worst part.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Fun with an F-1 says:

Pathetic. I dont know how adults can use children like this. She dosent even know what shes holding up. I know. . lets use children as pawns to help spread our own idiotic ideals.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

mobildetroit says:

If it was a monkey holding that sign, the message would be the same....it doesn't matter who's holding the sign....Bush has taught us:

1. Lying is O.K.
2. Cheating is O.K.
3. Torture is O.K.
4. Taking people's rights is O.K.
5. Neglecting the poor is O.K.
6. Being a religious hypocrite is O.K.
7. Killing is O.K.
8. Incompetence is O.K.
9. Cronyism is O.K.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

mobildetroit says:

What she is saying is that it's ok...
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

mobildetroit says:

People who defend Bush and his failed (lies) policies are pathetic excuses....
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Sam Haque    says:

Fun: An informed 12 year old knows and understands all those points well enough to participate in such rally with parents and such.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

adigney says:

Great photo!

That's one good message.
Bush has earned the hatred of most of the population of the world. He has made the US more hated the the terrorists. I'm Canadian and I can tell you the anger that people in the rest of the world now have towards the US because of Bush's lies and abuses.

Think about that.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

are you paying attention says:

Fun with an F-1 you need to really think about youth. This kid isn't 5, this kid is old enough to fully understand what the sign says and means. AND maybe if YOU were paying attention, you'd realize that those are things that Bush is teaching our youth- at least any youth that pay attention to current events.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

lisakaymckinney says:

""Pathetic. I dont know how adults can use children like this. She dosent even know what shes holding up. I know. . lets use children as pawns to help spread our own idiotic ideals.""

Oh, right. But if she had shot someone with a gun she'd go the Big House. Give me a break. I remember perfectly well when I was 12 that I would know those things were wrong that are written on her sign. Better she should be used sitting in a school reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, I guess. Whatever happened to freedom?
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

wwwnotforinternalusewww says:

Keep marching young patriot. We salute you! :)

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Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

halifaxgeek says:

Hey Lisa Kay Monkey, I read your comment and HAD to sign up to give you a blast. Give your head a shake, what does expressing an opinion have to do with shooting someone??? She looks to be about 12, 13 maybe, are you suggesting that she doesnt understand that lying, cheating etc. are wrong? Her pledge in this picture is to exercise her right to express opinion and your comment, what ever happened to freedom? Duh! She has the freedom to do this, it still is America isnt it?
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

crazyboi1965a says:

lisakaymckinney you never heard

of sarcasm have you . of course she

knows it wrong she mocking the

bush cronies with that sign.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

bonnie6100green    says:

lisa lisa lisa. Why is it acceptable to bring little kids to pro-life rallies but not ok to protest anything else. Guess it depends on what side of the issue you're on.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

old enough says:

O.k. so she's young. I don't think anyone here can say what her age is for sure. But the encouraging thing is she is involved.

Obviously she has been influenced by the current administration.

These are either her words or are the influences of her environment, peer group, parents etc...

I think this hits the mark dead nuts on. My eleven year old son is this tuned in, and knows what those and many more phrases mean. Our youth is much more attuned to current politics than I was at their age.

I let him determine his own opinion, and more than once he has voiced his concern or made a statement very similar to the ones she is holding.

As the British tabloid The Mirror said post election "How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?"

When you figure it out, please let us know, because it's been downhill since that day....

I've yet to here someone refute the statements being made above.

If you think Bush is so great take a stroll over to www.ebaumsworld.com and look at the funny videos and take a look at our infamous pres. in all his living stupidity middle finger and all.

So when is Karl Rove running for president? I'm going to put my 11 year old on the ballot, he most certainly has more common sense than any of those incompetents in the Whitehouse today, every last one of them!!!

Down from soapbox and it is now put away....

'nuff said...
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

vesparia says:

She looks to be about the age of one of my 4 grandaughters. I can assure you that someone that age understands what is written on the sign. She also apparently has a conscience. And yes, these are things that have been taught by example by Bush, the hypocrite president.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

JLeski says:

Old Enough stated, " I've yet to here someone refute the statements being made above. "

You must be joking, or you don't watch television, or read opposing views.

