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I whole heartly agree with this soldier. Micheal Jackson and other entertainers fit this mold.
I was just watching the news, and I caught part of a report on
Michael Jackson. As we all know, Jackson died the other day. He was an
entertainer who performed for decades. He made millions, he spent
millions, and he did a lot of things that make him a villian to many
people. I understand that his death would affect a lot of people, and I
respect those people who mourn his death, but that isn't the point of my
rant.
Why is it that when ONE man dies, the whole of America loses
their minds with grief. When a man dies whose only contribution to the
country was to ENTERTAIN people, the Amercian people find the need to
flock to a memorial in Hollywood, and even Congress sees the need to
hold a "moment of silence" for his passing?
Am I missing something here? ONE man dies, and all of a sudden
he's a freaking martyr because he entertained us for a few decades?
What about all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us freedom? All
those Soldiers who, knowing that they would be asked to fight in a war,
still raised their hands and swore to defend the Constitution and the
United States of America. Where is their moment of silence? Where are
the people flocking to their graves or memorials and mourning over them
because they made the ultimate sacrifice? Why is it when a Soldier
dies, there are more people saying "good riddence," and "thank God for
IEDs?" When did this country become so calloused to the sacrifice of
GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily blow off their deaths, and
instead, throw themselves into mourning for a "Pop Icon?"
I think that if they are going to hold a moment of silence IN
CONGRESS for Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of silence for
every service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They need to
PUBLICLY recognize every life that has been lost so that the American
people can live their callous little lives in the luxury and freedom
that WE,
those that are living and those that have gone on, have provided
for them. But, wait, that would take too much time, because there have
been so many willing to make that sacrifice. After all, we will never
make millions of dollars. We will never star in movies, or write hit
songs that the world will listen too. We only shed our blood, sweat and
tears so that people can enjoy what they have.
Sorry if I have offended, but I needed to say it. Remember
these five words the next time you think of someone
who is serving in the military;
"So that others may live..."
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I was just watching the news, and I caught part of a report on
Michael Jackson. As we all know, Jackson died the other day. He was an
entertainer who performed for decades. He made millions, he spent
millions, and he did a lot of things that make him a villian to many
people. I understand that his death would affect a lot of people, and I
respect those people who mourn his death, but that isn't the point of my
rant.
Why is it that when ONE man dies, the whole of America loses
their minds with grief. When a man dies whose only contribution to the
country was to ENTERTAIN people, the Amercian people find the need to
flock to a memorial in Hollywood, and even Congress sees the need to
hold a "moment of silence" for his passing?
Am I missing something here? ONE man dies, and all of a sudden
he's a freaking martyr because he entertained us for a few decades?
What about all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us freedom? All
those Soldiers who, knowing that they would be asked to fight in a war,
still raised their hands and swore to defend the Constitution and the
United States of America. Where is their moment of silence? Where are
the people flocking to their graves or memorials and mourning over them
because they made the ultimate sacrifice? Why is it when a Soldier
dies, there are more people saying "good riddence," and "thank God for
IEDs?" When did this country become so calloused to the sacrifice of
GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily blow off their deaths, and
instead, throw themselves into mourning for a "Pop Icon?"
I think that if they are going to hold a moment of silence IN
CONGRESS for Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of silence for
every service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They need to
PUBLICLY recognize every life that has been lost so that the American
people can live their callous little lives in the luxury and freedom
that WE,
those that are living and those that have gone on, have provided
for them. But, wait, that would take too much time, because there have
been so many willing to make that sacrifice. After all, we will never
make millions of dollars. We will never star in movies, or write hit
songs that the world will listen too. We only shed our blood, sweat and
tears so that people can enjoy what they have.
Sorry if I have offended, but I needed to say it. Remember
these five words the next time you think of someone
who is serving in the military;
"So that others may live..."
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