Steve Campbell
Elite Veteran
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
| A Canadian playing the lead? So what?
No different from the Viet Nam Memorial being designed by an Oriental person; no different from American actors and actresses spouting blatant treason, promising to become ex-pats if Bush was elected; and they're still here, not in jail, and still earning their amazing fees.
There is very little sanity, honor, or reason remaining in our (US) culture; and certainly none in the entertainment industry.
So pardon me while I yawn...
And, no, she is no hero. She was made into a public relations figurehead that killed several birds with one rock: a terrible tragedy, a dramatic rescue, and a Woman in Combat- how so extraordinarily SPECIAL!!!
All signs of the times. At one time I was very bitter about **** like this. When the Desert Storm guys were heaped with praise and celebration upon their return, after spending a whole five days (at most) of getting shot at sporadically and mainly ineffectively, I was hurt to my very core. These guys did not go through anything remotely comparable to what I had 20 years previously, and I was reviled for my efforts.
Then I realized that all this euphoria was a veiled attempt at righting the wrongs of the past era; an expression of national guilt, if you will, an effort to give our veterans the recognition they deserve. And I was okay with it. Far too late for me, but at least these kids did not have to suffer stigma and attempted enforced shame.
This Jessica Lynch hype is more of the same. It is like religion; people need something to believe in, to rally around, no matter how disingenous or specious the precept may be. They want their illusions, and reality is an inconvenient obstacle to be ignored.
Steve |