Let's see some examples:

1. Lying is O.K. - Refering, I'm sure - to the "Lied us into a war" chant...that has been disproven over and over...no lies..This administration used the same intelligence that everyone else did - and they agreed that WMD's were there, or capable of being there.

2. Cheating is O.K. - Let's see...talking about the elections? No matter what your talking points are - studies / investigations were done, and while there were instances of improper actions - on BOTH sides - no coordinated or widespread voter fraud, intimidation or otherwise.

3. Torture is O.K. - Actions of a few who are or have been prosecuted. Incidently, how is putting panties on someone's head torture?

4. Taking people's rights is O.K.
- Please tell me what rights of yours have been taken away, specifically. Patriot act? I haven't lost any of my rights...tell me which of yours are gone.

5. Neglecting the poor is O.K. - Please give examples - credible ones...not this "Katrina" crap where the locals did nothing and then blamed the Federal response.
Not defending Brown's FEMA...he was incompetent...no question.

6. Being a religious hypocrite is O.K. - How so, please explain.

7. Killing is O.K. - Let me put this plainly. This is a war. Killing is inevitable. We did not start this action, 9-11 did. We responded to an act of Terrorism and went after Al Qaida in Afghanistan. Given the circumstances of Iraq's non-compliance with UN resolutions,
the possibility of WMD's and continued humanitarian neglect ( The REAL reasons for war - look it up in the congressional resolution authorizing the action ) we then moved on Iraq. War is ugly - but better than waiting until another 9-11 or worse occurs.

8. Incompetence is O.K. - This administration is NOT perfect - far from it. The war could have been handled better, among other things. Incompetence is not ok.

9. Cronyism is O.K. - In a democratic administration, this would be called either loyalty or appointing someone whose credentials you're familiar with. But with Bush, it's cronyism. I'm not saying that some are questionable...but be realistic and not use hyperbole when discussing these things.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

old enough says:

Gino, I am in favor of the statements made, not the opposition. I agree with what's on the poster.

I was referring to the fact that there has been not one person to give evidence to the contrary in this thread, as you now have.

We can argue for years on the validity of yours and my statements, but one thing is clear, listen to what our brothers and sisters in other countries are saying about us. Look at the USA from their eyes. We are in shambles because of the current administrations policies, plain and simple. The saddest thing is they don't care, they still continue to stand on the top of the hill pounding their chest and commanding all to kneel before them or else.

Nobody has brought forth compelling evidence that George isn't a sham, that he really does understand what's going on etc...

These statements above are, to me , a true reflection of his actions (and yes I do watch opposing views on the tele and hear them on the radio, but it doesn't change my belief of his incompetence).

He can spew all of the rhetoric he and Rove want, but actions are what people perceive to be the truth, there are no facts, only perceptions.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

Wow! I didn't expect so much attention here.

In addition to taking pictures during the walkout, I spent time talking to these kids during and after the protest. Each individually made the decision (with parental permission or not) to face the consequences of missing school to make sure their voice was being heard. That should tell you right there that they know exactly what they were marching for. It's something they are very concerned about, and I don't blame them for taking to the streets.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

chearn73 says:

I think F-1 thinks that children are stupid and can't think for themselves....THEY CAN...and they have real feelings and real beliefs. Never underestimate children...they will suprise you!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

Exactly! As I said above, many of these kids were there because they wanted to be, not because an adult gave them a sign or told them to attend. It was very inspiring.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

karsti from germany says:

It's so good to see that there are people in the US who see the truth and have the courage to protest against all the lies and killing. Thank you so much.

