Saturday, May 20, 2006

Listen-Up, Liberals!

Being liberal (or moderate in some cases) does not mean you are automatically anti-military, though the Frothing Foamers of the Far Right try to make that argument constantly. We need the military. The military needs us. We all need good leadership and stewardship from our elected officals.

Operation Yellow Elephant: "Liberal School Hosts ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

Attention Liberals:

Columbia University (New York) hosted the first ROTC commissioning ceremony since 1972, when ROTC was kicked off campus. Granted, it was the Air Force, but nevertheless welcome.

If you want the U.S. to intervene militarily in places like Darfur to stop genocide, you have a responsibility to support (or, at minimum, not to oppose) our military which actually accomplishes the mission you support. Otherwise, conservatives will charge you with hypocrisy.

Of course, here's the best quote from the article (unfortunately hidden behind a pay-to-read firewall):

Conservative students not in the ROTC charged the university with hypocrisy. 'It's ridiculous that people who promote tolerance and diversity are the same people who try to keep out the alternative lifestyle - that is, ROTC - from our school,' an active member of the College Republicans, Peter Law, said. Well, Mr. Law, if you really want to Support President Bush, have you considered volunteering for military service yourself?"

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