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I have participated in many a Freep against Peace Fresno. After a year of standing toe to toe on Friday night. At one point I also wondered what good was coming to me standing on a corner holding a sign in the fog, rain and blazing heat every Friday night. After some introspection I had to come to the conclusion that if someone wasn't out there giving the opposing viewpoint that our society would come to believe that perhaps is war is wrong.

Trust me we have people stop by all the time thanking us for being there to support the domestic side of the war on terror. Many, many of these people have loved ones serving in the military if not in Iraq or in Afghanistan.

You may not be aware of it, but many of the threads about our Freeps are viewed by the military members stationed in Iraq. They are very happy to see that they are being supported by us. We have received thank you cards, T-shirts and letters from some individuals. It is a HUGE moral boost to them to hear about us going toe to toe against the pinkos and peaceniks. Our military men and women are tired of the crap they read about in the NY Slimes and other rags that won't tell the truth about what is going on over there or over hear for that matter.

Thanks for that. Everything you mention in your post sounds great to me (for what it's worth) and I certainly appreciate people using creative means to show support for our troops. They deserve all the support we can give them, and those who despise them or impugn their honor are pond scum.

Hey, it takes all kinds. I was just hoping to challenge those FReepaholics who are not inclined to engage in the kind of introspection you mention to think about why they're out there week after week, how it effects them, and what it means to be a conservative. Cuz, in my book, brother, we don't do what we do "by any means necessary." That's a radical's credo, not ours.

Anyway,

FRegards, and thanks for all you do.

And . . .

God Bless our Troops!!!

I have participated in many a Freep against Peace Fresno. After a year of standing toe to toe on Friday night. At one point I also wondered what good was coming to me standing on a corner holding a sign in the fog, rain and blazing heat every Friday night. After some introspection I had to come to the conclusion that if someone wasn't out there giving the opposing viewpoint that our society would come to believe that perhaps is war is wrong.

Wonderfully well said, NotPoliticallyCoWrecked, as is the rest of your post. Go, left coast FReepers!