serious for once

tonight i talked to a friend of mine who spent some time in the military. a soldier they spent time with in saudi arabia was one of the most recent deaths to occur over in iraq.

pro or anti war aside, i think the worst part of the whole situation is that i don't think the average american appreciates what just happened. while they sat on their statistically fat ass eating a triple quarter pound fast food greaseburger, some of america's finest are half a world away fighting and dying for the freedom of the citizens of another country. but the average (sorry for the generalization, this doesn't mean every) citizen here is too preoccupied with who's the latest mindless rich spoiled fuck to hookup on laguna beach or who's the latest undeserving no-talent uppity motherfucker who got "punk'd." give me a fuckin break. yeah i watch tv. but i know where it fits in life. not very high on the priority/importance list.

and what pisses me off even more is i see my friend and how it has affected them, and i can only imagine how hard it is for the family, but to many it's just another article in the paper or news clip. when did people who are doing something actually important become less recognized than people with money and fame? or maybe it's always been that way. well that's bullshit. i'm calling bullshit on america. you may not like the war, but you have to give it to the soldiers who are over there fighting it. do they want to be in a life or death situation everyday? no. but it doesnt matter, because they are.

dont want to read about the war or watch news clips? fine, i can understand that. war is terrible. but that does NOT give anyone a free pass to ignore it. even if you go about it in your own personal way, care about it. occasionally think about it. think about those on the front lines. think about those who volunteered to go represent our country. think about those who didnt volunteer specifically to fight in iraq but who were called to duty anyway.

i'm not calling for anything extraordinary or drastic here. i just saw what happened and how it is affecting my friend, and i got a slightly different perspective of things. and it pisses me off. again, it's fine to be against the war. but take that up with the president/administration. it is irrational and moronic to not support the soldiers because of a decision made from the safety of a different hemisphere.


i disabled comments for this one. i dont want to start a debate about it. i just want to think and maybe you to think.