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Yes. I am he daughter of a 30 year career US Army officer. My father fought in WWII, Korea, and did two tours in Vietnam just so people like you would still have freedom of speech and all the other rights we have guaranteed under the Constitution - never mind our high standard of living, our great institutions of education, some of the best scientists and scientific breakthroughs in history - the list goes on and on.
We on the Left love our Democracy and we will fight for it. If the Right wants to sit back and whine, we will STILL fight for our country. If you are angry because our Great Country has made such strides that our children don't have to drop out of school to take some crummy job just to survive, if it upsets you that our military might has prevented a foreign power from invading us and starting a battle on our native soil, and the rest of the gang around here agree with you, then you all should just leave the United States and never come back. I understand that Antarctica may soon be wide open for new settlers. Should be a good place for cowards and whiners to hide out. Your flagrant stance of self-pity serves you ill.
I thank your father for his services. BTW...FYI, it wasn't right wingers that called vietnam vets like your father "baby killers" and spat on them!!!
I'm a veteran and son of a veteran and I discouraged my kids from joining the military and they see no reason to do so. We are headed into the toilet as far as I can tell.
I'm a veteran of a early 80's action. I neither encouraged or discouraged both my sons from joining the military. They both entered the military for their own reasons.
Wait until this generation has to fight for you. At least they'll really need to dig and know the true meaning of needing safe spaces. They'll be like Saddam Hussein's troops in Desert Storm waving the surrender flag.
This generation is doing just fine. I saw them in action last year in Iraq while I was there doing a contract IT repair.
They said the same thing about the hippie generation (aka baby boomers) and we're still here.
The majority of the politicians today either dodged the draft or haven't served in the military.
My congressman, Trent Franks R-8th CD. AZ, hasn't worked a single day in the past 16 years of his life in Congress. The man has done NOTHING. Yet, he gets paid and blind Republicans keep voting for him.
The only ones who can destroy this country is the crew that's in charge in DC.
Did you vote for any of them? I voted for the pothead.
I take issue with "this generation has never faced hardship" - how about entering the workforce during one of the worst recessions in the US' history?
I'm not saying "we have it bad" - but we have had to work through crappy situations at the beginning of our careers. I consider myself lucky that I was able to find a niche for my career - but many of my peers from my college years struggled for years before landing on their feet (losing many years of valuable experience and retirement savings in the process).
I take issue with "this generation has never faced hardship" - how about entering the workforce during one of the worst recessions in the US' history?
I'm not saying "we have it bad" - but we have had to work through crappy situations at the beginning of our careers. I consider myself lucky that I was able to find a niche for my career - but many of my peers from my college years struggled for years before landing on their feet (losing many years of valuable experience and retirement savings in the process).
Please shove this generation nonsense, OP.
Your comparing the Korean War & Viet Nam War generations to the Burst Bubble generation? Are you kidding???
Your comparing the Korean War & Viet Nam War generations to the Burst Bubble generation? Are you kidding???
I am? Do please point out that sentence in my post for me.
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