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22. It's just a fricking word.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 09:06 AM

May 2012

Quite a lot of words are used to justify war, and I'm not sure stopping folks from characterizing our military members who serve in active conflict and battle as 'heroes' is going to end the justifications for war. I'm not even sure that calling them 'heroes' makes a case for war. Our soldiers can serve 'heroically' in a wrongheaded conflict.

The ones who probably shouldn't be categorized as 'heroes' are the ones who put our troops in harms way without reasonable or correct justification. What the fuck does it hurt to give props to our military volunteers? I'm proud of and grateful for almost all of their service (we can and do make obvious exceptions for some errant individuals). Most words for that gratitude and pride in these (mostly) young folks will never suffice.

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Why did Chris Hayes apologize for his "heroes" comment? [View all] kentuck May 2012 OP

Because people are stupid and can't understand nuance. 6000eliot May 2012 #1

The country seems to get stupider.. sendero May 2012 #3

Yep. He's thinking and a lot of people don't like that. NC_Nurse May 2012 #14

I was also sorry he apologized. Chris made an excellent point n/t monmouth May 2012 #2

He spoke so beautifully and without undue respect, we are becoming a country that secondwind May 2012 #4

He apologized? Not this shit again. Hissyspit May 2012 #5

He apologized because the average yokel can't tolerate truth with .... marble falls May 2012 #6

What he said was right in my opinion lunatica May 2012 #7

I Thought His Comment Was Muddled DallasNE May 2012 #8

To surrender to the notion that the troops are sacred zeemike May 2012 #9

i was thinking the 1930s, myself. eom ellenfl May 2012 #23

He made the mistake of giving the general public more intelligence ejbr May 2012 #10

Good post pscot May 2012 #11

Because he spoke heresy against the High Church of Redemptive Violence gratuitous May 2012 #12

The act of dying, or being in the military doesn't make you a "hero." galadrium May 2012 #13

B/c we live in a country with two nat'l holidays to honor the military... urgk May 2012 #15

but we also honor secretaries and administrative assistants (thank you greeting card industry). eom ellenfl May 2012 #24

In a crowded restaurant last night The Wizard May 2012 #16

+1 Whisp May 2012 #18

Spot on Kentuck! LibGranny May 2012 #19

I didn't see the show but I have seen all the outrage about it so I went and looked at southernyankeebelle May 2012 #17

Because commercial/big-shot "news" ownership classes demand compliance SoCalDem May 2012 #20

Because people on the Left always have to apologize for questioning conventional wisdom, Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #21

It's just a fricking word. bigtree May 2012 #22

For money. Bluenorthwest May 2012 #25

does he read du? perhaps someone who follows him on twitter or fb can direct him here? ellenfl May 2012 #26

Because the right loves to rail against "political correctness" but are every bit as guilty... Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #27