Salon.com: Soldiers Aren’t Heroes

Western Free Press ^ | November 11, 2014 | SeekTheTruth

[seekthetruth]

Salon.com has hit a new low. Sunday’s article, titled, “You don’t protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes deadens real democracy” argues that patriotic celebration and respect of our military is a “childish trait” and “forced troop worship and compulsory patriotism must end”.

[devolve]

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- Slick Willie Clinton and Balack Obama run down our American forefathers to elevate themselves

[SpinnerWebb]

... licking his lips as we mock our sheepdog.

[olepap]

I’m not a sheep, and I am not waiting around for a sheepdog. I’m a tough old man and I am ready to fight. And there’s a lot of other hard-boiled birds like me.

[elcid1970]

“He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say “To-morrow is Saint Crispian.”

[thorvaldr]

Yes, soldiers are heroes. No matter what BS wars the totalitarians get them into the stand up, the do what they need to do for their country, they are heroes.

[ExNewsExSpook]

Paraphrasing George Orwell: “people sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”

[MNnice]

I’ve noticed that those on the left who never served are quick to denigrate military service and the military in general as a defense mechanism to hide their cowardly act of avoiding the inherent dangers of actually putting your life on the line for your nation.

[stratman1969]

Saw that article over the weekend, written by some hippie, long-hair type who probably worships at the altar of Obama

[MNnice]

Henry V’s Speech Before Agincourt

That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man’s company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call’d the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam’d,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say ‘To-morrow is Saint Crispian.’
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say ‘These wounds I had on Crispian’s day.’
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he’ll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb’red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks

[MNnice]

That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.

[FlingWingFlyer]

It goes to show, there are a lot of people living in this country who haven’t a clue what it means to be an American. As long as they have their abortions and “smart” phones, they’re happy little campers.

[mikrofon]

To Salon and their ilk, true “heroism” is reserved for people like Kaci Hickox and Dr. Craig Spencer, who was recently released from his Ebola quarantine to great fanfare in New York City. While no one denies their altruism (to a point), the fact that they have to constantly remind us of their selflessness somewhat defeats the purpose.

Our unending thanks & God’s Blessings to everyone who wore the uniform and truly put themselves in harm’s way on behalf of all Americans…

[Tzimisce]

THESE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING YOUR COUNTRY

Have a nice day. :)

[Servant of the Cross]

Soldiers: Salon.com Aren’t Americans

[N. Theknow]

Salon reporters take Viagra to make themselves taller. Which reminds me of the old saying, a stiff prick hath no conscience.

[Impala64ssa]

Does Salon believe in heroes/ And if they do, who do they consider heroes? Wild guess here: Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, Che Guevara...
I'm sure John Lennon would be a hero to them as well. Knowing how to read music and play a few chords on a guitar is much more profound than soliders putting their lives on the line in some G-Dforsaken sh!thole./s

[AlaskaErik]

Written by a coward who, if ever facing a threat, would first soil himself, and then call 911 so the very people he is denigrating could save him. I have nothing but contempt for scum like this.

[Impala64ssa]

Now that Fred Phelps became worm chow, maybe Salon can “revitalize” the Westboro Baptist Church, and hang out at soldiers’ funerals with them. Oh, wait, the Westies are (supposedly) anti-homosexual, that would be a conflict of interest, wouldn’t it?

[jmacusa]

‘’... who do they consider heroes?’’ Margret Sanger for one.

[musicman]

(A BIG Thanks to FReeper Joe Pro Bono for the pic!!)



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