My husband was shot down in Viet Nam and I have watched our government since.As the years have passed I find it terribly sad to see that nothing has changed.It is a little less easy to shnooker folks with the instant and accessible means of communications;however,the dumbing down of the populace has probably erased any advantages the increased information could have gained.This is compounded by the casual attitude toward truth which most people have adopted and I think we are worse off than during the Viet Nam era.
Reading some of these comments by Freepers,who I consider to be quite above average in intellect and understanding,is truly frightening.It almost seems as if our leaders want us to be docile,impoverished citizens of the planet earth.
Isn't that the DNC's Platform for 2004?
Thank you. It also has served to bring a few childish posters to the forefront where they unwittingly expose their "contributions" to FreeRepublic.
I am sorry that your husband was shot down, I hope that doesn't mean he was killed. If so, please accept my deepest christian sympathy. And if not, please thank him for serving our country in an unpopular war. My gratitude to our soldiers is deep. It is one reason I don't take war talk lightly.
There is a lot of gung ho warriors here who would tone it down some if they ever had to do the fighting themselves. Hard to fight with a load in the drawers. Easier on the internet.
Which is not said to denigrate those here who truly believe that we should go to war for all the right reasons. Many of them have what it takes. It isn't usually hard to tell the difference.