tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post769705246721130604..comments2024-01-01T08:56:57.641-08:00Comments on Periphery: Day 9TangledLouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-48659155164542711722012-11-16T08:58:42.958-08:002012-11-16T08:58:42.958-08:00I had a hunch we were on the same page about this....I had a hunch we were on the same page about this. It's tricky territory to navigate - this combined respect and loathing. It's so personal, too. As always, a human face on something I don't fully understand goes a long way.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-82688279655218057102012-11-16T08:57:12.589-08:002012-11-16T08:57:12.589-08:00I'm afraid to even look. Haunting, indeed. My ...I'm afraid to even look. Haunting, indeed. My heart is much too soft and my visual memory much too keen for such things.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-12222862323448958152012-11-16T08:56:28.988-08:002012-11-16T08:56:28.988-08:00I'm kind of with Marianne on this one. I shudd...I'm kind of with Marianne on this one. I shudder to even think. This is one of those knife-edge things. I'm grateful we have a military that serves, but not my kids, thank you very much. White, middle class hypocrisy, I suppose, but there it is. What parent among us ever wants to put our kids in harm's way?TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-10703648971596175092012-11-16T08:54:23.115-08:002012-11-16T08:54:23.115-08:00It is an irony of which I am well aware. I can nev...It is an irony of which I am well aware. I can never fully understand the sacrifices made, because I refuse to make them. I have that luxury, and I realize it is a luxury, and indulgence I allow myself. Irony is a nice word for hypocrisy. <br />I think your past makes you an ideal pacifist. You know exactly that which you eschew. TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-49053274630159922542012-11-13T15:51:28.771-08:002012-11-13T15:51:28.771-08:00Well said!!Well said!!Sleepy Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221803835813688522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-72874520547429877932012-11-12T17:56:33.050-08:002012-11-12T17:56:33.050-08:00With 3 sons, I don't know how I'd handle t...With 3 sons, I don't know how I'd handle that, Jewels. I'd probably tie 'em to their beds if they tried to enlist. <br /><br />Apparently, that's not the PC way to go, though.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509329937576764550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-6957428544382187272012-11-12T14:41:26.912-08:002012-11-12T14:41:26.912-08:00AmenAmenGraciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-63305989427479862952012-11-12T13:21:11.233-08:002012-11-12T13:21:11.233-08:00i am not really sure one can be a pacifist without...i am not really sure one can be a pacifist without sacrificing the ability to recognize altruism as work or a duty well done. i have no offers of solution to this irony other than to say that peace bears a considerable social burden including exclusion sometimes from a country and its values.<br /><br />war is war and is ugly. i have borne my share of weapons, hurt my share of the innocent and my past makes me a bad pacifist but i swore that for the rest of my days, i would seek and support peace and try not to harm my neighbour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-58757450136414093562012-11-12T12:45:39.588-08:002012-11-12T12:45:39.588-08:00I, too, am grateful for those who serve. That said...I, too, am grateful for those who serve. That said, when my oldest was about 14, he told me he wanted to join the army someday. Nothing had filled my mother's heart with more dread than this announcement. With much prayer for guidance, my husband and I simply let him talk about military service without putting up any fuss. Thankfully, after a year or so, the idea sort of died out. While I would have supported him, I'm grateful I didn't have to send my son off to war.Julie DeMillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929034148906710834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-46318226417428361802012-11-12T09:50:14.536-08:002012-11-12T09:50:14.536-08:00I don't want any more wars. Have you seen thes...I don't want any more wars. Have you seen these haunting images of soldier's eyes before, during, and after serving in Afghanistan?<br /><br />http://lavinrac.tumblr.com/post/33433596920/rangerthefuckup-ungreatfuldead-the-eyes-ofVesuvius At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783271096885148080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-55591653325662737452012-11-11T19:55:09.995-08:002012-11-11T19:55:09.995-08:00We are very much on the same page on this, I think...We are very much on the same page on this, I think. I am off to read your Veteran's day post from last year since I think we "met" just after that.Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.com