There's the DiLorenzo's/Vance's/Raimondo's that we all know and remember!


On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 9:41 AM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote:

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> May 30, 2016
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> *I Don’t Appreciate the Military *By Laurence M. Vance
>
> In addition to this being Memorial Day, the month of May is Military
> Appreciation Month <http://www.military.com/military-appreciation-month>.
> This follows Month of the Military Child in April. Upcoming in November is
> Month of the Military Family. I suppose that soon enough every month will
> be designed something related to the military.
>
> I didn’t celebrate Military Appreciation Month. I didn’t read President
> Obama’s proclamation. I didn’t thank any soldiers for their service. I
> didn’t knowingly shake the hand of anyone in the military. I didn’t visit
> anyone in a VA hospital. I didn’t visit a war monument or memorial. I
> didn’t visit a military cemetery. I didn’t fly the American flag outside of
> my house. I didn’t attend a church service where members of the military
> were recognized. I didn’t attend any “tribute to the troops” celebrations.
> I didn’t attend a USO comedy show like President Obama did. In fact, I not
> only didn’t recognize Military Appreciate Month, I don’t appreciate the
> military.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military making widows and orphans.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military invading other countries.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military claiming to be a global force for good.
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> I don’t appreciate the military opening up combat roles to women.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military flying jets over sporting events.
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> I don’t appreciate the military wanting a higher budget.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military preying on vulnerable high school students.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military claiming to defend our freedoms.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military occupying other countries.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military reciting vile and filthy cadences.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military garrisoning the planet with troops.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military making Americans hated around the world.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military launching preemptive strikes.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military enforcing no-fly zones in other countries.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military fighting immoral wars.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military providing disaster relief in other
> countries.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military spreading democracy at the point of a gun.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military bombing other countries.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military recruiting gullible teenagers.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military fighting unnecessary wars.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military building overseas bases.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military wasting millions of gallons of fuel.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military killing civilians and dismissing it as
> collateral damage.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military providing humanitarian aid in other
> countries.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military fighting foreign wars.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military unnecessarily sending Americans to their
> deaths.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military engaging in offense instead of defense.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military bombing other countries.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military rebuilding infrastructure in other
> countries after destroying it.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military acting as the president’s personal attack
> force.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military supporting a network of brothels around
> the world.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military being the world’s policeman, fireman, and
> social worker.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military intervening in other countries.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military bombing, maiming, and killing under the
> flag of the United States.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military blindly following orders.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military fighting unjust wars.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military advertising on billboards.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military fighting senseless wars.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military carrying out an aggressive, reckless, and
> belligerent U.S. foreign policy.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military sponsoring race cars.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military creating terrorists and insurgents because
> of its interventions.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military carrying out drone strikes that regularly
> miss their targets.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military changing foreign regimes.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military advertising on television.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military fighting wars that are not
> constitutionally declared.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military lying to potential recruits.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military unleashing sectarian violence in the
> Middle East.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military making us less safe because of its
> interventions.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military going where they have no business going.
>
> I don’t appreciate the military bombing wedding parties in Afghanistan.
>
> Fifty is enough. I think you get the point why I don’t appreciate the
> military.
>
> If the things I have listed are true, and I have no doubt that they are,
> then why do so many people who ought to know better­including some
> libertarians­still go out of their way to try to find something to
> appreciate about the military? Are they military idolators
> <https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/03/laurence-m-vance/military-idolater/>?
>
> I might appreciate the military if it actually defended the United States,
> secured U.S. borders, protected U.S. soil, guarded U.S. shores, patrolled
> U.S. coasts, and enforced no-fly zones over U.S. skies instead of doing
> these things in other countries. I might appreciate the military if it were
> a global force for good instead of evil. I might appreciate the military if
> it actually defended our freedoms
> <https://www.lewrockwell.com/2011/09/laurence-m-vance/freedoms-i-wish-the-military-were-defending/>
> .
>
>
> https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/05/laurence-m-vance/dont-appreciate-military/
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