Rethug quote of the day--this is what makes me crazy!

[bliss_eternal]

Someone on a site was talking about how many minorities actully fight the wars--and how they are more than likely not liberal.

They said, --snip--"...statistics show armed forces have a disproportionate number of minorities and people from the lower income classes. These people are not typically conservatives."

Then the rethug replies...

---snip----
A) as you said, it is a voluntary decision.
B) in many cases, these people have a higher chance of being killed in the neighborhood where they live than in battle conditions.
C) These people can obtain a job and income that wasn't available in their neighborhood environment.
D) The armed services provide discipline, self-respect and purpose, something many people in low-income, minority groups have few other ways to obtain.

Sure, those in greatest need of income will apply. But they choose this over a lifetime of dependence on social programs, low-paying jobs or illegal sources of income, which are the fate of many low-income/minority youth.

snip---
...again - as you said, service to one's country is currently
voluntary.

:wtf:

This 'these people' shit makes my blood boil!

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[bliss_eternal]

1. What's worse is that this comes from a site for an amusement pk!

(or fans of the amusement park I should say)

I had to stop frequenting the site.

I went to check on something unrelated and stopped in there to see if this section of the boards had calmed down since my last time there (over 6 mos. ago). It hasn't really...