Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
More Non Support
In addition to Joel Stein at the LA Times, JoAnn Wypijewski is also daring to express the idea that perhaps we should question our support of the troops.
Those in the antiwar camp who raise the slogan “Support the Troops,” believing they have cleverly stolen their opponents’ fire, condescend to all those returning soldiers who know they’ve tasted evil. Their mothers and fathers, lovers and friends must support them, in the intimate and best sense of the word. But politics defines “support” differently, and to pretend otherwise is to contribute further to the corruption of language and the cultural rot where nothing need mean what it says. So, Save the Troops. Spare the Troops. By all means, Bring the Troops Home. But to Support the Troops, as those who’ve made their peace with militarism are clear on, is to support their work, and their work is insupportable.
Written at 4:44 AM by Lynne.
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