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April 26, 2007
Oh please
I got this forward in my e-mail today, and some of the selections in it burn my britches. [Please note, I don't read the "Friend Finder" website, it just happens to be where google found the e-mail in question.]
You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.
He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.
You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.
You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him.
If only there were more men like him.
A "don't support the troops" shirt? Who ever heard of such a thing? Believe me, I see plenty of anti-war t-shirts. But, anti-war does not mean "don't support the troops." I don't know how many people think that exactly, but that's a pretty lame statement. Everybody I know who is against the war is pro-soldier. Yes, there are some people who think the Army is a bunch of nuts, but they are in the minority. I personally think our soldiers are in a tough spot, but doing the best they can. They need all the support they can get, but that doesn't mean being "pro-war" either.
Next, who tells jokes about soldiers in Iraq? I've never heard one. I think if somebody did, he'd get slapped. But then, I don't live in crazy liberal San Francisco, so maybe they do it there, in Nancy Pelosi land. Likewise, I don't know who is saying the world is a worse place because of soldiers. There's lots of people who make the world a worse place. The average soldier? Not one of them.
In short, I find this particular e-mail to contain some absurd statements. And though I support our troops, I won't be posting that particular e-mail on my blog, myspace page, or any place else.
entry no. 833
Posted by oz115 at April 26, 2007 09:13 AM