tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848491628396529552.post4155161899106251234..comments2023-07-17T02:33:39.109-07:00Comments on The Lion of the Left Speaks: WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME AGAIN...Lion of the Lefthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01452320468745423207noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848491628396529552.post-27635047855153724212012-02-13T00:18:25.171-08:002012-02-13T00:18:25.171-08:00I don't have cable and don't watch TV and ...I don't have cable and don't watch TV and have not been aware of this idea of a parade for veterans of the Iraq war until now reading this blog. I agree with you, Bernie. It's a terrible idea for all the reasons you mention. I like Rachel Maddow. I used to listen to her when she was a radio host on Air America. I occasionally watch her TV show via Internet and I'm surprised she would be in favor of a parade. Pat Thurston is going to be interviewing Maddow later this month here in the Bay Area. I am going to ask Pat to read your article here. Perhaps she can discuss this with her at that interview.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706590199109449089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848491628396529552.post-7975549765985566342012-02-09T19:58:34.155-08:002012-02-09T19:58:34.155-08:00So glad to read your comments Bernie. My favorite ...So glad to read your comments Bernie. My favorite news show is Rachel Maddow and she has been pushing this idea of a parade like crazy. Everyone uses the same b.s. meme "whether you agree with the war or not, our courageous hero soldiers deserve ..." <br /><br />Just like you said, anyone who dares question this is immediately labelled a traitor. I worked for 3 years as a private contractor in Iraq. Before I went there I wasn't political in the least, and never was really interested in what the military did. I didn't have a tv for over a decade and never saw the first Gulf War, the L.A. riots, or any of those major events.<br /><br />But after working as a contractor, I lost a lot of respect for the military. The media constantly portrays anyone in uniform as automatically a brave hero, and christian freedom warrior. The whole meme is always underscored with a hint of threat to anyone who questions it. The soldiers I met weren't evil, or incredibly courageous. I'm sure there are a few true heroes, but the VAST majority were just regular joes like me. I went there to make money for my family. Many young soldiers go there for the 'adventure', or the future educational G.I. benefits. I didn't meet anyone who was there for some purified patriotic honor. That is bullshit people make up after the fact.<br /><br />To have a parade is totally idiot and completely disgusting. If we attack Iran tomorrow and use remote drones to bomb and incinerate thousands of Iranian civilians, then shouldn't we have a freedom hero parade for the incredibly brave soldiers who operated those drone joysticks and stared bravely into the video monitor as they launched the deadly missiles? The whole thing is so utterly disgusting it really saddens me that Rachel is pushing for it. I'm so glad that you are consistent and see the idiocy of the idea.Garrettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848491628396529552.post-22217226379129450142012-02-09T17:36:24.252-08:002012-02-09T17:36:24.252-08:00God bless your son for his service. There's a ...God bless your son for his service. There's a phrase someone used to describe kids who go into the military when they can't afford school and there are no jobs...the 'poor man's draft'.bassdadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848491628396529552.post-1421605443499239112012-02-09T11:45:46.543-08:002012-02-09T11:45:46.543-08:00I am a full believer in the immorality of the Iraq...I am a full believer in the immorality of the Iraq war. I am 61 years old and participated in the 'suburbanite protest' of the Vietnam war, I have two boys who joined the military after 2001 not because of some overwhelming patriotic duty, but because school really wasn't an option. One of my sons served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Luckily he is ok, and will probably be out of the service when his ten years are up. <br /><br />I witnessed and knew a bit first hand of how the vets coming back from Vietnam felt. I know my son questions, even my feelings, about how the American people look at him and his participation in the war. Should he not have joined, not have followed orders to go to Iraq/Afghanistan. One son is enjoying or should be enjoying the benefits of the GI bill for school, it wouldn't have happened had he not joined. <br /><br />I don't know, parade, no parade, dinner, no dinner...Sometimes I think we forget or don't understand the realization that for many the military is one of very few choices.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06341466933762091976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848491628396529552.post-28677410299329155542012-02-08T22:32:52.442-08:002012-02-08T22:32:52.442-08:00Thank you, Lion! My family has been watching the ...Thank you, Lion! My family has been watching the threat to Iran building for months with a great deal of alarm. Will we ever learn? Will we ever stop allowing our country's actions to be manipulated by Isreal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848491628396529552.post-10551187376624472142012-02-08T18:34:26.635-08:002012-02-08T18:34:26.635-08:00Bush got crucified by the media for declaring &quo...Bush got crucified by the media for declaring "Mission Accomplished." I don't think Obama wants to declare the same thing, albeit indirectly, with a parade. <br />Empires like ours need to grow or die. We will keep fighting wars until we can't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com