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Based on my blog posts of the past few days.....I'm curious about something.  Something was said in a comment that got me to thinking.  So folks......guys and gals, alike......I need your help on this one.  And I hope you'll put parties aside when you answer my question.  Try not to base it on your political preference.  Based on all that has happened with our country and our government these past 7 years......

 

FOR THE GALS:  If you were a military wife, would you feel compelled to support your husband's service to our President?  I do not mean his "service to our COUNTRY".....that's a whole different topic. I mean supporting, for lack of another word, your husband's BOSS. Now I certainly don't mean "would you be out there protesting with banners and signs in public."  What I mean is......just because your husband was in the military, would it be more important to you to support that "service to our President" or would you allow your own thoughts and feelings to surface in the privacy of your home IF they differed from our government? 

 

I'm not a military wife.  Never have been.  But I guess where I'm confused is.....why is it any different if your husband's boss is the President of this country OR some top CEO of a company he works for.  If you felt said CEO was corrupt, a liar, had caused thousands of people to die, why would it be okay to allow negative feelings against this person to surface but not against a President? 

 

I guess what I'm asking is.....are military wives not allowed to feel their own emotions and have their own view points?  And I will reiterate again.....I am NOT talking about supporting our troops.  NOT at all.  I'm talking about not being able to voice or even allow your opinion to be formed.  So......Isn't this allowed?  And......what's your thoughts on this?

 

FOR THE GUYS:  Pretty much the same question.  Is there a "code" that prohibits you from having your own view points and opinions just because you're serving in the military?

 

Again....I do not mean voicing these opinions publicly.  I'm truly wondering how our military deals with all the latest events in our government.  And I guess I'm thinking, it must be a terrible thing to be committed to serving our country and yet feeling what is going on is wrong.  So must they compromise their own values due to "service to our President"?  Is it my country.......right or wrong?

 

I would think that must be a dilemma of huge proportions.  What do you think?

 

See you next time..........

 

 

Posted on Sunday, July 8, 2007 at 7:00AM by Registered CommenterTerri DuLong in | Comments6 Comments

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Ooh, this is a tough one, Terri. I'll betray my Canadian roots when I admit that I don't fully appreciate the whole President-as-Commander-in-Chief thing. It strikes me as a betrayal of the basic principles of democracy - namely collective equality - to drop in Mindless allegiance to a monolithic leader.

So with this in mind, I choose to view a soldier's service and sacrifice exclusively in terms of country and not (moron) president.
July 8, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterCarmi
Bravo for putting it out there, Terri! You probably already know how I would answer this but I'll say it to others who may be reading here: remember why those soldiers are supposedly fighting in the first place? For our right to remain free you say? Doesn't that same freedom apply to our thoughts and opinions? In this day of unlimited information sources, you owe it to yourselves to seek the truth for yourselves; too many "others" have motives for you to accept their "truth". For instance, who's getting rich off this war? Did you know those in Iraq for profit and gain (think Haliburton among countless others) outnumber the American troops trying to keep them and us safe? Sometimes the workers really are smarter than the boss, especially the boss who is in the position he's in not because of WHAT or HOW MUCH he knew (or understands about the world) but because of WHO he knew. The soldiers probably are being blackmailed to stay silent; it'll be interesting to hear what they were really thinking when this whole mess is finally over--please God let it be over! I don't believe you should ever every let others do your thinking for you, whether the "others" are your church leaders OR your husbands' bosses.
July 8, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterAlice
Wow, that is a tough one indeed. I always felt no matter who is at the "Head" we are all working toward keeping Our Country United and Free. Perhaps an impossible dream at times. But no one person should be above the law and feel they can do as they please.
July 8, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterJoyce
Though I've never served in the military, I've always thought that my loyalty would extend to those fighting alongside of me, and to my country. The President is another matter.

There does seem to be this right wing trend of saying those who who not support this President and the war in Iraq, or the so-called war against terror, in effect are not supporting our troops. It just shows to me how morally bankrupt some right wingers are. My two cents.
July 9, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterBig_Dave_T
I have never served in the military but my father and all 3 of my brothers have served as well as my son-in-law who is currently in the navy stationed at Pearl Harbor. I totally support our troops. They are the true heroes and are only following orders and trying to do the right thing. Actually all 3 of my brothers were in Iraq at the same time! Once they got home they all have been able to get out of the military. My one brother's father-in-law retired from a career in the military and told my brothers if they had the chance to get out...take it and GET OUT!! I don't like this president or any of his shenanigans. I think he is a horse's ass. And I doubt my opinion would change if I were the wife of a military man.
July 10, 2007 | Unregistered Commentergerbera daisy
Grrrreat question Terri! I cannot believe you didn't get more comments to this one! Where are the answers from the military spouses?
I've wondered about this myself for some time now and I really would like to hear their opinions as well.
they can't possibly be afraid to comment, can they?
July 21, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterLaura

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