Remember this… “Our poor soldiers..... they had it so rough....”
Everyone has it rough in one way or another. I raise the question if sympathy for soldiers that fight in a questionable war should be hailed as heroes. There is a difference between sympathy from medical condition resulting from a war and a blowhard pandering for sympathy while making a profit.
You know, you give impression of being more interested winning an argument, except this time you're not talking out of your mouth. The so-called negative experience is the moral injury to soldiers that should be the discussions. I recommend a book to you for that reason, when sending Kyle and his brothers in arms to the gallows is all you cared about. Dehumanizing is how humans tolerate killing., an importance the movie sorely missed. Hundreds of thousand of veterans are struggling with their humanity, and have a different story than Kyle’s. Because of the movie they will probably never be heard and remain in the shadows.
If winning means pointing out your comparison was flawed then so be it.
I took issues with Kyle and two examples which you generalized to include more than 1 individual. You now assumed by your own generalization I am "throwing everybody under the bus". What I am arguing against is the blind patriotism Kyle supported. Again there is a difference between soldiers injured as a result of a war compared to a person babbling about their political and racist views while calling for sympathy. Their service does not negate horrible views they hold nor does it inspire sympathy. There is also a difference between being sympathetic to Vet that do not receive the assistance their require from their own government and open pandering.
The movie blinded critics to real issues. Scriptwriters and actors are not Chris Kyle. He is merely a pawn of culture industry which regenerate propaganda fiction in façade of true story. Critics have lost awareness, and channel their anger at Kyle, rather than the authorities and institutions which skillfully weave the lies Chris Kyles of the world believe. Lies that are harvesting repercussions for America, leading from one dumb war to another, in so-called War on Terror. This is what makes the movie dangerous, not braggadocio.
The movie was toned down from the book. Critics were not blinded to the issues vets face. They merely pointed out the message was aimed for sympathy for the "us" and dehumanization of the "them". It is a problem that many American refuse to acknowledge the other side *enemy) nor the consequences of their foreign policy, Now if critics pointed out his basis for his view points were supplied by the government have been espoused as false by matter of fact they also acknowledge the government responsibility. However you want to absolve Kyle of this horrible view because he believed the government as if he was in a vacuum with no opposing views. People are responsible for choices, Kyle made a choice and stood by it after it was shown to be false. Unless you want to claim he was completely brainwashed.
The public, OP, Chomsky and you have been suckered into the wrong debate, while both presidential candidates are promising more of the same.
You seem to think I am 1. American. 2. Think either party is going to change foreign policy drastically.
Both parties are toning down the rhetoric but are using catchall terms such as "Jihadist" without providing an definition that is applicable to a group and/or nation. Whatever enemy they wish to be in conflict with will fail under a catchall term. It will be more of the same yet under a different label.
I’ve enjoyed riding your dead horse, but time for me to dismount.
Yes your faulty comparisons and projection of views I do not hold are a great horse. I bet your enjoyed knocking down your own strawman. You must be impressed with yourself
Topic: What do you think of the movie American Sniper?