01-29-2013, 02:36 PM
LR,
I've been there too, but in a different role than yours.
Your points are well-taken but the concern (or panic) we hear in many of the posts seems to have become more prevalent. And yes, my conversations with officers of all ranks, including GO and Flag, never touched on 'litmus tests.' We had other business to work.
The surprise for me, at least, is that the question might be being asked -- it could suggest an unusual level of fear on the part of those having the question be asked. Interestingly, that fear may derive from seeing forum threads like this one where the fear of our rights getting trampled and what our 'rightful responses' should be is loudly discussed. Fear on all sides is not a good thing.
The threat to our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights is real and extraordinarily high just now. Couple that with the way Obamacare was enacted by what amounted to a rubber stamp vote without review and serious debate, and many folks should feel concern about where things are headed.
I also know from history that people can do horrible things to other people when the 'authorities' in charge enable them by using reasonable-sounding but false logic.
So, from many points of view, we need to pay attention to what is being said and what has been done.
JA
I've been there too, but in a different role than yours.
Your points are well-taken but the concern (or panic) we hear in many of the posts seems to have become more prevalent. And yes, my conversations with officers of all ranks, including GO and Flag, never touched on 'litmus tests.' We had other business to work.
The surprise for me, at least, is that the question might be being asked -- it could suggest an unusual level of fear on the part of those having the question be asked. Interestingly, that fear may derive from seeing forum threads like this one where the fear of our rights getting trampled and what our 'rightful responses' should be is loudly discussed. Fear on all sides is not a good thing.
The threat to our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights is real and extraordinarily high just now. Couple that with the way Obamacare was enacted by what amounted to a rubber stamp vote without review and serious debate, and many folks should feel concern about where things are headed.
I also know from history that people can do horrible things to other people when the 'authorities' in charge enable them by using reasonable-sounding but false logic.
So, from many points of view, we need to pay attention to what is being said and what has been done.
JA