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Apr. 3rd, 2003 11:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
oakenguySars over in this week's Tomato Nation (www.tomatonation.com) said it better than I ever could--if I focussed on the enormity of what's going on and how helpless I am to do anything about it, I would self-combust. It's no good to fling myself, moth-like, against the War. Watch for the chance to make a difference, save up strength for that moment.
Fine.
Except...
If one more person uses "support the troops" as a catchphrase I'm going to go postal!!! What the FUCK, you mindless sheep! Are you really so overloaded on Fox 'News' that you think 'anti-war' and 'support the troops' are a dichotomy?
Here's a clue: the best way to support the troops is to NOT send them into situations where they'll get bullets in them!
Every time a smug conservative calls their rally, their protest, their stance a "support the troops" stance it's an insult to the troops, it's an insult to the people who oppose the war, it's an insult to their own intelligence. It's jingoism. And worst of all, it will lead to my loud mocking.
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And now, back to things I can actually make a difference about.
Fine.
Except...
If one more person uses "support the troops" as a catchphrase I'm going to go postal!!! What the FUCK, you mindless sheep! Are you really so overloaded on Fox 'News' that you think 'anti-war' and 'support the troops' are a dichotomy?
Here's a clue: the best way to support the troops is to NOT send them into situations where they'll get bullets in them!
Every time a smug conservative calls their rally, their protest, their stance a "support the troops" stance it's an insult to the troops, it's an insult to the people who oppose the war, it's an insult to their own intelligence. It's jingoism. And worst of all, it will lead to my loud mocking.
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And now, back to things I can actually make a difference about.
