[CasearianDaoist]

Good article.

[Joe Hadenuf]

After reading this, I had to restrain myself from wishing for a San Onofre explosion and a wind to blow the fumes northward. But I have to remind myself that you and other conservatives are still there in OC, fighting the good fight, no matter how badly you're being beaten by the cool fools.

After reading your post, I could almost vomit.

I personally know of three young men, all pretty cool friends of mine that I went through school with, all from "affluent" Orange County, and as I did, they *joined* the army, one went into the Marines, and all went to Vietnam.

One was only in country for about two weeks, we believe a grenade of some type was thrown from a passing vehicle landing right on his back while his platoon was taking a break along side a road, his entire lower spine was exposed and his kidneys and other vital organs were hang out. He laid there in shock, asking how bad he was, and if he was going to be alright, as he started going in and out of consciousness, he was nervously told by his buddy's he would be OK. He obviously died, never made it to the field hospital.

The other cool friend of mine from Orange Country was on routine patrol, and was shot through the throat and died within three minutes. He only had 3 months of his tour left.

My third cool friend from Orange county was a on a chopper, heading to a military hospital. He that had already been hit by small arms fire and was wounded in both arms. After being airlifted out, the chopper got about a quarter mile away, and was blown out of the sky by a rocket. All on 5 on board died.

One of my best buddy's, another cool brat from Orange County was lucky.

It's believed a mortar exploded about 30 feet from him, a piece of shrapnel entered the outer edge of one of his eyes, popping his eye right out of the socket, and was hanging down around his cheek, bleeding real bad, as he was being taken to an LZ clearing to get a ride out, they had to clip his optic nerved, (cut it off) and tie it off to help save him. He survived and still wears an eye patch to this day. His glass eye never looked right, makes him look crazy.

It isn't, in any real sense, their war. War isn't being asked of us or the affluent kids of Orange County, nor does it seem likely to be. Besides, war isn't what they're into.

I cringe when I hear statements like this.

[Euro-American Scum]

Rich kids no longer have this calling. Instead they wander on in their extended childhood though college. Then they drift into the arena where all they will have will be a six-figure income and a few "great moments at work." They will learn, if they do not already know, how to play golf and how to drive themselves deep into "middle management." In time, they will form one or two or more families in one or two or more cities or suburbs. Their roots will be shallow, but they will take lots of interesting two-week vacations to comfortable enclaves in Europe or pacified third-world countries. Towards the end, they'll spend a lot on cruise ships where they will be treated 'like royalty.' They'll acquire real estate and hope for "a nice appreciation ride."

I think they'll find that the gravy train of Big Daddy's coattails will run dry a lot sooner than they think.

[river rat]

Spot On!

Should be required reading in every High School in the country....

Semper Fi

[etcetera]

This photo has the poignancy of the flag raising at Iwo Jima, should be made into a memorial statue...

[redrock]

"The photograph was taken in a hanger at a military base. It shows a group of young, uncool American Marines kneeling in a tight circle on the ground in prayer. Prayer. How totally uncool. "

...and to add to the 'uncool'...at least two of the Marines kneeling in Prayer....are Medics. Who have probably just done everything they could...ranted..raved...yelled...pleaded...for that young Marine to live.

....and all the time while doing so (I can guarantee this....I've 'been there') they were Praying just as hard and fast as they could.

And in the end...that young Marine could have NO BETTER last vision of this Earth than those men gathered around him.

Happy Easter.

redrock

[Rocko]

Btt.

[lodwick]

Thanks for a most interesting post - good job with it.

Cheers.

[Big Horn]

Very well done. This is one of the reasons I come to FR.

[dennisw]

stellar

[MegaSilver]

Wonderful writing.

I absolutely abhor the culture of "cool." Maturity, etiquette, manners, and order have no meaning to the hedonistic fascists of our time.

[Gritty]

Great writing.

I've e-mailed it around my lists.

[visualops]

The American culture of cool has become a nation apart, an alternate-America that looks to the real America as merely some mechanism set up to deliver the many features and benefits of America to the culture of cool

Edwards is right, there are two Americas, he just doesn't know what they are.

[visualops]

ping

[Rummyfan]

Great post thanks!

[lainde]

Just excellent! Thanks for posting!!!!

[lainde]

i just realized YOU wrote this. It's so eloquent and insightful! Kudos!

[nutmeg]

bttt

[mitch5501]

You did a nice job of telling it like it is.A sad and maddening picture (to say the least!) that most here seem to agree with,including me.

The arguing would start however,when you attempt to say why it is like this.At that point,many who consider themselves conservatives would be as far apart from each other as cool is from uncool.

God bless

[Old Professer]

That's just about the best-written, overwrought, hand-wringing piece of petulant peregrination I've ever had the displeasure to read.