The post from gino is scary. I hope there aren't many of people who think like him :/

karsti
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Grim Reaper With A Lawnmower    says:

Well as a Brit, I largely agree with what Gino said. the War in Afghanistan was fully justified, and the war in Iraq should have been legal (Saddam was in breach of Resolutions, as are Israel, but the US likes to ignore that). Sadamm should have been taken out in 1991 at the end of the Gulf War, but better late than never. Yes, Bush and Blair should have made better preparatins for after the war (I reckon that's why Blair wanted more time before attacking), but that doesn't make thew war any less justifiable.

As for the torture stuff- nothing has really been proved from Guantanamo Bay and the soldiers involved in the Abu Grahib attrocities should be shot (as should any British soldiers who may have done the same or similar).

What alot of people are forgetting is that the world doesn't consider Bush as morrally corrupt. they consider the entire USA to be. I'd rather live here than there, no matter who the President.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

There's a lot of stuff out there that points to the falsification of evidence, Flickr comrade. Their constant avoidance of investigation also doesn’t help their case either. This site has a good database for looking up information on Chimpy's efforts to wage war in Iraq.

The existing torture evidence does suggest some serious problems; however, we run into the problem of secrecy and avoidance of the issue again. You may remember Rumsfeld not wanting to release more photos of abuse – possibly rape and murder -- back in May of this year. Anyway, the ICRC and Human Rights Watch are looking into these matters so check their sites for more.

I don’t see anyone saying they don't want to live in the USA. The majority of us just want to rid the country of Chimpy and pals. Heck, 53% of Americans now want to see Bush impeached if it's found he lied to the country.

So it seems their own web of lies is catching up with them.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

SilverTurtle    says:

Back to the photo... I think it's great you chose to use black and white. It took me a minute to notice it, but I love the "thumbs up" she's getting from an onlooker in the forefront right. For some reason, the adult behind her with the sunglasses on is distracting - my eyes keep getting to drawn away from the sign and to that smiling adult.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

Yeah, you're right, SilverTurtle. A tighter crop on the top of the photo would help.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

madswisscow    says:

Great photo Clonny, thanks for sharing.
old enough: thanks for speaking up!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Bravo_Kilo    says:

she learned it from bush; i learned it from clinton.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

majikfairy2003 says:

My children can tell you about Bush and they are 7 and 10. It is because they can see his atrocities. I say yea to the parent who is teaching their children right from wrong. Bush has totaled our country. Children can see that as well as adults. At least Clinton did something for our country. Name one thing Bush has done besides fuck it up.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

The Clinton comments don't bother me. I hear it all the time from people who think Bush hater = Clinton lover. If Clinton were driving this mess I'd be just as upset AND protesting. I don't let a political party decide how I should think -- not that I'm suggesting you do.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

koduckgirl    says:

I really think this is great found browsing thru the top 10 pages of November and what I like is that the foreground is two teenagers giving a thumbs up and knowing look the adults in the picture are more ambiguous so yeah a tight crop would be very effective
thanx for sharing!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

cooling    says:

amazing amazing amazing
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

bre pettis    says:

nice shot!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Polstar* [deleted] says:

when I was 12 I attended marches, I attended benefits, I protested. I teach 12 year olds and believe me, many of them know more about politics than a lot of adults who just can't be bothered.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

vagabondrhythm says:

Great discussion here! I agree with most of you here that children 8-9ish and up are not to young to get involved in politics and I think it is healthy for them to get involved in politics. The danger with young people being too well-informed about the ills of society and the world is that they will not feel that there is anything worth fighting for and may become apathetic. So, to some extent, I agree that children (depending on age) should be "protected" so that they can grow up secure and feeling the world is a good place and retain spirit to make change as adults, avoid APATHY.

There is a very similair debate here also relating to children and politics, click on the flag:

Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Pixel-8-Ted says:

www.flickr.com/photos/32865614@N00/197267570/
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

Is she commenting on the troops? Noooo...

Why is it that so called "freedom lovers" (aka: conservatives) are always the first to always tell others to keep their mouths shut if they don't agree with their position.

Yes, <strike>God bless<\strike>* keep the troops safe, but bring them home NOW!

