12-31-2019, 04:09 PM
Quote:“I’ve already come to the conclusion that you’re a piece of shit. If you’re old enough, I’ll bet you were also one of the ones screaming ‘BABY KILLER’ at the soldiers who returned from Vietnam. Disagreeing with and talking smack against the government leaders who send troops into wars that you feel are unjust, fine. But to demean the military personnel who put their asses and lives on the line, that goes clear over the top.”This is madness.
The military mindset thanks veterans for their service even though they didn’t provide any American with any service.
The military mindset believes that soldiers should unreservedly follow orders.
The military mindset thanks military personnel for defending the country when they engage in offense in other countries.
The military mindset believes that soldiers are not responsible for the death and destruction they cause even though they are the actual ones who mete out the death and destruction.
The military mindset believes that a just war is a war justified by the U.S. government.
The military mindset believes that U.S. soldiers should fight “over there” even though there was no chance that they would have to fight “over here.”
The military mindset agrees that U.S. foreign policy is flawed, but then says that we shouldn’t criticize American soldiers for carrying it out at the point of a gun.
The military mindset believes that U.S. soldiers should be respected for putting their lives on the line for us when we were never in any danger to begin with.
The military mindset believes that the killing of innocent civilians who were no threat to Americans is just collateral damage.
The military mindset believes that politicians are cowards, but soldiers who kill with bombs from 40,000 feet are heroes.
This is madness.
For someone to take a job where he could be sent anywhere to do anything and be expected to obey orders and not be able to quit is rightly seen as madness. But put a military uniform on someone and he is suddenly transformed into a hero. This too is madness.
Part of Laurence Vance's current piece at LRC.com