Tell me how can I go on?

[exsequar]

This post has a case of whiplash! But I think both of these things are worth sharing, so here we go.

A Very Modern Military Partnership - An adorable article about a Lance Corporal in the British Army who married his boyfriend with the full support and witness of his fellow soldiers. The reception was held in a regimental barracks. The whole thing put hearts in my eyes. Make sure to check out the pictures - they're so cute! Anytime anyone talks about how repealing DADT would cause chaos and tension, I want to whip out this article and be like IN YOUR FUCKING FACE, DUMBASS. ...ahem. They're so cute! >.>

On the flip side of the coin (i.e. America...), while not the same issue, still something deeply horrifying:

When the Army uses 'Enhanced Interrogation' on an American Soldier - A truly heartrending short piece about a very upsetting practice. Some soldiers, when they receive a serious injury in combat, are forced to agree to a discharge claiming they had "personality disorder" (wtf is that?), a pre-existing condition that is the cause of all their problems, and therefore the Army has no obligation to give them medical support or any other support for the rest of their lives.

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

The sheer gall of this bald-faced lie is simply shocking and appalling. No person with a brain in their skull would ever believe it for any of these poor soldiers, and yet it's happening, to thousands upon thousands of young men and women. They are discarded by the government they served for, that they gave their physical well-being for. I just - it makes me want to SCREAM. First we have this totally unjustified war, and then we have all these soldiers, many of whom just wanted to do what was right, who are falling victim and suffering for the rest of their lives. It's a travesty. Veterans should be treated with the utmost respect, not like so much garbage. It's a ringing condemnation of our society - even beyond this specific instance, veterans are given no social support. Right now, with all the negative opinions about the war itself, that anger is misplaced onto the soldiers themselves.

I obviously can't help but think about GenKill when I read about stuff like this. Think about this happening to sweet little Walt, or about Doc Bryan receiving the order to diagnose one of his men with "personality disorder" just so no one has to spend the money. It hurts my heart.

:(

Comments

[iamsupernova.livejournal.com]

Whiplash indeed! Thanks for sharing these links, I'ma spread them around.

[warfactory.livejournal.com]

Hi.

I basically like everything you have to say.
kbye<3

[newredshoes]

I will read the second one, but I don't think I can handle it right at this moment, so I will just say that the first one makes me cry tears of happy, and that the article is pretty much, THEY FELL IN LOVE AS TEENAGERS. Which is just. OH BOYS. <3 <3 <3

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

I missed that last point. That is just too cute!

And yes, that second article is Vry Srs Bzns and definitely worth a read, but gird yourself up for it - it is sickening.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Wow, Jessa! Hey girl!! I miss you too! Don't be silly, we're totally still friendly - we just haven't talked in a while is all. :) What's goin on??

[renne.livejournal.com]

See, I don't understand DADT in any way, shape or form, I mean, I GET it, but I don't understand why it's an issue ANYWHERE. We've had the ban lifted here since 1992, so gays not being allowed openly in the military isn't something I'm used to.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I - don't understand it either, but I am far too familiar with the people and the attitude it springs from. It's pretty sickening *and* baffling. This is what we spend our energy on arguing? Yeeeah. And people wonder why I want to become an expat.

[renne.livejournal.com]

It's like people who argue that gay marriage will undermine the heteros & the institution of marriage. UM, HOW? Also I think the heteros are doing that job well enough themselves.

You should expatriate yourself INTO MY PANTS.





...I'm sorry, I don't know where that came from.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

OKAY. :D

Well, you are captain of the Awkward Squad. ♥

[strikesoftly.livejournal.com]

That first one: ♥!!

That second one had me seething. Ugh. Sometimes I hate people, Anne.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

So many ♥s!

Yeah... I know. It's unthinkable that people can do these things, but they do, every day. :(

[snuffkin.livejournal.com]

We recently had a similar case here in Germany. I can't remember it exactly but it went like this: a soldier returned home wounded at the begining of the month and had already gotten payment for this month. Obviously he couldn't go back to work so our Bundeswehr decided to throw him out (because he couldn't work anymore) and not give him any compensation for whatever stupid reason they made up. IDEK stuff like this is so much FAIL. these people risk their life every day for stupid shit our government decides and then they are treated like that. It makes me so angry :(((

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

It's all about the fucking money and it makes me sick. Money is imaginary! A construct! People are REAL. But which do we treat like it's worthless? Gah. :(

[pau494.livejournal.com]

My feelings can be summed up like this:

The first article !!! :DDD ♥___♥

The second article o_O >:((((((( WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD, I DON'T EVEN. Remember Alan Tudyk's character in "A Knight's Tale" and how he ended all his raging monologues shouting "PAAAIN!" at people? That's the kind of rage I feel when reading that article.

[dancinginstars.livejournal.com]

To the first article:
AWWWW! BOYS. You make me want to squish you in happiness, you are so adorabley in love!

Regarding the second one:
Stop the world. I want off. I am so far beyond disgusted and appalled that something like this can happen and does happen that it is nowhere near amusing like angry!Lisa normally is.