Happy Veteran's Day from Salon.com

[whell]

More evidence that the Left just doesn't get it.

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/09/you_...eal_democracy/

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

More evidence that the Left just doesn't get it.

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/09/you_...eal_democracy/

I completely agree with their sentiment:

Put a man in uniform, preferably a white man, give him a gun, and Americans will worship him. It is a particularly childish trait, of a childlike culture, that insists on anointing all active military members and police officers as “heroes.” The rhetorical sloppiness and intellectual shallowness of affixing such a reverent label to everyone in the military or law enforcement betrays a frightening cultural streak of nationalism, chauvinism, authoritarianism and totalitarianism...

As opposed to being a liberal sentiment, I'd suggest it's a objective observation.

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by whell

More evidence that the Left just doesn't get it.

Sad that Veteran's Day in today's USA is now partisan.



Carl

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by whell

More evidence that the Left just doesn't get it.

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/09/you_...eal_democracy/

Doesn't get what whellie? Don't be coy, spit it out.

[whell]

Originally Posted by CarlV

Sad that Veteran's Day in today's USA is now partisan.



Carl

Put tripe like that in a left - leading magazine on Veterans Day, and it becomes so. I also question the judgement of Salon to run that column on Veterans Day.

[whell]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I completely agree with their sentiment:

Put a man in uniform, preferably a white man, give him a gun, and Americans will worship him. It is a particularly childish trait, of a childlike culture, that insists on anointing all active military members and police officers as “heroes.” The rhetorical sloppiness and intellectual shallowness of affixing such a reverent label to everyone in the military or law enforcement betrays a frightening cultural streak of nationalism, chauvinism, authoritarianism and totalitarianism...

As opposed to being a liberal sentiment, I'd suggest it's a objective observation.

I'm not surprised.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

I'm not surprised.

You're not surprised that I don't consider every person who ever wore a uniform a hero? I'm equally not surprised by your hero worship of anyone in uniform.

FWIW, I spent the first 37 years of my life surrounded by the US Army as an Army brat and a Dep't of Army civilian, much of it overseas. I met lots of smart, hard-working, even heroic people. I also met some of the most ignorant low-lives ever. If you are of the opinion that they're all heroes, it just goes to show that you have exactly zero experience in and/or around the military.

[Ike Bana]

To my fellow vets hereabouts...happy vets day, scumbags. Anybody think they're a hero? PFFFFFffffftttt.......

I'd be very surprised if whelly spend a nano-second in uniform. None of us would have spewed out the chunks of his OP. Like he gets anything.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

To my fellow vets hereabouts...happy vets day, scumbags. Anybody think they're a hero? PFFFFFffffftttt.......

I'd be very surprised if whelly spend a nano-second in uniform. None of us would have spewed out the chunks of his OP. Like he gets anything.

Whell is like a teenage girl (or a hooker hanging outside the front gate of Ft. Bragg). He gets all tingly at the sight of a man in uniform.

[BlueStreak]

On the Facebook flight deck veterans group today there was a discussion about restaurants that offer free meals to veterans on this day. It was good to see that most of the respondents appreciated the sentiment, but usually declined the free meal for various reasons; "I didn't join to get free meals.", "No thanks, I'd rather see it go to someone who needs it." etc., etc.........

Of course there were those who feel that, not only do they deserve it, but it's owed to them. "We protected their freedom, damn right they should show some gratitude!"............Those ones also tend to bitch about the president a lot. Make of that what you will.

Dave