NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Fuck Veteran’s Day: a Vet’s Lament
Vincent Emanuele
“Fortunately, recent polls show that most U.S. veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are opposed to the wars and regret their time served overseas. In other words, “it wasn’t worth it.” Not surprising. In my experience, while most veterans might not say so out loud, privately and in the company of fellow veterans, they’re more than willing to speak critically of the wars and do so regularly.”
“I hate this holiday. I loathe Veteran’s Day because it’s superficial, like most shit in today’s society and culture.”
“Americans seem to love superficial displays of patriotism. They underpin our entire history and existence. They form the way we view the world and those in it. Patriotism gives Americans a sense of fulfillment and meaning. Without it, we’re not a country — we’re just a bunch of states who, as the last election shows, share less and less in common with each passing year.”
“No matter how well-intentioned one might be, joining the United States military has nothing to do with protecting our freedom. Some marines have understood this for a long time.”
“…we signed our name on a dotted line, willing to give our lives, not for a specific president or political party, but in the defense of the U.S. Constitution.”
“No Iraq, Somali, Pakistani, Palestinian, Libyan, or Syrian poses a threat to our constitution.”
The Oak Bay Starfish take:
Today is Armistice Day.
Armistice Day has become Ass Kissing & Propaganda Day
The US Dept. of Defense was established after WWII, in the late 1940s.
Much concern in recent years about social media and internet misinformation. When elected officials and high level DOD civilians tell us The Troops are sent to distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms, does any mainstream newspaper or TV newsperson ask:
American rights and freedoms are different today because of what military operations conducted by the US Dept. of Defense?
US troops were sent to do time/risk their ass in Iraq and Afghanistan, working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure?
How could this be, when a giant US Dept. of Homeland Security has been in place for more than two decades and allows cartel product to show up in all 50 states?
Has any newsperson ever questioned this?
A nice video from h3h3Productions:
Memorial Day too:
Possibly of interest:
Armistice Day Marketing Blitz – 2024
Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays
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Something from the last century