The emotional bash going on these days in front of our nation for Rememberance Day, brings mixed feellings, as dying for freedom is different from dying for oil security, or dying for personal financial security. How many soldiers nowadays go to war in Afghanistan thinking of fighting for freedom, those days are gone, if they had ever been real ? But there is no question, being a soldier is a high call, but it is not up to me to recognize it as courageous, brave, generous and so on. I would rather use these words for someone who decide to volunteer, or people that speak up their mind.
With no disrespect to any soldier but death is a personal matter and sacrifice is an option, especially when you get into a profession that you know is dangerous, there are other professional occupational hazards and I don’t know of any national holiday to celebrate those deaths. As for the special attention offered to the Army, stop spreading that nationalistic crap around here, it is all about manipulation, it is a shame than such an institution (Army) still exists.
In the end our young men and women soldiers come home in boxes while the politicians are getting more rich, and telling us that there are supreme reasons why this happens. Let this day be the day to remember that there is no supreme reason beyond our knowledge and understanding and no reasons to let our young ones die for in Afghanistan.
