Posted on 12/07/2014 9:34:09 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
December 7th is a day that most Americans take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform as they look back on the Japanese surprise attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on that date in 1941.
Not the Boston Globe which published an anti-military screed by columnist Stephen Kinzer on the 73rd anniversary of the attack entitled, Joining the Military Doesn’t Make You a Hero
Kinzer decries American society in 2014 treating troopers and veterans as heroes. While Kinzer gives a perfunctory nod to soldiers who perform above and beyond the call of duty, his purpose is to undermine public support for those in uniform and encourage ‘hero-worship’ of liberal icons such as community organizers and social workers.
There is no mention of Pearl Harbor in Kinzer’s column.
…”we readily believe that the olive-green uniform automatically raises its wearer to saintly status.
“At sports stadiums, many games now include a ceremony at which a uniformed “honor guard” marches in formation bearing ceremonial weapons. Then, during a break in the action, a soldier appears on the field or court, waving to the adoring crowd as an announcer recounts service in Iraq, Afghanistan, or the “war on terror.” These rituals feed the fantasy that military service turns one into a better, more selfless human being.
“To admire soldiers who have performed acts of bravery is fully justified. Not all combat heroes, however, are eager to stand before thousands of people and accept the honor they deserve. If we truly want to promote a positive form of hero-worship, we should not only abandon the idea that uniforms automatically transform ordinary people into giants. We should also recognize the other giants who protect and defend our society.
“Our communities are full of everyday heroes. These are the nurses, schoolteachers, addiction counsellors, community organizers, social workers, coaches, probation officers, and other civilians who struggle to keep Americans from slipping toward despair, sickness, or violence. They guide people away from hopelessness and toward productive lives. Society collapses without these people. Yet we rarely give them the chance to acknowledge the gratitude of cheering multitudes. That honor is reserved for those whose individual merit may be limited to their choice — perhaps motivated by a variety of factors — to put on a uniform…”
Shame on the Boston Globe for publishing this piece on Pearl Harbor Day.
Something this worthless POS obviously knows nothing about.
Noticed the implied barf alert. “Community organizers” have done nothing except tear this country down, and why?—because it was the one credible threat to world communism.
The barf directed at BG and not GP, that is.
Maybe at the next St. Louis Rams game, they could have the Bloods as ‘honor guards’ bearing ceremonial Molotov Cocktails.
Community organizers should be finger-printed, DNA sampled etc.
/johnny
Unbelievable. This is where we are now. Heartbreaking. I just finished watching ‘Lone Survivor’, about Marcus Lutrell and that mission gone bad, the loss of his brothers-in-arms. The photos at the end of the actual soldiers brought tears to my eyes.
The state of this country is SO sad. And I’m not sure we can recover from it.
FWIW ping.
Adolph Hitler was a community organizer.
Wait til the big war comes and they will change their tune. When the enemy is at the gates—they will become flag waving patriots (to keep their heads). The war is coming folks—not in years—more like months I fear.
/johnny
Those GI’s are our children and our neighbor’s children and their neighbor’s children. The Boston Globe doesn’t understand the American people who continue to fight to keep America free. Too bad he doesn’t do some journalism in Syria and I believe he may understand our GI’s a little better.
They're called "Families."
community organizers= communist instigators
There were quite a few of them at Ferguson.
I would be happy to help soldiers drive them off.
(from article): “If we truly want to promote a positive form of hero-worship, we should not only abandon the idea that uniforms automatically transform ordinary people into giants. We should also recognize the other giants who protect and defend our society.”
Such as Brown and Garner, I presume.
So were Lenin and Mao. If the author lived in a country where they worshipped community organizers, he would either be a puppet of the state, or dead.
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