Quote:
Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
.
I do agree with the focus group comments that 'we owe them everything' is overstated and jingoistic. Veterans fought for our values and our interests. But whether it's the Germans, the North Koreans, or the Taliban we're talking about, I've never bought the narrative that we'd all be enslaved or dead if we didn't fight them. And I don't think we need to paint our history in such apocalyptic terms in order to support our armed forces and remember the sacrifices of soldiers.
|
This I do agree with. You can support the troops and appreciate the ones we lost in better ways. That line does seem a tad too American. Let's not go overboard and start cheering and clapping for every air force mail room clerk that shows up at at a football game.
For me at least, that's missing the point. Its not about cheering on and worshiping the soldiers it's about reconizing the sacrifices that are made.