A US Sailor writes a letter to the editor

[Theophylact]

of the Amarillo Globe News:

I am a United States sailor. I have chosen to defend my country and the freedom some take for granted.

I love my country, my family, my freedom. Only by the blood which was shed by the service members before me did we receive this freedom.

There are some, though, who do not appreciate this freedom. I call these people traitors; they call themselves protesters. They are nothing more than an infectious disease that infests the minds and hearts of the Americans we are defending. It consumes the honor and courage within its host until it kills the very patriotism that made this country.

There is no cure for this disease. Never will everyone be satisfied. But let it be known what this guardian of America's freedom thinks of these protesters: Traitors should be hanged. I hold our enemies in higher standing. At least they are willing to fight for their beliefs and the country they love.

Sonar Technician

Derik L. Jobe

U.S. Navy

Amarillo

If you protest, you're a traitor, and you should be hanged.

He certainly has an odd idea of the freedoms he's defending. But I betcha he's not gonna get in trouble with the brass, unlike this guy.

[MTAtech]

Ironic, he thinks he is fighting for the Bill of Rights.

[J-Excel]

I think his point is that protestors discourage our fighting men and women and encourage the opposition. And I think he's right about that. That may not be the intent of the protestors, but that is the effect. It sounds like he just doesn’t like people cheering for the opposition. I can’t blame him for that.

[Creatures]

sry but this is sick

Creatures

[tony_j15]

sry but this is sick

Good! We all need a stomach twister once in a while. I totally understand this mans point of view.

[Theophylact]

It sounds like he just doesn’t like people cheering for the opposition.

Well, I don't like Bush, but I'm not calling for hanging him. And by the way: protesting against a war we were bamboozled into is not precisely the same thing as "cheering for the opposition".

[J-Excel]

Originally posted by Theophylact
And by the way: protesting against a war we were bamboozled into is not precisely the same thing as "cheering for the opposition".

Originally posted by J-Excel
That may not be the intent of the protestors, but that is the effect.

[Creatures]

Originally posted by tony_j15


Good! We all need a stomach twister once in a while. I totally understand this mans point of view.

well me not, why hanging? why traitor? they can still be behind the army, also if they are against the war!

Creatures

[Optimus Prime]

If you do not believe in a position your country is in, isn't it in your constitution to make your voice heard?

[Mr. Goodbytes]

You know what I'm sick of? The protestors being called the ones who are doing their patriotic duty. That's a load of crap. If they were actually risking anything, it might be a different situation, but we aren't witnessing protestor persecution. Let them be idiots all they want, but they are far from patriots.