Originally Posted by Robbie

No, I wasn't directing anything at you personally.

I just know how our society slowly evolves with definitions and interpretations.

In WW2 if someone had told a soldier on the front line that another soldier who never did anything special had gotten captured and was now a "hero"...he probably would have punched that person out for disrespecting the real heroes of battle.

When I was a kid in the 1960's a "hero" was that guy that led the charge up the hill.

Now? The media and the Federal Govt. have worked hard since the end of the Vietnam War to try and convince every snot-nosed teenager that they will be a "hero" simply by signing up for the military.

They do the same shit with cops too. EVERY cop is a "hero". Every soldier is a "hero".

Sounds damn good! Where do I sign up?

That's the whole strategy. The draft was ended. Now we need to find a way to keep the money flowing for the giant military budget. We need plenty of "heroes" and of course lots and lots of scary villains to fight.

That's what I was talking about. My apologies if you took it as directed towards you.