Why do many conservatives show such deep disdain for McCain and other military HEROES?

Question

Do they love having people serve them yet hold this disdain for the mostly lower-middle class troops that they champion?

We already know that many liberals associate military people with policies they despise, but there is also a deep-seated psychological hatred of those who we ask to do our dirty work, in my opinion. I think it's very real, exists across the board, and it's wrong.

Answer 1

I prefer to call myself a conservative and I respect Sen. McCain and other military heroes for the risks they took and the honor they showed. However, I don't think they can rest on their laurels for the rest of their lives. You wouldn't expect a 4.0 high school student to go to college and say well, I did my part, now I deserve good grades for the rest of my life. Take athletics: LeBron James (I don't follow basketball so I may not have the name right) was great in high school. When he joined the NBA, wasn't it expected of him to not only do as well, but better? It's not that much different with jobs, and especially politics. You build on what you accomplished. You take the knowledge you learned and add to it by educating yourself, by doing, by serving your country in other ways. Then you go on to prove what you can do with the rest of your life.

I don't know who you've been talking to, but the people I know and read about--in all walks of life, from all parts of the country--don't disdain our troops--it's the policies that sent them there in the first place and are keeping them there. They respect them for giving up their family lives, their jobs/careers, whatever. However, I will grant that this is not necessarily true for the movement to send people convicted with jail time to the front line. They may need a swift kick of reality, but do we really want them and all their problems to put the other troops at risk?

As for your last comment, again I don't think it's a matter of associating the military with the policies. They don't make the policies, they only implement what their Commanders tell them to do. Obviously some of the top military brass have spoken out against certain policies and the top government leaders have chosen to ignore their front-line knowledge to further their own agenda--even if that agenda is only one of being right come hell or high water. You're way off-base thinking we hate the troops. Also, you're assuming that the majority of the people (and if you look at any poll out today, you'll see that few people would agree with you) want this kind of "dirty work" being done in their names.

The past is the past: what can a politician do for us today and in the future?

Answer 2

Mr. S ... I'm going to keep track of the answers you receive. I've been wanting to know the answer to a similar question, myself.

I already know why the "right" doesn't like Congressman Murtha; that's simple. However, I did not follow the 2000 campaign during the primaries very closely and wonder what was said/done to Senator McCain back then. As I listen to some political analysts talk about that time period, they imply something wrong, underhanded, or politically dirty was done to push McCain aside in favor of making George Bush the candidate.

That's how it seems and this is what I'm trying to find out. Therefore, I'll be watching the answers you receive closely.

Thanks for a good question.

Answer 3

Senator McCain and Representative Murtha and the former and currently serving members of the military on both sides of the Iraq War issue are highly respected by most Americans for their service to our country. I think you're approaching this from the wrong end, although I do recall the era of the Vietnam War (yes, I am that old!) when we young people confused disapproval of our government policy with disapproval of the soldiers. I think we're over that now. Don't make our mistake and use the military as a convenient scapegoat for whatever political agenda you champion.

Answer 4

I'm in the Military, and I still cannot answer this question. I'm liberal, but I have respect for those who serve however they feel about the political situations. Conservatives have an agenda, and some will bash those that have given so much for this country just to keep this agenda.
I would like it if ballots would leave off party affiliation so people would have to learn a slight bit about who they are voting for rather than vote on just party lines. That goes with any party.

Answer 5

Speaking for myself, as a conservative, I do not hold a deep disdain for John McCain for his military service. I do not believe many conservatives do, either. However, we do hold a deep disagreement with his associations with liberals like Kennedy and Feingold that have distanced him from core conservative values. That said, he would still garner our vote over a Democrat since he is still basically a fiscal conservative.

Answer 6

I am retired Army with two tours in Vietnam.
You watch too much Fox News. Repeating the lie that all of the troops Love our Fuhrer George Exxon Bush and are ready to die for him doesn't make it so.
Anyone with a brain can see that the invasion of Iraq was done to manipulate oil prices.
The Facist in Washington DC have engaged in conduct which has brought shame on America and endangered our democracy

Answer 7

It's not Senator McCain's military service that causes distain. It's that concervatives disagree with his stand on most social issues. No on can take away from his service in Viet Nam. But, that doesn't give him a pass in Washington.

Answer 8

Most Conservatives are Men -Of -War.

They make wars but let others fight them. They never wear a uniform. They hide and at best wave flags --- just cheer leaders.

McCain and other military heroes are Warriors. They fight wars.

Our troops proudly wear the uniform, they fight, they get wounded, they die.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Because they sold out to feather their nests. I hold no disdain for Sen. McCain. I would vote for him if he ran. I'm also a fan of Sen. Lieberman (SP?). You're so misinformed.