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His point was that it doesn't matter the intent of the 'american soldier,' they're no longer fighting for the security of their country, they're fighting for whatever special interests are popular at that time.

"You don't support the troops," "you hate american soldiers," "they need our support, not our dissent," blah fucking blah. I am sick and tired, exhausted even, at how many people talk so much much god damned bullshit about 'the american soldier.' They're people doing a job, and there's nothing more noble or ignoble than anyone else living their life.

They don't deserve excess scorn, or excess praise. Most of the people that I know that enlisted, did so for the GI bill, some steady cashflow, the benefits for their kids, and occasionally 'service to their country.' They're not all Toby Keith's painting of some soft spoken super hero. In fact, a bunch of them can be real shitbags. But then again, it's about the same percentage as every other group of people on this green earth.

If you live in this country, guess what? You pay their salaries, so you 'support' them. They get a pretty damn good wage and benefits (despite what they say), and while there are some that do it 'for god and country,' most are doing it as their job. I'm not saying there's something wrong with that at all, I'm saying you need to stop treating them like they're fucking Jesus come back to earth.

I'm tired of rhetoric, I'm tired of the same Foxnews-Pentagon-Channel-Dick-Cheney bullshit lines OVER AND OVER AND OVER. So just shut the flying hell up. I'm going to go puke now.