Armchair Patriots

[Hammer]

For the record Sykk, how many of those things do you actually do? Just curious because I work my ass off to make money for my family and so I can pay taxes and when I'm not working I spend the little time I have left with my family. I don't have time to volunteer or go to VA hospitals so I donate to lots of good charities and put a little flag on my fucking cars. Oh, and did I mention that I pay taxes?

Of course, I don't go around second guessing our politicians all the time and arm chair politicing. I love this country and I repect the people that defend it, but I also know that they chose to do that, it's a job just like flipping burgers or driving a truck. There is no draft so they had the opportunity to do lots of things besides join the military.

I respect doctors that cure people a lot more than I respect people in the military that probably chose to join up because it was the easy thing to do. Doctors go to school for years and dedicate their lives to saving lives and keeping us healthy. Sure they make a lot more money than a private in the army, but they didn't just walk down to a recruiting station and sign a piece of paper and then act surprised when they found out they actually had to do the job they signed up for.

I'm not disagreeing with you completely, but I felt the need to rant a little too. After all, it's a free country thanks to the people that serve in the military.