This is
written by a young man serving his third tour of duty in Iraq
.
Thought
you might find his take on the Michael Jackson news
interesting.
Okay, I
need to rant.
I was just watching the news,
and I caught part of a report on
Michael
Jackson. As we all know, Jackson
died the other day. He was an
Entertainer who performed for
decades. He made millions, he
spent
Millions, and he did a lot of things that make him
a villian to many
People. I understand that his
death would affect a lot of people,
and
I respect those people who mourn his death, but
that isn't the point
Of my
rant.
Why is it that w hen ONE man dies, the whole of
North America loses their
Minds with grief. When a man
dies whose only contribution to
the
Country was to ENTERTAIN people, the Amercian
people find the need to
Flock to a memorial in
Hollywood , and even Congress sees the need
to
Hold a "moment of silence" for his
passing?
Am I missing something here? ONE man dies, and
all of a sudden he's a
Freaking martyr because he
entertained us for a few decades?
What
About all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us
freedom? All those
Soldiers who, knowing that
they would be asked to fight in a
war,
Still raised their hands and swore to defend the
Constitution and the
United States of
America. Where is their moment of silence?
Where
Are the people flocking to their graves or
memorials and mourning over
Them because they made the
ultimate sacrifice? Why is it when
a
Soldier dies, there are more people saying "good
riddence," and "thank
God for IEDs?" When did this
country become so calloused to
the
Sacrifice of GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can
arbitrarily blow off
Their deaths, and instead,
throw themselves into mourning for a
"Pop
Icon?"
I think that if they are going
to hold a moment of silence IN
CONGRESS
For Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of
silence for every
Service member killed in Iraq
and Afghanistan . They need to
PUBLICLY
Recogn ize every life that has been lost so that
the American people
Can live their callous little
lives in the luxury and freedom that
WE,
Those that are living and those that have gone on,
have provided for
Them. But, wait, that would
take too much time, because there
have
Been so many willing to make that sacrifice.
After all, we will never
Make millions of dollars. We
will never star in movies, or write
hit
Songs that the world will listen too. We only
shed our blood, sweat
And tears so that people can
enjoy what they have..
Sorry if I have offended, but
I needed to say it.
Remember these five words the
next time you think of someone
Who is
serving in the military;"So that
others may live..."
Isaac
Very true. Also it's amazing what entertainers and sports figures are paid- yet there are plenty of grossly under paid people who have jobs that help mankind. I've never been able to figure it out myself.Pretty close to my point of viewing life as well.
Wow that was awesome. Thanks for sharing. Have a good night.
Well written Marine !!As the wife of a military man.....I couldn't have said it any better than that!
A world so out of touch with reality --- !!