“I support the troops!” is a phrase thrown around by Americans all the time, but what does it really mean? This girl says she does not support the troops, and many people are offended and upset by that. They say she is unpatriotic. She says the troops are not protecting our freedoms, instead they are killing civilians.
mike
August 1, 2011 - 9:24 amThe quicker you realize that Camelot does not exist the sooner you will quit ‘screaming’ for attention on the internet. Humans will be humans. Check history. Slowly but surly I like to think humans are advancing a little bit(in most areas). It is obvious the lack of attention your daddy gave you concentrated on filling you with a fantasy that the USA is a perfect place run by perfect and honest people.
My guess is,like most of us you are angry and frustrated at many US policies and actions. Instead of getting involved and really making a difference you will spend your time ranting about the troops on the internet. Much like ‘the guy’ that holds the sign downtown stating all that is wrong with the world,(god this and god that) but can’t see he is NOT helping. Probably making it worse. Go make a difference instead of looking to get some attention(i’m guilty) for your ‘radical’ views.
tj
August 1, 2011 - 8:43 pmYou surely must have spent long hours on the front lines in the Middle East observing and talking with the troops. US soldiers are trained, and trained HARD to obey orders beyond all else. They have little choice to do what it is they are ordered to do. Some soldiers may do immoral things, but that does not mean they are representatives of the all our troops.
Oh, and trying to compare making hard choices as a middle-class white girl in American vs. an twenty something soldier across seas in the heart of battle is anything close to sane. Try sleeping in a canvas hut in the desert at night with the constant possibility of blowing up the next day, and see how difficult decision making is. You make no logical arguments. In fact you don’t not support the troops, you flat out think they are murderous heathens. I am not in support of the recent wars, but I understand that these young men are just doing what their commanding officers have told them is right, which is what they are trained for months to do. I am going out on a limb and saying that even if any one of our soldiers saw this video, they would still offer up their lives in a heartbeat to protect your right to talk trash on the internet.
Man, I am not usually one to contribute to the comments on the internet, nor get worked up on behalf of our government or policies, etc., but you managed to touch some nerve.
ACEyepatch
November 22, 2011 - 11:02 am“I understand that these young men are just doing what their commanding officers have told them is right, which is what they are trained for months to do.”
Following orders isn’t an excuse. They took the job as hired killers knowing the training they would go through. Nevermind that you always ALWAYS have a choice, despite the effects of rigorous psychological breakdowns under the guise of “training” soldiers must be held responsible for their actions, i am all for psychotherapy for ex-soldiers traumatised by war but that doesn’t mean they aren’t repsonsible for their actions.
“they would still offer up their lives in a heartbeat to protect your right to talk trash on the internet”
Don’t you fucking dare bring free speech into this and pretend that that’s what the wars in iraq and afghanistan are about, if i felt my free speech was under threat then i would gladly take up arms to protect it, i don’t need to go into the desert and murder people to be ready to do that.
“You make no logical arguments. In fact you don’t not support the troops, you flat out think they are murderous heathens.”
She makes several backed with evidence. She does think they are murderers but i don’t think their religion comes into it.
jt
August 2, 2011 - 4:30 amFUCK YOU
Tomm
January 10, 2012 - 6:31 pmChick’s a huge bitch, fuck her
Guest
December 4, 2012 - 10:14 amI agree with her. The whole army shit is stupid,.. Fuck the troops…