Obviously we still have the right to post videos saying we've lost all our rights ... so that's good ...
I've always thought that was called the Iwo Jima Memorial ... my dad was in the rear during that battle if I remember correctly ... he was in a DD squadron holding the east flank when we crossed the tee at Layte ... he fought for good music, good friends and good times ... that's not going away anytime soon ... he would have been pleased to be a young man in these times, very pleased indeed ...
Not to be nit picking, but rights can't be lost- only restricted. They can't be given, taken, passed on etc. They are inherent and not tangible-
We do live in interesting times-
But consider, those your Dad was fighting against were fighting for the same thing for themselves- which is their right, if not obligation, as would it be ours if our homes were invaded by a military- it was a war that could have been avoided- but, poor men fight rich mens wars and young men fight old mens wars- for what? Pride? Whose? Those who died don't get to enjoy life- only the survivors do- that they die with pride doesn't mean they can use it, and the ones left behind wonder if they died with honor- honor is determined by the actor, but judged by the audience- how meaningful is that?
The only moral war is self defense- yes, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, but, the back story is because the US was interfering between China and Japan's commerce over oil which the Japanese wanted and China didn't want to sell it to them- what right did we have to get involved? What authority, in the rules for our gov't, was used to intervene in others commerce? What moral authority, never mind legal authority, was contrived to justify our invading someone else's homes?
And don't misunderstand- your Dad (like so many) did what he was told to do believing it was the right thing to do- but, as with all knowledge it evolves and gives opportunity to question in hind sight- but only by those who were left behind, be they buddies that didn't die, or families grieving the waste of the most precious tangible we possess- life. We like to think History is learned from- fast forward to Vietnam- completely contrived- to the ME- completely contrived and how many have been lost? After 1000's of years and millions lost to war you would think that out fearless leaders would learn something, but, apparently the best lesson they learned was to so entrench our economy in the MIC which employs so many it's unbelievable- it's equally unbelievable that those who cry about welfare praise the MIC which is welfare on a much larger scale- it is paid through taxes = welfare-
Yes, we live in interesting times.
) - that said, I don;t know what to tell you- be specific and I'll give my opinion, based on my observations, which are hopefully objective in the vein of Liberty which I am all about-
