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Originally Posted by Mills
So maybe we should get ourselves a task org together in regards to mapping book tours and publicly cornering former leaders in order to give us a real explanation.
If anything, maybe we can shame some of our future leaders into doing what is right, in the best interest of the men on the ground.
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Shame: a feeling of guilt, regret, or sadness, that you have because you know you have done something wrong; the ability to feel guilt, regret, or embarrassment; dishonor
...I don't believe we could raid any book signing tour that would produce an individual capable of 'shame'
We have a GO that took an active part in misleading the Tillman family, knowingly running a cover up to push a Silver Star through to avoid embarrassment, and then creating a command climate that turned out that awesome Rolling Stone piece. This was the same guy that accepted a position to lead the White House Program to support military families.
...you wont shame THAT GUY At a book signing.
In fact, if you make a scene security will probably drag you out into the parking lot and fuck you up.
We also have a GO that sat on top of a set of Dogmatic morality based rules that crushed the careers of numerous service members all the while he was using his duty position to bang his married biographer on our dime.
...are we gonna shame him? In fact he probably still has enough of a fan club in the CIA that your brakes might fail on your car on your way home if one was to make a public scene that embarrassed him.
We had a retired GO that told the American public that advertised his devotion to the president and his political party, he supported his boss going into Iraq only so he could vote for the other party's candidate in the next two presidential elections while telling everyone that he didn't really support going into Iraq. He chose to explain away HIS actions on a political party that just dont get it.
...I dont think you'll find any shame at one of his book signings either.
I love your idea... it is awesome. The problem is that you need a baseline to work from if you plan on using 'shame' to get answers.
I don't believe that most American leadership, elected or otherwise, at that level of influence possess the conscience needed to respond to the concept of shame.
Women in combat simply isn't their problem any more. For the rest of us; if you aren't on board, it's only because you "dont get it"
I'm ok to admit that I am OK with things the way they are for the time being.
Go ahead and get in a rush to replace the POTUS if you like; if HRC gets into that office you can bet your last three pubic hairs that women in combat will be way down on the list of things we need to worry about.