Comment on your link: Good old ass kicking as long as you're not the one doing it, right? Your argument that not supporting Chimpy's cowboy adventure in Iraq somehow equates to not supporting the troops is weak and simple-minded.

* God isn't an American
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

ourcommon    says:

very nice.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Espressobuzz    says:

I got here from the yahoo local news site news.yahoo.com/local/Seattle-Tacoma;_ylt=Alqa wEBmVJlQz_VV...

they have a web part that links to Flickr photos tagged as "Seattle".
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Espressobuzz    says:

reminds me of this
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

barbtries    says:

i'm a member of flicker. came to the site, searched "anti war"
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

I can see why you might say that, Dipowitz. There are no guns or dead animals in it.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

The Raggedy-man says:

Hmmmm Clinton taught us these 9 lessons alot better.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

If you believe Clinton taught these same lessons, what did you do when Chimpy started teaching them?
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

The Raggedy-man says:

I don't see him teaching them. Who was tortured? What did he lie about? ect...
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

Um, are you actually talking about Bush? If so...wow.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

The Raggedy-man says:

W get's too bad a rap. It's not a pretty job go after the animals who would love to kill Americans. I don't know why so many people "hate on him".
All this talk about torture just kills me. A crazed terrorist who was captured trying to kill American soldiers was... OH MY GOSH... put in an "uncomfortable position" for a long time. The horror of it all!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

Yeah, nevermind that many of the people we torture had nothing to do with terrorism. Who cares about the rights of others. They're brown and Muslim. Just torture them until they confess to something, right? I'm sure you'll feel the same way (and understand) when on of our soldiers are put into an "uncomfortable position for a long time" as a result of our use of torture.

Let me ask you something. Have you been put into an uncomfortable position for a long time? Is it really not as bad as they say it is? How about water boarding? Tried that? ... Even the Evangelicals are against torture.

You sound about as human as those "animals" you HATE.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

The Raggedy-man says:

Na I don't hate anybody. I'm saying I think your interpretation of torture is a little weak. A dog barked at him. I dark barks at me everytime I go in my back yard. I don't think it has anything to do with Muslims either... now terrorists on the other hand....
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

My interpretation of torture is weak? Please do explain. Do you say that because I don't categorize it as something innocent, pleasurable, moral, and humane?

And are you suggesting only one person has been tortured and that it was only a dog barking at him? Have you seen this photo (Warning: graphic imagery. Could be disturbing to some)? When was the last time you were in your backyard completely naked with a group of armed men surrounding you, yelling at you, while holding back aggressive, large dogs that want to rip off your face?

Let me remind you that if you were caught torturing someone in your home and in your defense you told the court that you did it to protect Americans, you would be put away for a long time.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

The Raggedy-man says:

I'd call it mismanagement but not torture. I think it was a few bad apples who swayed from proper prisioner handeling techniques and the media jumped on it to find some way to make the presdient look bad. We all just need to harden up a little bit. If you or I were caught by him we'd probably have our heads severed on The Internet. That would be a bummer.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

Excuses. Excuses...

Let me reiterate your excuses for Chimpy's torture machine: Blame Clinton... It was mismanagement/few bad apples and not torture... Blame the media... and we all need to harden up a little bit or the terrorists might get us.

Hmm... This all sounds soooo familiar... White House talking points! Man, discussion with you is becoming a waste of time -- especially when you obviously buy their B.S. and ACTUALLY peddle it to others.

I will NEVER harden up or accept that behavior. Torture will only breed more torture.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

dansemart says:

great
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Janz Images    says:

This is greatness, coming from texas I can never talk about this kind of stuff and if i do I get my assed kicked because everyone down here is a fucking red state supporter who loves Bush ....traveling down G W Bush turnpike is the worse....who would name a turnpike road hwy after a sorry excuse for a president?
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

The Raggedy-man says:

Well I don't know, he was elected twice and he did topple two extremist regimes giving democracy a foot hold in the Middle East, gave monumental amounts of freedom to the people in these countries namely women, severely hindered terrorist operations worldwide, captured Saddam and scores of other terrorist leaders, put Bin Laden on the run, and probably prevented multiple terrorist attacks on our soil that you and I may never know about.

