A Place to Talk About War

I would like to hear from soldiers who have been in combat situations, from their families, or from others interested in this conversation. I am a graduate student interested in war rhetoric. I have no preset agenda: I simply want to listen, to learn, and to be supportive.

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Location: Texas, United States

Married, two kids. Worked in the defense industry for 20 years before taking a different path. I'll be starting my dissertation on the rhetoric of war in a few months. This semester I am teaching Freshman Composition. I DON'T CARE ABOUT BLOGGERS' SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, OR ANY OTHER GRAMMAR MATTERS--I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Friday, February 10, 2006

They've got to be carefully taught . . .


. . . to hate, that is. I've posted about these people before--the ones who protest at the funerals of dead American soldiers. But since a picture is worth a thousand words, you can see for yourself.

Why waste time hating Cindy Sheehan when Margie Phelps makes herself so available? I don't know anyone on either side of the political spectrum who would defend this.

Update/Clarification: I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted on this group. To get the full story, click here for my post entitled "Utterly Despicable." The very short version: they hate America because it "allows" homosexuality; therefore they hate soldiers who fight for America; therefore, God hates those soldiers, too. Homophobic hatred at its finest.