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madamesilverspurs

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9. Real heroes

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2012, 01:45 AM

May 2012

would get more respect if we stopped cheapening the concept with sports stars. Somehow, throwing a ball just isn't the same as running into a burning building. . .

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What is a hero? [View all] cynatnite May 2012 OP

i agree marasinghe May 2012 #1

Agreed... WillParkinson May 2012 #2

Hero is a word that's greatly over used in my opinion. Much like the tag "Diva" amerikat May 2012 #3

Call me a day late (and always a dollar short), here's one that sez' what you've said so well: sad sally May 2012 #18

Thanks Sad Sally. amerikat May 2012 #19

A hero is a Mom/Dad who rushes into traffic to save another's child SoCalDem May 2012 #4

aint nothin but a sandwich. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #5

I've seen them and call myself a friend of many... Jigs May 2012 #6

I view a hero as anyone who puts their life at risk in order to save another... cynatnite May 2012 #10

Exactly Jigs May 2012 #11

I am starting to think that anyone that can make it through a day in our society without flipping Safetykitten May 2012 #7

Labelling everyone who wears a uniform a "hero" is, I think, a mark of Marr May 2012 #8

Real heroes madamesilverspurs May 2012 #9

1) a phrase used by chicken-hawks; 2) a person who does the right thing regardless of personal risk AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #12

A hero is one who dinopipie May 2012 #13

the RW blogs are going crazy with this Enrique May 2012 #14

I agree with Chris... greytdemocrat May 2012 #15

My problem is that everybody uses "Hero", even us on the left side LovePlanters May 2012 #16

I can't count how many pro sports players get called heroes... cynatnite May 2012 #17