Of course a murdering lunatic did have a bag put over his head in Abu Grabi by a couple of misbehaving soldiers so I guess this negates all of that.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

Hahaha! That was a perfect time warp of all the bullshit from the last few years.

I'm not going to bother writing a response because anyone with their head out of their ass will know how obtuse your comment is.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

The Raggedy-man says:

I don't know if it was bullshit man, they did destroy the Twin Towers, remember. There are guys out there who really want to kill Americans.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

5 minutes w/ Google vs. 5 years of White House/GOP vomit points:

Terrorism hindered?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,18802 75,00.html

Freedom for women?
http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/v iew.cgi/61/20345

Freedom in Iraq?
http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0309a.asp

A couple of bad apples?
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/07/19/usint1 3767.htm
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0503- 03.htm

bin Laden on the run?
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight /articles/eav030907a.shtml

Bags over their heads harmless?http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm ?c_id=2&objectid=10430522 (read this article)

"Once, not long after the sexual abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers was revealed, I came across a group of teenage boys playing roughly in a river, a game that involved trying to pull down the other boys' shorts. "Abu Ghraib," they told me they called it, after the prison."

The Raggedy-man says:

I read the articles about the horrible things these terrorists do. I'm convinced they're terrible people and we need to fight them. Thank you.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

I'll echo your comment, but with some differences.

I read the articles about the horrible things Bush & Co. advocate. I'm convinced they're terrible people and we need to impeach them. Thank you.

Thus, the reason I posted the photo above.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Arlss    says:

great shot + B&W choice
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

mpost89 says:

If you are seeing a surge of visits to this picture, it's probably because a list of Flickr pictures put together under at pressesc.com/01184484114_love_americans_hate_ bush was posted to reddit.com, a popular web-site aggregator.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

qed1949 says:

The Bushies have abused all of us, with all their lies and fraud.
This young girl will be old enough to fight in Iraq in a few years, so her opinion is valid.
If those who think she's being abused by the adults around her, check out the movie "Jesus Camp". Get ready for more abuse.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

HoofFoot says:

Why killing one person is considered a murder and a punishable act, but killing more than one million is acceptable?
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Davesdrb says:

For just a moment, this could have been Anne Franks picture but then I remembered, another monster killed her. Our children is our hope for a better life. Dave
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

thebossoms    says:

Couldn't have been more spot on. Good for her.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Junjan    says:

Great picture!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

alwaysmel57 [deleted] says:

What a smart girl. :)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

shidairyproduct says:

one of the best photos I've seen in a while.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

wil2200 says:

clonny - this pic is very important. I would like your permission to post it on myspace. It is very powerful and speaks the truth. As to opponents to this - wow talk about the wool being pulled over your proverbial eyes...
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

cheddarlump says:

Friggin hippie wusses...
The world sucks, and is an ugly place. No amount of sunshine and flower BS will make this a safer world. "Being nice" to the bad guys won't make them "nice" to us, and never will. Evil needs to be eradicated, sometimes by force. The only reason this make you liberal pukes uncomfortable is the fact that you have no guidelines for defining "evil" and are worried that you may at some point be defined "evil" as well... If you hate the US and Bush so much, go somewhere else, as you lack the majority to change things here. Thankfully, there are still enough sane people here to override the lunatic fringe liberals.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

wil2200 says:

here is something to enjoy...

www.alternet.org/rights/57689/?page=1
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

Thanks for that thoughtful commentary, Lump.

We lack the majority you say. Hmm... A quick check of the recent news (not Faux News) seems to say otherwise:

- Democrats favored on Iraq
- Bush approval at 25%
Of course, you probably just see this as liberal bias.

Further proof you're getting lonelier: Check out these billboards.

