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I've been getting fairly positive support from my friends and family on my decision to rejoin the CF. The most common question is "why do you want to be a soldier". In response, and to help answer this I posted "On Sheep, Sheepdogs and Wolves" retold by Grossman in On Killing.
Well, needless to say, I received a couple of crazy replies. One of my Facebook friends decided to post comments saying that I was only joining the army because of a manhood inferiority complex and was trying to compensate with a gun. I don't even know this guy that well so I simply removed him from my "friends" list and deleted his rants. (Including one about calling for a Department of Peace (http://www.departmentofpeace.ca/). Don't even get me started on why replacing DND with this is a stupid idea. :
His most recent note, which I have now deleted:
That was the final straw for me. To which I replied (privately),
Sorry for the rant but this guy really got my goat. Good saying that "got your goat".
Well, needless to say, I received a couple of crazy replies. One of my Facebook friends decided to post comments saying that I was only joining the army because of a manhood inferiority complex and was trying to compensate with a gun. I don't even know this guy that well so I simply removed him from my "friends" list and deleted his rants. (Including one about calling for a Department of Peace (http://www.departmentofpeace.ca/). Don't even get me started on why replacing DND with this is a stupid idea. :
His most recent note, which I have now deleted:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/us/04anthrax.html?hp
Forget Overseas. Try succeeding domestically. Joining the army's is not for everybody. This army dude is an example of the mild paranoia that I was referring to earlier.
Not too many people have the psychological strength to endure civilian capital murder charges when their life ambition is precieved to be exactly the opposite; to defend the country.
Unless, this is an isolated incident, which I don't think it is. Then one might conclude that the millitary industrial complex is out of control, anti-productive. Hence, we need a department of peace.
That was the final straw for me. To which I replied (privately),
I'm finding your comments to be highly offensive. Please stop posting them on my note. I am not joining the military because "I have not been successful in life", in fact quite the opposite. I also don't have some manhood inferiority complex (paraphrasing your words here) and need to carry a gun.
You are very ignorant about what the military really does, I'd suggest 15 Days by Christine Blatchford to start. It's one thing to call for peace and oppose war and another to criticize the individuals that are willing to dedicating their lives, and possibly give them, to protect you from those that would do you harm.
Don't contact me again.
Sorry for the rant but this guy really got my goat. Good saying that "got your goat".