The roar of hollow patriotism

Tory II wrote:

My freedom is guaranteed by the US Constitution, not by any combat in foreign country. My freedom does not come from the very first gang-bangers. It came from the minutemen who fought at Concord Bridge.
Fighting for freedom can only occur on our beaches, not in Iraq, Korea, Viet Nam or little Cuba.
Stop lieing by saying you fought for my freedom - you didn't, you fought for Empire, Intervention, meddling and for hack politicians. Learn to deal with the truth.

Little do you understand that your freedoms are guaranteed by those who are willing to shed blood and even give up their lives to uphold them. The Constitution is but a piece of parchment. Without those who take an oath to protect and defend it, freedom under its direction would not exist. It is not whether the war is right or wrong that trly matters. What matters is that there are those who are willing to sacrifice all. Without them, you might possibly living an entirely different lifestyle. Do not be too uset with those who say love it or leave it either. They like you are expressing their right to free speech. In no way are they forcing you to do so or depriving you of any rights.

Those very first "gangbangers" were World War II pilots. Without them and others like them, you would probably be speaking Deutch today.

Thank God they didn't in 1943.