Prop-ped up

So, I'm new to this blog thing, relatively. Two months now or something like that. It's fun and interesting. I try to not judge anyone in what they decide to do with theirs. Whether news, rants, or personal journal, it's a very creative way to be caught up with the 21st century. However, while I should have seen it coming a mile a way, I guess part of me just hoped that it wouldn't ever get to this. It would appear that the military has been looking to recruit bloggers for propaganda.
Whoa.... that's crazy.
Dictionary.com defines propaganda thusly...
1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

I've never really had an easy time looking at propaganda as anything other than a fairly bad act. Definitely not one I'd personally want to be associated with.

Something needs to be said.

For those that know me, you know that as much as I try to hide it, I'm a sentimental man. When my best friend got married last May, I cried when I watched the father of the bride cry. When another good friend of mine got married the beginning of this year, I cried. And like everyone else in the world, I cried about the dog. No, the other one. So, when I felt the warm lacrimation as I read this article, I knew something had to be said.

Before I go on, I have a very interest analogy I must put into place. You see, I suppose that I support the War. Why? Well, as I once heard, saying that you support the troups but that you don't support the war is asanine. Would you ever say that you supported a sports team but you wanted them to lose? It's like saying you support the Red Sox, but you are furious that their manager has sent them to play the Yankees, and so you don't support the game. So, if by supporting the troups I support the war. So be it. They need all the support they can get. Because other people aren't giving it to them. Did you read the article? No? STOP! Go back, READ IT!

What the hell has happened to this country? Where we can have legislation in line that will allow our soldiers to be misdiagnosed to the point of death, and their family has no recourse? Why was this allowed?

Once again I blame you, America. Not the politicians. They were just doing what was natural for a politician to do. Like sharks hunting fresh blood. No, I blame the people, for not doing their job. This one falls to our grandparents for not getting incensed by this sort of treatment, but the rest of us do not miss the bullet on it, and I'm just as guilty for not paying attention to what goes on in the government above me.

I hope you support your troups. I do. If you do, DO SOMETHING about it. I think it's time I did.