I graduated High School in 1976, got a job and got married in 1978. My lovely wife and I are still together and have raised three wonderful kids.
No, I did not serve in the military. Sue me.
Having been embroiled in many discussions regarding the Iraq War with liberals, I have learned that many of them have served and most of that group hated it, but they are quick to throw their service in your face when backed into a corner. Then they demand to know how you can support the troops and the war effort while you have never served. The real fun begins when they then demand to know, “When are you signing up?”
The irony lies in the fact that they suspect and accuse our troops of a plethora of crimes and atrocities and when we (the right) defend them, we are wrong. Another irony I have encountered is the conservative who has served is denigrated along with those of who did not. So if you served it’s perfectly fine to trash the brave men and women who do so currently, but if you did not serve, then sit down and shut up…you have no right to an opinion in this matter.
OK, fine…let’s apply that doctrine to other areas as well. There are a multitude of professions that can benefit from the hands-off approach, so let’s go:
- When the lights go out, sit there and shut up about it unless you’re willing to don some rain gear and head out into the hurricane and fix the power lines yourself.
- Unless you’ve ever been a policeman, I don’t want to hear “boo” from you about that alleged case of “excessive force”. (When are you signing up?)
- “Holy moly, the whole building burned to the ground!” Yeah, and your problem is…? I didn’t see you running in to douse the flames personally, shut up.
- “Jesus, this band really sucks!” Hey, don’t be shy. Jump on up there and do better if you can. If you’ve never been a musician just sit there and clap, or get the hell out.
- “Waiter, this steak is just awful!” So why didn’t you stay home and cook for a change? Are you a chef? Shut up and eat.
- “Arghhh!!! I can’t believe he missed that field goal at the end of the game!” Oh yeah? Did you ever play professional football? Shut up, and pay your bookie.
- The doctor missed the tumor on the x-rays and now it’s too late. Well by golly, why didn’t you sign up for med school and become a doctor? Too bad, but you had better things to do than become a doctor and now you had to rely on someone else. Suck it up.
I don’t know what to call any of the people in the previous scenarios, but chickenhawk might work.
And if you disagree with this article, too bad. You should have written your own. Shut up.
