Reply #22: One of my co-workers was wearing a red shirt yesterday

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and I'm sure that's why. I teased him about the blinding color and he laughed but he said he would be wearing it every Friday. He is a fundy and listens to Christian talk radio quietly at his desk. Loves guns and knives. Afraid of black people. Thinks the military can do no wrong.

He's a nice guy. Has a son who is career military. I told him a few weeks ago that I was a pacifist and went to peace rallies. I told him I was especially upset that war now involves killing civilians. (Starting with the obvious.) He said, I'd like to believe that our military doesn't do that. I said, I'd like to believe that too, but I don't. End of conversation.

These people have to work really hard at blocking out the truth. Does supporting the troops mean supporting Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld unconditionally? Only the morally blind could think that.