Thread: Obamas first bad decision.

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

I like and agree with the sentiment of national unity. However, 1)Not everyone is American. I accept that your point is not that everyone should be American but that everyone should back their nation. But point 2) If people gave Obama such a hard time trying to prove he is American, what hope does anyone else have? Why should you have to PROVE how much of a citizen of your country you are?!

I think that is a Republican characteristic since 9/11. After 9/11 you saw all these flags and yellow ribbons, all these comfortable insulated W.A.S.Ps thinking they were showing how American they were. It was amusing to me. The thing is, after a couple years, their sons began demanding to go into the service when they turned 18. It was amazing to see these numbers of young men who could have easily went to college on their parent's dime enlisting and eating crap with the grunts. A lot of those boys re-renlisted after their tours, or had the Army send them to college and became officers, on their own, not taking anything from Mommy and Daddy. This made their parents feel even more patriotic, and it became a middle age competition to see who was more American. I loved seeing those young men transform themselves from sniveling, entitled cowards to men who took responsibility for their actions, and for the safety of their brothers standing next to them. They are going to grow up to represent America as great ambassadors. Their parents? Not so much. Sometimes I think America needs war to mold our young. Isn't that a horrible thought? Since I was discharged, I haven't met any 18-25 year old children that hold a candle to those men I served with.