Soldiers Deserve Your Respect - Past and Present.

A lot of people will hate me for posting this, but i feel it needs to be done. I don't wish to impose my personal views onto you all, and i don't mean to be offensive or anything else for that matter. I am posting this because i feel that modern society as a whole no longer respects the soldiers who have served and are currently serving.

I know the arguments some of you will make. "They chose to serve," "We don't need to respect them anymore than the average human" etc. It's not about whether it was their decision to serve. It is not about the argument that they should or shouldn't be respected any more than you and i. It is as simple as the fact that they have served our countries, thus ensuring yours and my safety. It doesn't matter what their job was/is. It doesn't matter if they had actually gone to war or not. Just turning up to work every day ensured/s your safety. It doesn't matter whether or not they were/are:

Australian:



British:



American:



Canadian:



Or French:



All soldiers protect/ed their respective countries, and for that they should be respected. I know i missed out on some obvious countries, but please do not take it personally. All soldiers deserve respect from their respective societies.

I know some of you will vehemently disagree with me, but we are all entitled to our opinions.

Thanks for reading.

Daas.

Incorrect.

Those who willingly continue military control/dominance are the least respectable human beings on the planet.

Originally posted by DaTroof
Incorrect.

Those who willingly continue military control/dominance are the least respectable human beings on the planet.

You do not respect those who fought for your country in WW1 or WW2?

Not every military out there is looking to continue military control or dominance. Most countries only have a defence force.

I am very thankful for those soldiers that have sacrificed for my freedom! To all the soldiers reading this , men or women, thank you! ...the world is in a constant battle as there is evil out there! I am thankful that I can walk down the street free, I can go to school, drive a car, vote, work, drink a beer , or not have to wear a veil on my face. We have our freedom and our rights because of soldiers and people before us who have fought for them. Todays society seems to forget that battles have been fought for what we have. If anyone feels that they live in a country that is horrible and wrong, well...sorry...but you can always move to another country, like Pakistan or north Korea !

We're emotional, passionate beings, sometimes some of us can't help been manipulated by the people who we think we can trust.

No matter what side of the divide you're from, when you look at the bigger picture the person layign down their life for a just cause deserves our respect, whether you agree or not just respect the lives that have been lost over such inferior divides.

Some people are paranoid...agreed. People are all different. ...And some people want to believe their is nothing wrong and hide their head in the sand, they are the most manipulated. They believe they are entitled to being spoon fed. But...you have to love the ones that's are against the military, and sit home all day playing video games .....how productive! And most that do are playing combat games too, how ironic?