I mean, you dont have to support any wars, or even the president, or politics, but I think EVERYONE should support and repect our men and woeman who continue to fight to the values and freedoms we have started to take for-granted. Am I crazy, or i the newer generations too wrapped up in video games, drugs, and technically advanced lifestyles to even kno about modern events, let alone care?
2007-10-22 12:51:17 · 20 answers · asked by Cody B 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Sorry, I didnt mean to break it down into the younger demographic, nor say the majority doesnt support, my question should have been why does anyone not support the troops, alot do, which is awesome, but there are still alot who dont.
by the way, Im in the younger generation too, (22)
2007-10-22 13:30:17 · update #1
I DIDNT ASK WHY PEOPLE DIDNT SUPPORT THE WAR, JUST TROOPS!!!
2007-10-22 13:30:56 · update #2
To BARBAROS or whatever the hell your name is, you dont know anything, its called operation Iraqi Freedom for a reason, maybe you would like to live in a country whos ****-tater leader tortures his own people to find ways to torture his enemies, nevermind, your too simple for all of this, heres a war that suits your feeble little mind, its called OPERATION SHUT THE F*CK UP!!
2007-10-22 13:37:21 · update #3
Huh? I must be napping. I've not seen anyone who does not support our troops. Now I've heard a lot of the National Socialist Broadcasters (all of whom managed to drum up draft deferments 40 years ago) make bogus claims on that front.
2007-10-22 13:32:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr Cody B, I thank you for your support as a soldier myself. It is very harsh though to assume that the troops don't get support as much as any other time in history. There is always those for the war and those against it. And as always, some that are against it don't know any other way to jeer than to down the troops. Most of the time though you find it is the idea and not the troops that they have the issue with. There are many out there that support us. Most for the right reasons and some because it is a good financial move. The only military person that isn't supported that much is the president. People seem to forget they wanted something done when 9/11 happened and he did something based off what he had at the time. Was it right or wrong...history will decide, but it would be nice if the public remembered it wasn't all him now that it didn't turn out all peachy. But enough preaching...thanks for your support and I hope this was of some interest to you
2007-10-22 20:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by The Government Mule 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"...is the newer generations too wrapped up in video games, drugs, and technically advanced lifestyles to even know about modern events, let alone care?" I think that's part of it. The newer generations watch "reality shows" and believe they're real. The know more about idiotic celebrities than they know about real life. They have zero foresight and 20/20 hindsight. They watch 25 minutes of commercials about drugs broken only by 5 minutes of news and think they have a grip on what's going on in the world. And they think they can bash the military's mission, the military's command structure, the country, and still think they're able to "support the troops." Yet very few of them are willing to join the military and really "support the troops" in a way that's meaningful.
2007-10-22 20:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by gugliamo00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people I have talked to don't want a war like this one, but still are supporting of troops. My dad was in Vietnam and I don't think the people are acting the way they did in the late 60's early 70's. I was born ed when my dad was over there, but what I heard from some of the veterans is that the Americans treated them bad and would throw things at them, and boo them.
I feel that we are supporting our troops and are hoping for the best for our country.
2007-10-22 20:18:09 · answer #4 · answered by cirtus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not that "The Younger Generation." of which I am a part of, doesn't know about what is going on.
It is that they look deeper than old conflicts and into the politics of the matter.
People 40+ lived their lives in the end of the Cold War where an Us against Them mentality ruled, and therefore if we won then they lost.
Now it is not so simple, if the US triumphs in Iraq, what has it gained, it hasn't made the world safer, in fact it did the oppisite, it hasn't made the people there happier. (Try invading a country in Africa and make ANY government there), so what do the troops there accomplish.
In other words, the "Younger Generation." Supports a worthy cause, not just any cause. No war that has happened since WWII has been even close to worthy.
2007-10-22 20:00:29 · answer #5 · answered by angothoron 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Most people do support the troops they don't support the war or the politicians. I think a lot of people, not just young people are too concerned with chasing material possessions to take and interest in current events.
Many people won't take an interest until it starts to directly effect them. They are only concerned with the short term future, much like your government, they are not concerned with the consequences of their actions or lack of action.
2007-10-22 20:14:54 · answer #6 · answered by lucy loo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
allot of the "anti-war" people are more about being against Bush than the troops. By proxy the troops represent Bush so by hating them and hating what they stand for they show that they "hate Bush".
that's all it is. they are so enraged by one man they hate anything associated with him, his office, the people who work with him, who are in his party, that serve this country and even this country it's self.
They are so dedicated to hurting him they attack anything he may hold precious and place it under the guise of civil discontent.
Look at code pink, they attack anything having to do with the marines despite the fact they claim they only want peace... how is attacking the military a sign of loving peace? and when they go after the marines or the military what do they say? "We are attacking you because we disagree with Bush" or something along those same lines.
these people know they have nothing that affects Bush directly so they go after that which represents him.
These are sad little people who can not see how their selfish actions affect anyone because they only care about them selves and thier feelings.
2007-10-22 20:34:17 · answer #7 · answered by Stone K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EVERYONE supports the troops, we just don't support the war. We don't feel our troops should be fighting and dying unnecessarily in a war that was built on lies and deceit....Our war is supposed to be against Al-Qaeda not Iraq, and Bush lied about the whole weapons of mass destruction so that he could finish off Saddam Hussein since Daddy Bush didn't do it when he was in office.
2007-10-22 20:05:49 · answer #8 · answered by fiveftelevenqt 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am in that younger generation and I love what the troops are doing. I stand behind them one hundred precent. If it was okay with my husband I would be standing there right a long with the men and women out there. He is in the military so that is the only reason why he doesn't want me to.
2007-10-22 19:59:43 · answer #9 · answered by Christa K 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what values?
killin civilians and getting paid for it?
a israel soldier or a korean deserve respect and support, sorry but i dont think american troops do that much. Youhave not gone there for the freedom.. whose freedom are you talkin about? there are hundred of unfree country .. why usa dont care about them?
cause there is no significant oil.
You americans are like joke :=) You are truly bllind and brainwashed.
Please dont get those things as insults.
they are facts. Its all your media, school, system, movies , you have no access to the true political events. most of you cannot even show on map where your states are located at.
Please belive me , it is all brainwashin policiy of your System.
2007-10-22 20:17:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