CrazyLee
Biggest buttplug ever
Oh shit, controversial thread incoming?
I've noticed a phrase tossed around a lot to describe the war (formerly warS) that we are involved in currently, or at least the troops that are fighting in this war (and the other war we left). Usually it's when people are trying to say something in support of the troops like during the recent Memorial Day here in the States (which is more of a holiday about BBQing than veterans nowadays).
They say something like "Those troops over there fighting for our freedoms" or "They are defending freedom". And the term "Freedom" gets thrown around in an overly patriotic and nationalistic way.
My question is... how exactly are they fighting for our freedom?
How is it that fighting some desert nomads in some mountain desert region is somehow fighting for freedom? What exactly is it about invading two countries and then doing occupied nation rebuilding that protects our freedoms?
And while we're on this tangent, out of all the military operations we've been involved in since WWII, how many of those were actually "defending" our freedoms? The proxy wars of Korea and Vietnam? The Gulf War? The Bosnian conflict? Libya?
If anything I think the term "Fighting for our freedom" is just a way for people to feel patriotic and have an excuse for the wars we were mired in. Oh the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan was justified because it was to defend our freedoms. As if our government itself isn't a greater threat to freedoms with things like NDAA than some people with a pressure cooker and an agenda.
I've noticed a phrase tossed around a lot to describe the war (formerly warS) that we are involved in currently, or at least the troops that are fighting in this war (and the other war we left). Usually it's when people are trying to say something in support of the troops like during the recent Memorial Day here in the States (which is more of a holiday about BBQing than veterans nowadays).
They say something like "Those troops over there fighting for our freedoms" or "They are defending freedom". And the term "Freedom" gets thrown around in an overly patriotic and nationalistic way.
My question is... how exactly are they fighting for our freedom?
How is it that fighting some desert nomads in some mountain desert region is somehow fighting for freedom? What exactly is it about invading two countries and then doing occupied nation rebuilding that protects our freedoms?
And while we're on this tangent, out of all the military operations we've been involved in since WWII, how many of those were actually "defending" our freedoms? The proxy wars of Korea and Vietnam? The Gulf War? The Bosnian conflict? Libya?
If anything I think the term "Fighting for our freedom" is just a way for people to feel patriotic and have an excuse for the wars we were mired in. Oh the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan was justified because it was to defend our freedoms. As if our government itself isn't a greater threat to freedoms with things like NDAA than some people with a pressure cooker and an agenda.