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Actually, Happy Holidays may be a kind gesture by some, but on a grander scale, it's an attempt to remove the term Merry Christmas because it is seen by the far left extremists as a term that is offensive and exploitative.
"it's an attempt to remove the term Merry Christmas because it is seen by the far left extremists as a term that is offensive and exploitative"
And I'd bet not a single person who refuses to say Merry Christmas has EVER turned down a CHRISTMAS present.
Being a veteran of the United States military is not a free pass for stupidity. See Nathan Phillips for further details!
Yep, no thanks to servicemen who disagree with your politics or do not see things through your narrow lens. They are just stupid.
Apparently the concept of "hitting too close to home" is one that is lost on you concerning this guy. Intellectually it is clear that he understands what the photo actually represents but from a deep seated emotional standpoint when that photo hit his amygdala he probably had a negative visceral response that you or I would not have. So he wrote about it. You posted it. I learned something. You called him stupid. I suppose we are both better off for it in our own minds. Thanks for posting it.
Yep, no thanks to servicemen who disagree with your politics or do not see things through your narrow lens. They are just stupid.
The American people "thank" service members on the 1st and 15th of every month when they compensate them. In the ten years I served, it was all the thanks I cared about or needed. I did my fast attack submarine thing, and the American people thanked me for it by putting money in my bank account twice a month.
Beyond that, no, I don't need you to thank me, nor agree with me, nor give me special consideration during a conversation because I served. We're both individuals free to say and NOT SAY whatever we want.
And FYI - just like in the civilian population, the military microcosm comes with a healthy percentage of total morons who are indeed just plain stupid.
Now, for anyone who wants to actually thank service members in a way all service members will universally agree is awesome, beyond that paycheck, here's what you do - find a unit/command/outfit that is deployed to a forward area, combat theater, whatever...and send cookies. Girl Scout cookies and Oreos are always winners. Want your thanks to be remembered, then say it with thin mints.
Back on topic - the oped writer who took offense to an historical photo of coal miners at the pub after a work day needs to seek psychiatric help. Period. Looking into a historical to find offense and feelings of racial persecution is someone with serious psychiatric issues that need to be addressed by trained professionals. Demanding that other people not only validate but acquiesce to those psychiatric issues is the height of narcissism, which is another thing the psychiatric professional should help them with.
Yep, no thanks to servicemen who disagree with your politics or do not see things through your narrow lens. They are just stupid.
Apparently the concept of "hitting too close to home" is one that is lost on you concerning this guy. Intellectually it is clear that he understands what the photo actually represents but from a deep seated emotional standpoint when that photo hit his amygdala he probably had a negative visceral response that you or I would not have. So he wrote about it. You posted it. I learned something. You called him stupid. I suppose we are both better off for it in our own minds. Thanks for posting it.
His being a serviceman has absolutely nothing to do with it. His assertion that a photograph of miners with soot on their faces is somehow "racist" is about as ridiculous as one can get. His article is stupid, as is the whole trend in The Current Year of finding "racism" in every nook and cranny of existence.
Guess we can add photographs of miners with soot on their faces to the list:
Yep, no thanks to servicemen who disagree with your politics or do not see things through your narrow lens. They are just stupid.
Apparently the concept of "hitting too close to home" is one that is lost on you concerning this guy. Intellectually it is clear that he understands what the photo actually represents but from a deep seated emotional standpoint when that photo hit his amygdala he probably had a negative visceral response that you or I would not have. So he wrote about it. You posted it. I learned something. You called him stupid. I suppose we are both better off for it in our own minds. Thanks for posting it.
I'm a veteran. This guy is an idiot.
He didn't just write about it, he insisted the photos be taken down because after "the photo hit is amygdala", he wouldn't accept that he was wrong despite the evidence that he found after researching the photo. He is not the only person who has "deep seated emotions" - the difference is that most people realize that they are emotional and insert some logic before screeching for the manager and writing long winded diatribes about a picture in some random restaurant.
I would imagine the snowflake military vet that wrote the article takes issue with a Black comic book character being white-washed in a move or TV series version. Now, what if it was black-washing? Crickets.
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