That was an excellent post, R.D. Somewhat related, I think the liberal left has quietly crossed a big divide in their "dissent." Namely, it is that they have ceased to support our military, even if it was always in name only.
Formerly, when dissenters would attack the nation's leaders and their policies, they always felt obliged to add, "Of course I fully support our men and women in uniform." They may not have really meant it, but they knew how important it is not to harm the morale of troops actually engaged in battle. They were also sensitive and compassionate about the feelings of families who have lost loved ones serving their country.
Examples of what I am saying are the prisoner abuse stories, Guantanamo, and the Marine in Falujah. There are others.
This "hands-off the troops" was a long-standing tradition honored by the media, opposition politicians, and anyone speaking in a public venue.
Even with Vietnam, the dissenters held to this tradition no matter how much they opposed the war, save for a very tiny number of extremists, like Jane Fonda (or Kerry in one his many incarnations). Fonda finally felt compelled to apologize, no doubt gritting her teeth as she did the mea culpa.
What I am seeing now is the embolding of the liberal left to take the gloves off and say what they really feel, which is that the "men and women in uniform" are just thugs and killers unworthy of support. We see it here on SI in the not-so-subtle posts that cheer for the enemy and gloat over new additions to the death rolls of our troops.
I think it is a sickening trend.
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