Gato_Solo
Out-freaking-standing OTC member
PuterTutor said:I just get a very hostile feeling from you that if you aren't in the military, you aren't worthy of making decisions. I don't see how you can justify this. There is more to life than the military, and just because I am not willing to serve my country in that capacity does not mean I have no say or should have no opinion on what my country does.
Once again, you miss the point. I said that if you are going to call for a war, and you aren't willing to serve, then you have branded yourself a hypocrite. How else can it be said? If you think that's hostile, then that's just too bad. I'm not going to pat your hand, and tell you I'm sorry, and I'm certainly not going to tell you that you're right. I'm going to give you a dictionary, and have you look up the word hypocrite, and let you move on. Perhaps angrier, but somehow thinking outside of your 'box'. Rights have responsibilities. If you exercise your rights, and ignore the responsibilities, you'll soon find that those rights will be taken away. You can't have it both ways, and it's time for society in general to either put up, or shut up on the subject of rights by actually looking at the responsibilities. We, in the military, have vowed to follow the responsibilities that go with those rights, and to protect those rights for those who cannot protect themselves. Others don't fare as well. We'll protect your rights, and we do it because we must, even though you should be doing it as well.