If a Father Dies in a War Their Kids Will Hate You
Author: Lance Winslow
< P > M a n y s a y t h a t t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s s h o u l d n o t g o t o w a r w i t h n a t i o n s s u c h a s I r a q , I r a n o r N o r t h K o r e a b e c a u s e i t f o s t e r s a n o t h e r g e n e r a t i o n a l c y c l e o f h a t e a n d t h u s m o r e w a r s . T h i s i s a g o o d p h i l o s o p h i c a l a r g u m e n t i n d e e d . W a r s s h o u l d n o t b e t h e f i r s t c h o i c e i n h u m a n p o l i t i c a l c o n f l i c t o r c u l t u r e c l a s h e s . H o w e v e r w e s h o u l d a l s o n o t g o o u t o f o u r w a y t o t r y t o w i n t h e h e a r t s a n d m i n d s o f p e o p l e w h o h a t e u s a n d w a n t t o k i l l A m e r i c a n s e i t h e r . < / P > < P > I f s o m e o n e g e t s k i l l e d i n a w a r w i t h m y c o u n t r y I w a n t t h e f a m i l y o f t h e f a l l e n t o f e a r t h a t t h e y t o o m a y b e k i l l e d s o t h e y d o n o t t r y t o k i l l m y f a m i l y . I t s e e m s i n t h e M i d d l e E a s t t h e r e i s a r o g u e e l e m e n t , w h i c h t h i n k s t h e y w a n t t o k i l l m y A m e r i c a n f a m i l y . I w o u l d r a t h e r n o t h a v e m y f a m i l y k i l l e d a n d t h e r e f o r e a m w i l l i n g t o k i l l t h o s e w h o w i s h t o k i l l m y f a m i l y f i r s t w i t h p r e - e m p t i o n t o p r o t e c t m y A m e r i c a n F a m i l y . S o , t h o s e w h o h a t e s h o u l d b e f o r e w a r n e d t h a t t h e t h r e a t o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l T e r r o r i s m i n m y c o u n t r y , m a k e s m e m o r e w i l l i n g t o k i l l a l l t h o s e w h o h a t e m y A m e r i c a n f a m i l y f i r s t . A l l o f t h e m y o u s e e ? < / P > < P > M a y b e y o u a r e n o t u n d e r s t a n d i n g m y p o s i t i o n h e r e . Y o u s e e I c a r e a b o u t m y A m e r i c a n f a m i l y ; m y c o u n t r y w a s a t t a c k e d b y p e o p l e w h o h a t e m e , w h o I h a v e n e v e r m e t . I t h e r e f o r e w i s h t o g u a r d a g a i n s t a n y o n e w h o h a t e s m e a n d a m w i l l i n g t o m a k e c e r t a i n i t d o e s n o t h a p p e n a g a i n n o m a t t e r w h a t t h e c o n s e q u e n c e t o t h e o t h e r s i d e . < / P > < P > N o m a t t e r w h a t , I n o l o n g e r c a r e t o t r y t o p l e a s e t h e o t h e r s i d e w h i c h h a t e s , t h e y w i l l n o t l i s t e n a n d t h e r e f o r e p r e - e m p t i o n i s t h e r i g h t t h i n g t o d o t o g u a r a n t e e I s u r v i v e w i t h a l l m y f a m i l y f i r s t , n o m a t t e r w h a t y o u s e e ? M a y b e y o u d o n o t u n d e r s t a n d w h a t I a m s a y i n g ; Y o u s e e , I n o l o n g e r c a r e t o b e n i c e a f t e r b e i n g a t t a c k e d . I o n l y c a r e a b o u t p r o t e c t i n g m y A m e r i c a n F a m i l y c o m p l e t e l y n o m a t t e r w h a t . N o m a t t e r w h a t I h a v e t o d o t o p r o t e c t t h e m , I a m w i l l i n g ; n o m a t t e r h o w m a n y o n t h e o t h e r s i d e d i e . I a m n o t c o n c e r n e d a n y m o r e . I w a s , n o w I a m n o t . T h i s i s n o t a b o u t e m o t i o n o r f e e l i n g t h i s i s a b o u t p r o t e c t i o n o f m y A m e r i c a n F a m i l y o v e r a l l e l s e ! D e a r A m e r i c a n h a t e r , p l e a s e k n o w t h i s a n d a c t a c c o r d i n g l y . < / P >
Author Bio:
Lance Winslow
Currently Lance is retired at age 40 and is running an Online Think Tank Forum while traveling North America. Perhaps considering something extremely challenging to do that will exercise his mind and utilize all his experiences, observations and skills. Any ideas?
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