Did you know that members of the military are individuals of lesser "resources, breeding, or ambition"? Mande Wilkes, a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives thinks so, publishing this at FITSNEWS.COM on Sunday: It used to be that everybody who was anybody enlisted in the military. Nowadays, everybody who’s nobody serves – a natural consequence of incentivizing service with signing bonuses, comped education, and plush pensions. Not to mention that for those in the U.S. illegally, the incentives are that much more attractive – a respectable way to root into jobs that wouldn’t otherwise be accessible. So, what used to be a military made up of statesmen has devolved into a force comprised of men who have few alternatives but to enlist. Rather than the symbol of nobility it once was, military service has become almost a scarlet letter of sorts – signifying an individual of lesser resources, breeding, or ambition. Wilkes' platform: " Individual liberty. Personal responsibility. Independence." And labeling our troops a inferior mongrel breed of humans. I know the Islamists say we are descendants of apes and pigs, but it doesn't have that same folksy charm coming from a Republican. And plush pensions? Let's break out the soldier effigies! What Ms. Wilkes - and so many others who continue to dishonor our troops - miss is how rarely our troops commit atrocities. Well over 1 million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan (many serving multiple tours) over the last 10-plus years, and how many actual events have there been? The fact that we have to define atrocity down to "things done in poor taste" - like posing with dead insurgents - shows how honorable the men and women of our Armed Forces actually are. Take two 18-year-old high school graduates: One joins the military and becomes a crew chief for a tens-of-millions-of-dollars helicopter after a few weeks of "basic" training. The other goes to college for the better part of a decade, staying on mom's health insurance until the age 26, before collecting unemployment because the $100,000 white-collar non-profit jobs are all spoken for. The only "occupying" he is likely to do involves drum circles and smearing *** on cop cars. All military officers have college degrees. And most enlisted personnel obtain a degree while they are serving. Many more get a degree after leaving the service. Who has more "resources" or "ambition"? Plus, the Department of Justice's own crime statistics show that a veteran is 82% less likely to commit a crime than a civilian. Wilkes' message of calling those who have sacrificed so much in this war a bunch of mongrel nobodies would be better suited for a cave complex in Waziristan. Or in Chicago's Hyde Park, if Bill Ayers was hosting. But it is downright disturbing when a self-proclaimed "conservative" from South Carolina is bashing our troops.
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Apr 24 2012, 03:40 AM
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