tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339045.post2310019251379802873..comments2024-03-26T15:19:23.091-07:00Comments on false dichotomy by charles davis: On 'supporting the troops'Charles Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06005070529766546097noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339045.post-14231096912236488562011-07-18T13:50:51.997-07:002011-07-18T13:50:51.997-07:00I've trained myself never to refer to the mili...I've trained myself never to refer to the military as "the service" or to say the hired killers involved are "serving" in the military. If I have to, I just say they're "in the military." Words matter.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017592585596334313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339045.post-33141414247920635372011-07-05T12:07:48.131-07:002011-07-05T12:07:48.131-07:00EXACCCTTLLLYYYY. Bravo. Well said. I like how you ...EXACCCTTLLLYYYY. Bravo. Well said. I like how you picked up on the Germany twist...I mean, how much more obvious does it have to get before blind reverance is discarded as, well, idiotic.ConArtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589488269027542518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339045.post-1754049438777412912011-07-05T06:11:42.918-07:002011-07-05T06:11:42.918-07:00The moment I saw the picture I thought the German ...The moment I saw the picture I thought the German Salute, aka, before our enlighten time i.e. post 1945, the Nazi Salute. You really have to wonder what they were thinking, of course being average North Americans they likely don't know anything about the pre-1945 time or I suspect anything pre-1990.<br /><br />My response always to the support the troops crap is: do I have a choice? I'd love to be able to have a choice as to where my tax dollars are spent. The military wouldn't get much of it.geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828081968204864539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339045.post-86869100025573137592011-07-04T21:00:33.528-07:002011-07-04T21:00:33.528-07:00My sophomore year of high school, an acquaintance ...My sophomore year of high school, an acquaintance of mine who was very caught up in the militaristic fervor of American culture mentioned to me that he wanted to go into the Marines to "kill towelheads" overseas. I come back to that memory often when I hear about people blindly talk about "supporting the troops."Adam Trovillionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339045.post-90399932494712552952011-07-04T18:59:01.888-07:002011-07-04T18:59:01.888-07:00The first and only bit I've seen to describe h...The first and only bit I've seen to describe how I've come to feel about the 4th and our military or ANY military for that matter. They all join knowing they will be expected to kill. I just can't quite make that right in my mind.Tehranchikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285195455065230632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339045.post-11896261285628736462011-07-04T18:01:15.912-07:002011-07-04T18:01:15.912-07:00People thank me "for my service" all the...People thank me "for my service" all the time. It always leaves me feeling uneasy, but then I have to remember that I obviously thought as they do at one time. However, I do find it a bit odd though (and I <i>always</i> have) that people celebrate the military on Independence Day. What does glorifying the military have to do with declaring independence from England? Pretty soon every day will be turned into some kind of war holiday.Todd S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10212986450069403803noreply@blogger.com