These ongoing ceremonies to support and honor our troops has effectively wiped-out any further contemplation or discussion of our original ill-conceived rationale for invading Iraq. As you state Beth, to question our motives for going to war has been effectively distorted into a critique of the motives and honor of our soldiers.
Personally, I feel this is an instructive example of the use of indoctrination 'in the free world' that could be an interesting focus of discussion in our classes. Joan [email protected] On 5/25/2013 9:18 AM, Beth Benoit wrote: > > Giving thanks to our military on Memorial Day reminds me of my > aversion to the yellow "Support Our Troops" bumper stickers in the > U.S. Who DOESN'T support the soldiers themselves? If you are not > in favor of invading a country with warlike intentions, does that also > mean you don't support our troops? We may not all support the > momentum that has sent our troops wherever they are ordered to go, but > is there anyone who doesn't want them all to come home safely? > > Years ago, when the war centered on "looking for weapons of mass > destruction," I had a bumper sticker that said: "Support Our Troops. > Bring Them Home." Someone thoughtfully scrawled "TRAITOR" across it > with a Magic Marker. > > Sadly, those yellow ribbon bumper stickers seem to have become icons > that just indicate that the driver is a politically conservative person. > > Beth Benoit > Granite State College > Plymouth State University > New Hampshire > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=25740 > > <http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=25740> > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-25740-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > <mailto:leave-25740-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=25775 or send a blank email to leave-25775-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
