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I wonder if T. Modly is even aware of the uber irony of this quote from his misbegotten speach?
“If he didn’t think, in my opinion, that this information wasn’t going to get out into the public, in this day and information age that we live in, then he was either A, too naive or too stupid to be a commander of a ship like this,” ModlyI cannot believe how stupidly naive this man was to say such a thing to the crew of several thousand in this day and information age. Captain Brett Crozier in my opinion was perfectly aware of the outcome of his action, the evacuation of his ill crew members perhaps saving lives at the expense of his career.
Two verses come to my mind that Captain Crozier lived, regardless of his religious belief.
John 15:13-14 - Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.
Romans 5
- Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man—though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die.
I salute Brett Crozier a mensch, a hero, a leader of leaders in this time when we are so in need of integrity, honor and self-sacrifice.
This imbecilic Commander in Chief has heaped so much dishonor on the military he is charged with leading from ordering our men and women in arms to abandon our allies (the Kurds) to the disgrace to the nation of releaving Captain Crozier of duty and attempting to heap dishonor on a man with more integrity and honor in his fingernail parings them the whole of the tRump administration.
With the unknown sailor I say, "What the fuck!"
This veteran is pissed.
Edit:
I want to add this poem by Walt Whitman - 1819-1892 which was inspired by the death of Lincoln. While Captain Crozier did not die a physical death he did die a death of sorts.
O Captain! My Captain!
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up- for you the flag is flung- for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths- for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck,
You’ve fallen cold and dead.
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
This poem is in the public domain.
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It is a disgrace to our country that we actuality accepted the worst
person they could hang above them. I didn't know if I had anything
worth sharing to find a way to log in and create an email address
I think we have a collective reaction to the maelstrom created by the
toxic rages. The country is flinching in expectation of another
opportunity to stick it to us. We are cattle to him, merely background
noise. That is what the "base" are the ones are dying in droves are
waking up. I won't be sleeping any more!!!!
