Armchair Patriots

[SykkBoy]

I just gotta rant.

Waving your flag that was made in China that you bought at WalMart, does NOT equate to supporting the troops.

Shouting down a war protestor doesn't mean you love this country more than the protestor.

Standing up while the Nathional Anthem plays on whatever particular sporting event you happen to be watching on your television doesn't mean you are in the same league as the man raising the flag at the current military installation each morning.

Supporting the troops means more than the occasional "attaboy" while you continue to overwater your lawn or fill up your gas guzzling SUV.

If you really care, join the boys in the fight...if you are too old, weak ot chickenshit to physically be in "the thick of the action" then visit a VA hospital and help the underpaid and ovrworked staff change blankets and bedpans. Instead of buying that extra round of dessert at the latest trendy restaurant, use that same money to make a donation to a charity that supports homeless veterans. If you really care, take an extra 10 minutes out of your day and write your congressman to improve the care our soldiers get when they get home. Make them fix up the VA hospitals and clinics and provide better menatl health care to the men and women who've seen combat.

If you really care, visit your local homeless shelter and find out how many veterans are there that aren't there because they are lazy, but because they didn't get the mental health support they needed when they got back from killing men, women and children in the name of truth, justice and the American way.

If you want to make a difference, write your congressman and urge them to REALLY look into the chemical warfare we engaged in ourselves during the Vietnam War.

Sorry, had to get that off my chest...I'm seeing way too many armchair patriots who provide little more than lip service on television, chat boards, at public speaking rallies and in newspaper editorials.

I'm also spending tomorrow at the VA clinic volunteering some time to help out and it gets depressing seeing the horrid conditions and treatment these Vets get while everyone is busy talking about supporting the troops but do very little beyond talking about it.

[Meni]

you mean the flag I have was made overseas?
nawwwww


talking about flags
how many opranauts have the rebel flag


yeeeha
fiddle fiddle
hey boy

[TheEnforcer]

Great post Sykk.

[SykkBoy]

hahaha Meni, remind me to send you a couple of these little pills the doctor has me on
;-)))

[Mike AI]

[dantheman]

Originally posted by Meni@May 26 2004, 12:52 PM
you mean the flag I have was made overseas?
nawwwww


talking about flags
how many opranauts have the rebel flag


yeeeha
fiddle fiddle
hey boy

meni, I have a shotgun AND a truck also ; )

good post Sykk


edit: sometime i name sykkboy has skyboy



Last edited by dantheman at May 26 2004, 12:57 PM

[Vick]

Sykk - you are 100% correct

The treatment of veterans in this country is deplorable

I've been to Walter Reed Army Hospital here in Maryland and it is frightening

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by Mike AI@May 26 2004, 12:56 PM

For the record, I think that only parts of Sykks post are on target. I do not want to hijack his thread with my own rant.

I think we should all be more proactive in supporting our troops.

Buying an American flag made in China IS American.... we are the country who encourages International trade. It makes the US stronger, and the world wealthier and more stable.

[SykkBoy]

Originally posted by Mike AI+May 26 2004, 01:02 PM-->