Saturday, November 12, 2011

Veteran's Day(s)

Yesterday came and went, Veteran’s Day, the day when all the Patriots of convenience come out to declare their appreciation of those who have fought for America.  Except that their level of gratitude is limited to a simple “thank you all troops past and present” post on their Facebook account right after they posted an article about a trade their favorite sports team made recently and right before they post a comment declaring how excited they are to go out to the club tonight. Perhaps a few go as far as to post a picture of the American flag to show others that they mean business about their Patriotism.  Veteran’s Day is for wannabe-Patriots what Easter is for wannabe-Christians, the one day a year when you pretend to believe something that never crosses your mind again the other 364 days a year.  Just like any other “holiday” I have to question why we only set aside one day a year for something that is apparently so important.  Sacrificing lives in the name of freedom and democracy is important right?  The troops who have given their lives to fight evil seem to deserve more than just one day a year of appreciation and Facebook Thank Yous. We should have gratitude for the troops year-round because they provide a service that we cannot live without.  We show gratitude every day to our teacher, baker, butcher, mail man/woman, secretary, and down the line.  But when it comes to the troops, apparently they only serve a need one day a year and they spend the rest of their time thanking us for the candy we shipped to them.  So what should we do instead?  If you’re asking me I would tell you what we shouldn’t do.  We shouldn’t make Patriotism a holiday, we shouldn’t forget about Veterans the rest of the year, and we shouldn’t pretend to be thankful only when it’s convenient.  What we should do is we should demand to know whether we’ve sent troops in the past and are sending troops today to fight wars that are just and worthy of innocent lives.  Seeing that this day is supposed to be a remembrance of Armistice after the Great War nearly 100 years ago that was supposed to end all wars, we should ask ourselves if we’ve kept that truce .  And we should quit wasting the liberties that the troops risk their lives daily to protect on our selfish superfluous materialistic pursuits. For example, how many of you went to a bar last night where you couldn’t hear the person standing next to you so that you could buy $10 drinks and pump your fists to songs about 26 inch rims while wearing your latest fashion statement?  I know that you've spent a few seconds to post your pathetic "thanks,” but really no thanks.  How many of you actually spent time and resources yesterday showing true gratitude, reflecting on what you've done over your past year or life, and considering what you’re going to do going forward to honor those who gave you your life and freedom?  If you’re in the latter group then please share it with the world.  Veteran's especially will appreciate you going out of your way to stand up for them.  But if you’re in the former group then just shut up, please.

SOLUTION:  Less holidays, more celebration.

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