>
> Somehow he (like many pro-Vietnam people did) has
> misconstrued our discussion as being anti-vet. I
> happen to know quite a few vets who would agree
> with my original statement.
I don't know any who wouldn't agree with it, at least
not any I've known who fought from Vietnam onwards.
> Unfortunately most figured it out too late.
>
> So if they're "fighting for our freedom" then why
> don't they throw a military coup and depose King
> George and his minions who are the biggest
> threat to "our freedom" in the history of this country.
That's my point, too.
The whole myth of 'honor the fallen dead' from all
these wars is a way to NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
FIGHTING THE WARS. The problem's always with the
'leaders,' who start them. Well, duh...the problem's
with the people who agree to fight them. There will
always be leaders who want war. Until the people
start saying NO to them, there will be wars.
That doesn't mean that many of them didn't say YES
for noble reasons, but in my opinion to continue
this Memorial Day fiasco, in which people publicly
praise people for saying YES to war, and portray
them as noble and heroic for having done so, is to
prolong and glorify the whole idea of war, and make
sure it sticks around in the future. What the world
needs is more Memorial Day services that honor those
who said NO when their leaders told them to go to war.
"People should not be afraid of their governments,
governments should be afraid of the people."
-- from V for Vendetta
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