i hear a lot of bitching about the environment lately, and not without good reason. but people, really, give it a rest.
you try and minimize your impact on the world? you want to make the world a better place? i have the single best way for people to do that. everyone here can do it quite easily. no you dont have to drive your...
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I will always respect soldiers. They do shit that has to be done. What makes me so upset is the fact that people on both sides die unnecessarily. And yes, I know people will argue with things like "Freedom ain't Free". That's fine if you believe that. I don't think death should ever be a price to pay.
And what sickens me about songs like that is how snooty and flippant the lyrics seem to be. Yes. Obviously the singer is not implying that soliders literally died for something as trivial as a can of Bud Light. It's the implication behind it that angers me. It's as if they're saying "we're the fucking best, aren't we?" with proud, smug grins on their faces. The suggestion that America has it all figured out, and that "our way is the right way". That's what irks me about it.
And how damn near fetishistic it gets with all the "We'll put a boot in your ass, It's the American way" crap. Our national anthem glorifies war ("The bombs bursting in air" Classy.