First thanks for the rant and thank you for your service to our nation.
I am somewhat at the other end of the spectrum from you in how I have lived my life. I did not serve.
I am mostly law-biding, honest and respect and am grateful for those who serve in either the military or in law enforcement, etc... I have always been responsible and have worked and raised my daughter well, but…
I have also had many vices (drinking, smoking, etc..) and have not been a great role model in many respects. Though I am very conservative in my viewpoints, I also have lived my live somewhat as a hippie. I still do in many ways have that appearance and lifestyle today though I am 100% conservative in my viewpoints on politics.
I will say that it encourages me that there are people like you out there who are possibly willing to take the lead in so far as trying to put our country back on the right track and to stand up for our liberty. God Bless You.
Hopefully there are people also like me who will be willing to give you and others all of the support that we can. I know that I will also make a stand when the time is right. I do not have the best of health but I am seriously considering waiving my health care at work if the government passes legislation to dictate that I purchase it. I will also then not pay the fine and I will fight these fascist, socialist tyrants.
I very much appreciate your rant and just wanted to let you know that there are people of all stripes who feel the same way as you right now. Hopefully more and more people are waking up and realizing the slope to tyranny that we are on.
I got a smile from some of the things that you included in your post.
I hold that most men have been in rooms during their life that they would not have wanted to had died in. Many good men have a little bad boy in them, yet few like to admit it.
Cheers.....