Columnist wants to get rid of the Star Spangled Banner
Michael Kinsley, a Washington Post writer, thinks we should get rid of the star-spangled banner. His column talks about how the “home of the brave ” is:
“empty bravado. There is nothing in the American myth (let alone reality) to suggest that we are braver than anyone else.”
This hand-wringing, self-loathing waste of an article also apologizes for any offense the mention of bombs might produce in non-Americans. “Anything would be better than those “bombs bursting in air.”"
Mr. Kinsley, after talking about bombs bursting in the air, the song illustrates that despite the bombs and bloodshed, there was victory, as symbolized by the flag still being there.
Claiming there’s no evidence that Americans are braver than non-Americans is to ignore history. We have gone to war overseas on behalf of other countries multiple times in pursuit of freedom and justice. If you want to break it down to some sort of bigotry insulting the bravery of non-Americans, you go right ahead. The following will be my response to that…
Disclaimer: I do not support the asphyxiation of military personnel to prove a point to other military personnel, as occurs in the movie, “A Few Good Men.” That being said, the following passage from the movie is a perfect response to the spineless liberals who write nonsense like Kinsley and take their freedom for granted:
“Son, we live in a world that has walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with guns. Who’s gonna do it? You?… My existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives… You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use then as the backbone of a life trying to defend something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said “thank you,” and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to.”