Cindy walking in Rosa's footsteps.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

Both sought to shake up the system and force America to confront it's crimes. Both were reviled as "extremists", "communists", "traitors", and all the other epithets so beloved of the reactionary right.

[Skidmore]

1. Yes, she is.

And Rosa walked in Gandhi's footsteps.

[stepnw1f]

2. I Say DU Adopts Cindy as a MOM

I think she'd appreciate. We should give her as much positive reinforcement as we can.

[Tesla]

4. How wild, the day Rosa goes home, Cindy goes to Washington!!

God Bless Both!!!!

[stepnw1f]

16. For Some This Could Be a Sign

Interesting how people like this get forgotten by some. They have no clue that without people like Rosa or Cindy, America would never be as great a country to live in. These two put their lives in jeopardy for all of us. Talk about sacrificing for ones country!

[billybob537]

3. The only thing

this admin. fears is the TRUTH.

[xultar]

5. Sorry, I don't think so. Rosa could have lost her life. Cindy is in no

danger of losing her life.

I'm not diminishing what Cindy has done but let's be realistic.

Being dragged out of your bed and hung in the middle of the night is a hell of a consequence to endure for a fight.

[Skidmore]

9. I don't know. I think Cindy is taking considerable risk

in this heated political climate. All it take is one righteously angry and crazed wingnut to think he's saving "Murka" and *.

[xultar]

15. Believe what you want. But Cindy is not on Rosa Parks' level.

[wndycty]

6. No she doesn't. Not dissing Cindy, but let Rosa be Rosa and Cindy be...

. . .there is no reason to compare the two. What Rosa did was confront racism and change society. Cindy's cause however noble is much different, and more importantly saying she walks in Rosa's footsteps does not advance her cause any more. Let Rosa's legacy stand alone and let Cindy's legacy stand alone.

[xultar]

Thank you. You are correct.

[MaineDem]

27. I agree with you

I don't think the comparison is valid.

Different times, different circumstances compeltely.

RIP, Rosa Parks!

[jonnyblitz]

7. yeah, until she criticizes a DEM then she is EEEEVILLLL

and has "jumped the shark". how (((dare))) she criticize Queen Hillary. :eyes: :sarcasm:

[xultar]

19. Not the place for bullshit like this.

[Deep13]

8. Um. ye-e-e-ah.

As bad as the war is, I don't think you can really compare the plight of suburban white people who loose children to a war to the centuries-old subjugation of an entire race.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

10. Indeed.

And I'd hoped we would wait at least 24 hours before we started playing this stupid game, but I guess that's wishful thinking.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. Do you dismiss Iraqi children as casually as you do American children.

While I agree that the subjugation of blacks is one of the most horrific crimes committed by this country, dismissing Cindy's fight for peace as a mere "suburban" complaint is, at best, ingenuous.

[Deep13]

14. I dismiss nothing except your sarcasm.

[stepnw1f]

Um. ye-e-e-ah

That's sarcasm.

[Deep13]

31. sorry if I gave that impression

That's something I might say to someone who is making good sense generally, but I have to disagree with some detail. I meant it as a yes with reservations.

[xultar]

18. Agreed!!! Thank you for understanding Rosa's legacy.

[Caution]

11. Not even close. I respect Cindy but Rosa Parks was literally risking her

life.

[cynatnite]

13. Agreed...

Cindy's doing some good, but Rosa Parks is in a different league.

[Rowdyboy]

25. What Cynatnite said...

I admire Cindy, but Rosa Parks is a heroine. She risked everything, and deserves to be remembered 50 years later.

[xultar]

17. THANK YOU!!!

[chat_noir]

20. agree

not even close

[BIG Sean]

21. Not even close!

Come on..this is getting insane!

Cindy is standing up for what she believes in, and that is awesome...but to compare her to Ms. Parks is just out of line and disrespectful.

[chelsea0011]

22. Maybe. In as much as they have both stood up when many

hated them for it, sure. But Parks risked her life by her actions. I doubt Cindy risked having her house bombed or being kidnapped and murdered. Parks certainly did. Her actions were in a segregated South where killing blacks was met with community silence and a wink and a nod. But both are heroes to me.

[tx_dem41]

23. Let me chime in with the opposition. This comparison is not close.

In fact, its insulting to Rosa Park's legacy. What Mrs. Parks did took every ounce of courage she could muster at the risk of her life.

[Blue_Roses]

24. Not even close

while I respect Cindy for standing up for this illegal war, Rosa Parks stood against stakes that were much different. She lost her job and risked losing her life by going against a very bigoted law. She faced hatred against her race. Even though Cindy has faced scarey moments, she isn't discriminated for her race.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

26. Ah, my hopes...

I'd hoped that we'd go at least 24 hours after her death without one of these RosaParksier-than-thou nonsense discussions. I guess that was wishful thinking.

[Binka]

28. You've Already Stated This Up Thread Trust Me It Wasn't Worth Repeating

EOM

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

30. Neither were any of the other comments in this thread.

But there they are, as if by magic.

[Taxloss]

29. No, not really.

Parks made her stand out of the public eye.

[Beausoir]

32. Please don't do this.

Please don't compare the two women.

This isn't a competition and Rosa Parks deserves to be honored today.