Tuesday, March 27, 2007

TWO VERSIONS OF NOT SUPPORTING THE TROOPS

OK, so extremists are really starting to rule--but here in America. Dick Cheney and George W. Bush say that dissent is undermining the troops. Anyone who wants the troops to be pulled out of Iraq simply isn't supporting them. Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the same coin are absurd activists who burn a US soldier in effigy as they protest for peace. These are both examples of extremism in America. On the one hand these protesters for peace are assuming all US soldiers are evil and should be killed. Clearly, these guys aren't interested in bringing the war to an end (the ultimate show of support for the troops) if they're advocating the deaths of US GIs. On the other hand Bush, Cheney and friends put our troops in harms way fo WMD that wasn't there and when the survivors of that mistake come home they get medical care on par with the kind you'd get if you were a victim of the Inquisition. Clearly, these guys aren't interested in supporting our troops if they don't actually show their support of the troops in any way. That's the messed up thing about extremism. It takes the form of things we cherish, but when it comes right down to it, the only good kind of extremism comes in moderation. In this case, those of us claiming the middleground need to get a little bit extreme and stop these people from essentially lying to get their way, whether it's extremist protesters or extremist capitalist politicians. Sure, "moderates" are supposed to be moderate, but part of that moderation needs to be spent on being extreme in moderation. Don't worry, you won't have to be extreme for long, just long enough to make a difference.

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