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Originally posted by Dramnek_Ulk:
It is the soldier(or the armed forces) who takes life and perpetuates violence in a never-ending cycle.
And I don’t really think soldiers have given us freedom of speech. Politicians and peaceful methods, not war and force accomplish most of that sort of thing. This poem is really just a patriotic work.
In the days when the military leaders ruled the nations and controlled them with an iron fist, those kind of ideas held more merit, but not today.
You can look at it that way, but it isn't really the whole truth is it? You have to know it's not that simple, nothing in life is that simple.
Not a single politician or person using peaceful methods is able to defend a nation against attack. Soldiers may not have introduced freedom of speach, etc., but they
are the ones who defend and, in fact, guarantee those things with their lives. We just sit back and take them for granted, thinking we're entitled.
The latter part of the post you refer to is a just a patriotic work, but these statements are all quite true...
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Originally posted by Morgan_Corbesant:
The Soldier
by Author Unknown
It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.
If you don't believe it, take some politicians, some peace protesters, a copy of the Constitution and a UN Charter to Baghdad and see how far they get you.
