Today's political climate is poisoned and toxic like never in the past. With censorship and oversight running rampant and unchecked (who watches the watchmen?), with patriotism in the US being blended with political parties and beliefs, with no highly visible 'bad guy' (someone along the lines of Hitler or Stalin, two of history's more recent mass murderers) the current perception of the military world-over is a muddled concoction of personal fears and national ideals.
Here are my thoughts on the Significance of Today:
In the US, today is Memorial Day. Democrat or Tory, Canadian or Kiwi, Red-State or Blue-State, if you live in a country, a geographic area defined by borders and governed with rules, you owe a debt of gratitude and appreciation to a veteran. Be you a Dove or a Hawk, in the past, someone fought for the right to call the land where you live a country--and today is a good day to offer them a silent word of 'thanks.' Virtually no location in the world today is inhabited by its original 'founders' (they being killed off by homo-sapiens over the course of millennial history); that means that nearly every 'country' today was colonized--which meant struggles, wars, fighting and ultimate 'success' (existence) for the current spate of nation-states (in time, some will fall and new ones will arise to take their place. it happens.) Ultimately, someone in the past struggled and sacrificed for the ideal and the reality that is your current country (Russia, China, USA, Mexico, et al). It is in their honor that we celebrate this day.
Back to business thoughts tomorrow.
-Shawn
Here are my thoughts on the Significance of Today:
In the US, today is Memorial Day. Democrat or Tory, Canadian or Kiwi, Red-State or Blue-State, if you live in a country, a geographic area defined by borders and governed with rules, you owe a debt of gratitude and appreciation to a veteran. Be you a Dove or a Hawk, in the past, someone fought for the right to call the land where you live a country--and today is a good day to offer them a silent word of 'thanks.' Virtually no location in the world today is inhabited by its original 'founders' (they being killed off by homo-sapiens over the course of millennial history); that means that nearly every 'country' today was colonized--which meant struggles, wars, fighting and ultimate 'success' (existence) for the current spate of nation-states (in time, some will fall and new ones will arise to take their place. it happens.) Ultimately, someone in the past struggled and sacrificed for the ideal and the reality that is your current country (Russia, China, USA, Mexico, et al). It is in their honor that we celebrate this day.
Back to business thoughts tomorrow.
-Shawn
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