RE: Am I the only one annoyed by this picture?
July 29, 2012 at 10:55 pm
(This post was last modified: July 29, 2012 at 11:01 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
It's an odd one, for sure. I personally don't know too many vets (disabled or otherwise) who would give a shit whether or not Kevin decided to stand for the pledge of allegiance. I think that's probably the kind of chest thumping patriotism reserved for people who wouldn't put skin in the game. It's easier to be offended by Kevins refusal to say a pledge than it is to make a pledge oneself- specifically, an oath of service (especially since you ca just invoke the effigy of one who did-convenient-). Now I can't speak for eveyone on this, and I know it;s just a cartoon..however...If we're doing the whole patriotism and vets thing, for my part, I'd be more than a little bit pissed if there was no one exercising their right to sit out something like the pledge of allegiance. I put very very little into this country compared to some of my buddies, to imagine that there isn't anyone excersizing those rights which might go against the flow (or that they would be intimidated or pressured for doing so)...well, if I served to "protect those rights" (which would be a hell of a stretch in my case), that would seem really shitty to me.
Do I get to be angry here, that the image of a disabled vet is being invoked in such ridiculous hyperbole?
(someone should tell the cartoonist that a great many Joes are wounded in pursuit of a paycheck btw)
Do I get to be angry here, that the image of a disabled vet is being invoked in such ridiculous hyperbole?
(someone should tell the cartoonist that a great many Joes are wounded in pursuit of a paycheck btw)
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