Who are your heroes? (seriously, and don't say your parents)

[StellaBlue]

[TroubleMan]

1. Smedley Butler

A two-time Medal Of Honor winner who figured out "War Is A Racket":

http://www.fas.org/man/smedley.htm


He stopped a facist coup that tried to overthrow FDR:

http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/Coup.htm


Also, he was one of the first guys to stand up for veterans rights:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_army

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Here's some more info on him:

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/Smedley_Butler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler

[YellowRubberDuckie]

2. I don't have a hero

I have people I look up to, but no one has ever risked my life to save mine. The word hero has been molested and perverted. The word you're looking for is idol. Not hero. There are a few people who I think are awesome, like Bill Clinton, but there really aren't too many people I would just freak out if I met.
Duckie

[Archae]

3. Carl Sagan

And Stephen Hawking.

[El Fuego]

4. John Kerry.

Really.

[Fox Mulder]

5. I don't have any either.

There's many people I look up to (I kinda have to anyways because I'm 5'5" :D). But no heroes.

[July]

6. Raoul Wallenberg. nt

[LaurenG]

7. These ones

Howard Dean, Patrick Fitzgerald and Wolverine.

[Deja Q]

8. Roj Blake, Malcolm Reynolds, Kerr Avon, The Doctor, Michael Stivic...

:D

[StellaBlue]

9. definitions

hero
• noun (pl. heroes) 1 a person, typically a man, who is admired for their courage or outstanding achievements. 2 the chief male character in a book, play, or film. 3 (in mythology and folklore) a person of superhuman qualities.

— ORIGIN Greek heros.


idol
• noun 1 an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship. 2 a person who is greatly admired: a soccer idol.

— ORIGIN Greek eidolon, from eidos ‘form’.



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[China_cat]

10. Lucretia Mott

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Maya Angelou
Goldie Purvis

[DanCa]

11. Max Clealand, Bruce Springsteen, and Chris Reeves.

I am a disabled person and Clealand and Reeves have given me hope on a daily basis. Well before chris passing may he rest in peace. Chris is the one who inspired me to fight for stem cell research with parkinsons, as for the boss, his an american icon.
He started from nowhere, and again his music heals emotionally on a daily basis.
Oh max, cmon the guys a war hero and can you imagine living a life when your in that much pain daily? And still keep a positive mental outlook, Max is truly a war "Hero."

[fudge stripe cookays]

12. Alice Paul.

To think that I ever took voting for granted turns my stomach to this day now that I know about her.

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