*ducks*
My computer has apparently come to the (erroneous) conclusion that I am going blind. Suddenly, all the fonts have increased by leaps and bounds. It's like reaching for a book in the library and realizing it's one of those large-print ones that belong in their own special section. I'm not sure what the hell is going on....I've restarted the computer, no change. I've dug around (not literally) in the control panel and made sure all the fonts were set to Normal, as opposed to Are You Really Sure You Can Read? It doesn't seem to make a difference.
*shrugs* I suppose it's not really a big deal. Sometimes, my computer likes to have weird little things like this happen. I think it's just trying to remind me that it is in control and to not get too comfortable, because it could REALLY fuck itself up whenever it so chooses. Good to know.
Today's fairly unpopular opinion.....I'm the only one who isn't all about this dead soldier's mother, aren't I? I mean, I get that her child was killed and that's a horrible thing. Obviously, I don't blame the woman for being upset. But when someone joins the Army, Navy, etc., they know that there is always a chance that they could die. It's not a tea party, for god sakes, it's war. She had to have known all along that, as much as she didn't want it to happen, it very well could.
If we were in a draft situation, then I'd totally get where she's coming from. I don't think I'd blame her one bit if that were the case. But it wasn't. Her son made a choice. And yeah, it didn't go the way anyone wanted, and that totally sucks. But go home and grieve for him. Don't turn it into a protest over a decision that a grown man made.
.....okay, that all sounded a tiny bit less heartless in my head. I don't know, I guess I just don't see the good this is going to do. Does she really think that Bush is going to go "Well, hell, her son died so let's stop the war"? No. If that were the case, he would have called the whole thing off ages ago, when the soldiers STARTED dying. It's callous, I know, but one more soldier is not going to change the situation.
And let's face it....whether you love or you hate Bush, you have to admit he's a stubborn bastard. The more people protest and insist that he bring the troops home, the more determined he's going to be to stick to his original decision. I don't think one woman camping out outside his ranch is going to change that. I'm all for fighting in what you believe, but there comes a time when you have to accept that it's a losing battle. Go home and be with the family you have left. Remember your son and the life he led. Respect the decision he made and try to go on with your own life.
I guess it's just a bad situation all the way around. It would be much easier if we weren't in this mess in the first place, but....here we are. And I doubt there's anything much we can do about it, except support our troops and hope that they all make it back in one piece.
Okay, let's find something less inflammatory to talk about, before I get everybody I know up in here telling me what a stupid, cold bitch I am.
......all right, I'm not exactly sure what else I have to talk about. Hmm. Anyone feel like a survey? No? Okay, then, I'll probably just end off here then. Heh.
*shrugs* I suppose it's not really a big deal. Sometimes, my computer likes to have weird little things like this happen. I think it's just trying to remind me that it is in control and to not get too comfortable, because it could REALLY fuck itself up whenever it so chooses. Good to know.
Today's fairly unpopular opinion.....I'm the only one who isn't all about this dead soldier's mother, aren't I? I mean, I get that her child was killed and that's a horrible thing. Obviously, I don't blame the woman for being upset. But when someone joins the Army, Navy, etc., they know that there is always a chance that they could die. It's not a tea party, for god sakes, it's war. She had to have known all along that, as much as she didn't want it to happen, it very well could.
If we were in a draft situation, then I'd totally get where she's coming from. I don't think I'd blame her one bit if that were the case. But it wasn't. Her son made a choice. And yeah, it didn't go the way anyone wanted, and that totally sucks. But go home and grieve for him. Don't turn it into a protest over a decision that a grown man made.
.....okay, that all sounded a tiny bit less heartless in my head. I don't know, I guess I just don't see the good this is going to do. Does she really think that Bush is going to go "Well, hell, her son died so let's stop the war"? No. If that were the case, he would have called the whole thing off ages ago, when the soldiers STARTED dying. It's callous, I know, but one more soldier is not going to change the situation.
And let's face it....whether you love or you hate Bush, you have to admit he's a stubborn bastard. The more people protest and insist that he bring the troops home, the more determined he's going to be to stick to his original decision. I don't think one woman camping out outside his ranch is going to change that. I'm all for fighting in what you believe, but there comes a time when you have to accept that it's a losing battle. Go home and be with the family you have left. Remember your son and the life he led. Respect the decision he made and try to go on with your own life.
I guess it's just a bad situation all the way around. It would be much easier if we weren't in this mess in the first place, but....here we are. And I doubt there's anything much we can do about it, except support our troops and hope that they all make it back in one piece.
Okay, let's find something less inflammatory to talk about, before I get everybody I know up in here telling me what a stupid, cold bitch I am.
......all right, I'm not exactly sure what else I have to talk about. Hmm. Anyone feel like a survey? No? Okay, then, I'll probably just end off here then. Heh.