February 11, 2008
The Facts
The Berkeley California City Council has asked the Marines to close their office in their city and leave town. The Council is supported by many of its citizens, which have been picketing the Marine Recruiting office for several days.
My View
A few of us will remember when Joan Baez stood on the stage of the Johnny Carson Show and publically damned the United States for several acts she considered a disgrace, including our military. Now we have Berkeley doing the same thing. And the same thoughts comes to my mind now as it did with the Joan Baez speech some 30 or more years ago; ‘the only reason these people are free to voice their wishes is because of the freedom our military has graciously provided for us’.
I don’t have to point out that without a military our country would have failed over two hundred years ago. In fact, without a military, we would have never become the “United States”. But even if we had survived becoming a United States without a military, we would be under a foreign dictatorship today had it not been for our military. And without that, Joan Baez and Berkeley would have been executed on the spot for their actions. Therefore, those who feel the way Berkeley does should give some thought to that, and if they have a genuine problem with what our military is doing today, they should take that up with our elected officials, not with the military. The military is only following orders from the Commander in Chief. And a military that doesn’t follow orders is no military at all.
I am fully aware that Berkeley, as an extremist liberal city, has the right to govern their city as the city officials and citizens see fit. However, they should be prepared to pay the consequences if they decide they do not want a military. That includes the protection and support of a country that exist strictly because of our military. All tax payer funds should be cut off from them, both from a federal level and the state of California. All privileges afforded them by our free federal government should be suspended immediately, including any outside material things such as food, water, protection, etc. In other words, since they have made it clear they do not want the finer things of life that a militarily-provided free nation has given them, they should be excluded as a part of the free United States. And when some outside force comes in to make them slaves, they will just have to figure out how to deal with that on their own.
My words are very strong words for sure, but unfortunately these views are necessary if we are to remain a free country. Imagine for a moment what our country would be like if the rest of us followed Berkeley’s wishes. If our military was “run off” today, by next week we would be invaded by the world’s worst dictators. Berkeley, and Berkeley supporters, do your self a favor and think about that for just one moment.
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