I’ve been saying this forever and I didn’t know Jefferson had said it first. It’s just true and I knew when they abolished the draft that it was going to turn out to be a mistake. They were too fucking happy to do it.
Now we have a standing imperial army and apparently they serve our Emperor, not us.
“the most offensive is not their lying—one can always forgive lying—lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth—what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying…”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
WTF??? This deification of the military has GOT to stop. He’s no longer a general and yes, I can ask a damn question. After all, I’M AN AMERICAN! What country do you ‘think’ this is Sarah???
And he’s just “Mr. Kelly” now. He serves in a civilian capacity, and he doesn’t get to trot out his old uniform every time someone challenges him. Ditto for the draft dodger.