Dear Editor, I am a resident of Oakland, but I happen to have
attended the Morgan Hill 4th of July parade that young Bryan
Scopazzi talks about in his letter about how unwelcome and unwanted
he felt in returning home from service.
Dear Editor,
I am a resident of Oakland, but I happen to have attended the Morgan Hill 4th of July parade that young Bryan Scopazzi talks about in his letter about how unwelcome and unwanted he felt in returning home from service.
I don’t know Bryan Scopazzi, but I found myself to be very disappointed in him as a serviceman for not being able to understand the point of the “liar” Bush signs posted in the Morgan Hill residences yard. I think it’s wonderful that his ex-girlfriend Crystal dragged him into seeing Michael Moore’s film Fahrenheit 9/11, but again I found myself even more disappointed that he saw the film and completely missed the point there as well.
It really frustrates me to see that people can be so narrow minded that they cannot see that just because a person does not agree with the reasons why our Commander in Chief George W. Bush has spent hundreds of billions of dollars of our hard-earned tax money and put hundreds of thousands of our young American service people in danger in order to rage a war does not mean that service people are not supported. To put is simply, just because someone disagrees with Bush doesn’t mean that they are against people in the military.
As far as Fahrenheit 9/11 is concerned, this was not a movie for entertainment. If you want entertainment, go see our governor in Terminator 3, which is a fictional Hollywood movie for entertainment. Fahrenheit 9/11 is a documentary. If you look up the work “documentary” on Dictionary.com it will give you this definition: doc·u·men·ta·ry adjective. Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents. Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film. doc·u·men·ta·ries noun. plural. A work, such as a film or television program, presenting political, social, or historical subject matter in a factual and informative manner and often consisting of actual news films or interviews accompanied by narration.
The film footage of dead and wounded American soldiers in Fahrenheit 9/11 was not shown for entertainment value. The footage was shown so that the American people can clearly understand that real lives are at stake in a war situation, because our news media does not inform us of these events. The film followed the story of the mother who lost her son in Iraq to show that real Americans are losing loved one because of this war. Again, this was not for entertainment value, this was a revealing of truths. You don’t go to see a “documentary” film such as Fahrenheit 9/11 for entertainment, you see it to get educated and informed.
I thank young people such as Bryan Scopazzi for being brave enough to risk there lives for the sake of protecting our country. It is truly noble and honorable. I don’t like seeing their valuable lives risked unless is it absolutely necessary. I hope that Bryan Scopazzi will be able to expand his views. Perhaps that college education could be of some help.
Kelley Lamsens, Oakland