Anyway, here's an article you might read and try out. It's titled "5 Ways to Develop Independent Thought."
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

pquackey says:

Fantastic comment, Clonny! Not to mention the cost of this unjustified war has almost reached $450,000,000,000! ( Click here for more info)

But you're right, Cheddar. What a waste, being able to hire 8 million new teachers! Tsk, tsk.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrea Abney says:

I hate it when the members of the religious right use children to spread their messages and I hate it just as much when people on my side do it. Exploiting your children is NOT O.K.!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

This protest was a student (grade school - college) protest just as much as it was one for adults. I spoke to some of the kids at this rally and they were there on their own volition. They asked their parents to take a day off school, or had ditched for the day. What they all had in common was an opinion of the war and Chimpy the cowboy monkey. ALL were concerned about their own futures if this war doesn't end and/or spreads. Sure their parents are likely responsible for some of information they receive, but the results of an ongoing war were very real to them.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

JetCityModern    says:

When are the idiots going to stop worrying about the person holding the sign and start worrying about what the sign is saying?!?
It could be a monkey for f$#@'s sake.. who gives...
Stop wasting your time with the meaningless stuff and start giving a rat's ass that your country is being led by a monkey. Do something about it!
Seriously...
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

- déjàview - says:

Glad to see everyone exercising their freedom of speech here. Although I disagree with the sign (and I wonder what children learned from Clinton hehe), I hope you ALL are showing support to the men and women in uniform fighting this war. At this point, we should all stop arguing about Bush and start focusing on what the Presidential candidates are doing and saying today. We can't change what's in the past. Let's change the future! VOTE for what you believe in. And please ... stop calling each other names. It only shows that you lack the vocabulary to give an intelligent opposing argument. Bravo Clonny! I hope you continue getting involved and documenting our history in photographs, no matter how much it seems to rile up the opposition. We (of the opposing view) need to be riled up!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

pointer007 [deleted] says:

....why are we not all out there demonstrating and raising hell - including myself? Although I did go to every demonstration against the war we are still fighting. But that was not and is not enough. Terrible things happen when fear reins -- it is time to wake up. We are all hiding behind our troops which we claim to support while driving gasoline gobbling SUV's plastered with 'Support Our Troops' stickers and continuing living the comfortable life. Great!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

siegheil_neocon says:

Even American children, barring manipulation by parents to exploit their naivete towards politics, are aware that Bush/Cheney regime is so deeply corrupt it threatens the stability and harmony of the world civilization.

Bush, Cheney, Joe Lieberman, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, John Bolton, Dov Zakheim, Bill Kristol, Rudy Giuliani and countless high-ranking Neocon warhawks are traitors of the highest order and should be hung at the gallows for the crimes against humanity and high treason subverting U.S. Constitution.

Same apply for the Elitist oligarchy ie David Rockefeller and Henry Kissinger.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

duconihilum    says:

Fucking losers bringing their goddamn KIDS into this! KIDS can't be political, she has no goddamn idea what's going on.

"

Fun with an F-1 you need to really think about youth. This kid isn't 5, this kid is old enough to fully understand what the sign says and means. AND maybe if YOU were paying attention, you'd realize that those are things that Bush is teaching our youth- at least any youth that pay attention to current events."

Are you kidding? Most 14 year olds don't even understand politics and you think an 10 OR 11 YEAR OLD would?
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

fourteenapart [deleted] says:

We weren't in Vietnam to save lives but to serve our own interests. You cry about the millions of civilians who died at the hands of the communists but what about the cities that were flattened by American bombs or the villages pillaged and ripped apart by U.S. forces.

You seemed so concerned about the Iraqis but they're dying because we're there dropping bombs on them. It's not about getting back "lost political power." Let's be honest. This war is already lost. This is really about saving face and getting out in a dignified manner. How many more thousands of civilians and hundreds of U.S. soldiers must die so that those in power don't have to admit that they've made a mistake of going in an undeclared war?
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

mdd4696 says:

She looks like she could be between 12 and 15 years old... certainly old enough to start forming political opinions. If she did not make the sign herself, the person who made it could have explained what the sign was about.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

oybay ©    says:

Thank you for a great shot.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

The-Kings says:

First, to Clonny - Excellent shot sir. Found it on Digg. Congrats on front paging.

