My father taught me that there was no glory in dying in battle. He served in the European Theater in World War II in the 86th Infantry, the Blackhawk Division. He mostly spoke of how cold it was, but he never forgot the men with whom he served who never made it home. My father hated war, not that there were times it couldn’t be avoided, but he honored those who died and taught me to honor them as well. They didn’t ask to die, but they served knowing it could happen. They went anyway because that was their duty.
Did other fathers teach this lesson to their children? Apparently not.
Shameful Princeton students rush to stop a MEMORIAL DAY parade after spotting American flags coming towards them.
Hundreds of activists charged onto the road and sat down while shouting “Free Palestine” at the parade marchers who were honoring fallen service members & veterans. pic.twitter.com/dSQWK0J4YD
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) May 26, 2024
Without regard to their purpose in protesting, was a parade in honor of those who died for their right to chant slogans unworthy of sufficient respect to not be turned into a performative platform? Is there nothing that matters more than whatever orthodoxy seizes the moment?
Americans fought and died for them. Would they do the same for anyone else, or is this about playing activist in the street to block a parade honoring men and women who deserve our respect but won’t get it from these children.
On twitter, I wrote that it’s sad that they care so little for fallen American servicemen. In reply, Michael Bailey corrected me.
They care. In the wrong direction.
— Michael Bailey (@profjmb) May 27, 2024
We need to teach our children to honor those who gave their lives so they could protest, no matter how foolish and misguided their protest might be. Happy Memorial Day. God bless America.
Image shamelessly stolen from Dan Hull.
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
– John McCrae
As a veteran who served 26 years and lost more than a few friends in the latest conflicts, I am not sure I could have stood there while these AHOLEs dissed me. Someone probably would have gotten hurt
Well, “Free Free Palestine” is the mooks’ new fad du jour, and as always, it is to be achieved “at all costs” and “by any and all means necessary.” If that were to entail people in our own society having no rights, well, so be it.
Indeed, although Hitler and the Nazis were once so bad that these labels were hurled at anyone who disagreed with the mooks, now it appears that their Palestinian propagandist friends are helping them to rehabilitate and recognize the Nazis as their intersectionalist allies. Interfering with the Nazis’ world plan was yet another thing we stupid old dotards got wrong, so of course the children can’t be expected to respect anyone who actually got killed in the process. If they all had to speak German and salute swastika flags and swear personal loyalty oaths to a supreme leader, the kids would happily do it all for “Free Free Palestine.”
From L. Phillips.
Bill Maher recently referred to Harvard as an “A**hole factory.” I thought that was a bit strong. It does not seem too strong for Princeton.
Perhaps someone can explain why we subsidize Ivy League schools with tax dollars.