Semi-random thought

[unixronin]

There's nothing wrong with a nation being ashamed of its soldiers' behavior when their behavior falls short of reasonable expectations.  But a nation that is ashamed of its soldiers simply because they are soldiers is doomed.

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[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I tend to agree with house_pundit in that the public keepers of our culture are incompetent.

Sometimes I find it very difficult to credit them with mere innocent incompetence.