Second, to the folks like nyctreeman - you people need to figure out how badly that George and crew have screwed things up for us internationally. Whether you like it or not, we, as Americans, do *not* own or have rights to the rest of the world, though you and your ilk believe we do. We have entirely destabilized the Middle East, and it is but a short time until the area will collapse, leaving you putting $8/gallon gas into your gas-loving F-350. But by then a Democrat will be in power, and it will all be that person's fault. Right?

Jackass.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

brettcomartin    says:

Awesome capture!!! Great Message. I love the back and forth comments.

I found you on digg.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

thec says:

True on so many levels
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

Thanks to those with positive comments on the photo. It's nice to see this photo hit Digg and Reddit and stir some debate.

From an earlier comment I made in this thread:
"This protest was a student (grade school - college) protest just as much as it was one for adults. I spoke to some of the kids at this rally and they were there on their own volition. They asked their parents to take a day off school, or had ditched for the day. What they all had in common was an opinion of the war and Chimpy the cowboy monkey. ALL were concerned about their own futures if this war doesn't end and/or spreads. Sure their parents are likely responsible for some of information they receive, but the results of an ongoing war were very real to them."

So before folks assume kids can't have an intelligent opinion about something maybe try talking to them.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Ace Korre says:

LMFAO
thumbs up
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

wowkodos says:

Awesome photo! It gives me hope for the future, no matter what the right-wing clods here think. Can't stand the message? Attack the messenger, same old GOP playbook.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Middlebrook 106    says:

What a great photo. The way you framed the thumbs up, and capturing the girl's eyes just peeking over the sign are fabulous. And doing it in black & white makes it more powerful. Somehow reminds me of old Vietnam protests. And obviously the message is pretty provocative based on all of the comments here. Nice job.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Charlie T says:

Shame on Karl Rove for getting this idiot elected President.
And shame on the clueless, shortsighted, un-involved voters
that put him in office TWICE no less.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

hamellr says:

Great job on this photo. There are a couple things I'd like changed, for instance being able to see more of the girl's face (she looks like she's smiling,) and the thumbs up is in the way of the full message. Obviously this wasn't staged so it'd be hard to fix all those. But shooting in Black and white is just brilliant. I think it really adds to the powerful message in this photo (not the one on the sign for Digg crowd.)

This is a prime example of a photo that tells a story, or even several stories. Good job.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

AdamNF says:

Well ill keep it short. Great shot.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

J-ENGINE    says:

Well done.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

openbah says:

Holding a sign your parents made is o.k.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

gmatt    says:

Kids might not understand the politics, but they sure can make some creative signs.

www.flickr.com/photos/onepixelearth/62661946/
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

epicxero    says:

Wow. 187 600 views! That right there tells you what a powerful picture this is.

And some of the comments in these comments tell you what a scary place America is to live in.

My one hope for the girl is that she's forming her own political opinions. A little piece of me dies every time I see a child holding up a sign at a gay rights event that says "Fa** burn in hell", or some equally vicious sign outside an abortion clinc or any number of signs at causes protested by the religious right. I couldn't condone that in good conscience without considering the implications of this particular child's sign. So I hope we're hearing her words and not the one's of her parents. If we are, then she gets a thumbs up from me too!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Clonny    says:

@aloha.suckers!!
I think we should be focusing on candidates that want to keep us in Iraq forever, buddy up with corporate America, and weaken our liberties -- among other things. If you're not sure who stands closest to your views you can try out this site www.dehp.net/candidate/.

@epicxero
I agree with what you wrote. I did speak with many of the kids at the rally and they clearly understood the consequences of this war. Sure, they probably receive information from friends and family, but they made the effort to act on it.

@ Everyone else
Thanks for the comments!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

RayBarboni says:

May Be...^^
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )