Wednesday 30 May 2012

MSNBC's Chris Hayes' sorry pre-Memorial Day attack on military is no surprise

By Lindsay Beyerstein MSNBC host Chris Hayes has apologized for pointing out the obvious: By equating war deaths with heroism, we risk run the risk of romanticizing war and chilling dissent. If every fallen soldier is a hero by default, that impliesMSNBC's Chris Hayes sparked controversy and debate on Sunday when he said that he felt "uncomfortable" calling soldiers killed in action "heroes" because the term can be used to justify potentially unjust wars. He laterHayes

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