June 12, 2007This fake war SUCKS...
I'm at work today. Some of you know where I work, so I won't go into it but here's a link.
I feel like someone just punched me hard in the gut... Here's why:
I just got a phonecall from a very young person, couldn't have been more than 18. He was calling to ask about our organization and how many levels of support we offer. I went into my usual description until he interjected that he wanted to have some more information sent to him in the mail because he was just about to be deployed and wasn't going to have time to get his mail before leaving.
I paused for a moment when I realized that by "deployed" he meant to Iraq. I asked him politely if that meant he was with the military and he repeated that yes, indeed he was being shipped out to the "desert" and was told he would be away for at least two months or more and that his mail would be held for him upon his return. He reiterated with a very shaky voice that he'd just wanted to make sure that our packet of info with a membership form was there for him after he got back.
He then went on to tell me that he had just finished reading Triumph of Evolution by Niles Eldredge and it had changed his worldview completely, especially since he had been raised in an extremely religious-minded family (from Nebraska) and that he had always known about "the truth" at a very early age. Apparently upon finishing the book and finding out about our organization (our website is listed in the back), he realized how important it has become to support organizations like this. He reiterated that after his deployment he'd hoped to read through the materials we'd be sending him (again, his voice shook when he spoke) and that he would join immediately after doing so. I told him how much his call and support was appreciated and wished him good luck and a safe return.
I got a chill up and down my spine when I realized there was a lot more that this young man wanted to discuss over the phone, and that there was no possible way I could even begin to do so with him, but I could tell-- could HEAR it in his voice-- he was very frightened.
I felt like I wanted to scream. Goddamn this stupid fucking bullshit, goddamn BUSH, goddamn CHENEY, goddamn the whole fucking stupid system. ENOUGH ALREADY!
I wish I could have said something to make him feel better about things, but truthfully, the only thing that I could do was just listen and take down his mailing address so we could mail him the info pack. Hopefully he comes back, and in one piece, alive enough to be able to read through and participate in our organization and maybe continue his quest for further knowledge, and in doing so, maybe he'll also realize that there are other alternatives than signing up for a military regime that has nothing but its own agenda in mind, and that this "WAR" or so it's being called, is nothing but FAKE and not in defense of this country or any other country for that matter. It is for power and profit, and will not help anyone but the operators behind its forces.
Please come back alive, young man.
I feel like someone just punched me hard in the gut... Here's why:
I just got a phonecall from a very young person, couldn't have been more than 18. He was calling to ask about our organization and how many levels of support we offer. I went into my usual description until he interjected that he wanted to have some more information sent to him in the mail because he was just about to be deployed and wasn't going to have time to get his mail before leaving.
I paused for a moment when I realized that by "deployed" he meant to Iraq. I asked him politely if that meant he was with the military and he repeated that yes, indeed he was being shipped out to the "desert" and was told he would be away for at least two months or more and that his mail would be held for him upon his return. He reiterated with a very shaky voice that he'd just wanted to make sure that our packet of info with a membership form was there for him after he got back.
He then went on to tell me that he had just finished reading Triumph of Evolution by Niles Eldredge and it had changed his worldview completely, especially since he had been raised in an extremely religious-minded family (from Nebraska) and that he had always known about "the truth" at a very early age. Apparently upon finishing the book and finding out about our organization (our website is listed in the back), he realized how important it has become to support organizations like this. He reiterated that after his deployment he'd hoped to read through the materials we'd be sending him (again, his voice shook when he spoke) and that he would join immediately after doing so. I told him how much his call and support was appreciated and wished him good luck and a safe return.
I got a chill up and down my spine when I realized there was a lot more that this young man wanted to discuss over the phone, and that there was no possible way I could even begin to do so with him, but I could tell-- could HEAR it in his voice-- he was very frightened.
I felt like I wanted to scream. Goddamn this stupid fucking bullshit, goddamn BUSH, goddamn CHENEY, goddamn the whole fucking stupid system. ENOUGH ALREADY!
I wish I could have said something to make him feel better about things, but truthfully, the only thing that I could do was just listen and take down his mailing address so we could mail him the info pack. Hopefully he comes back, and in one piece, alive enough to be able to read through and participate in our organization and maybe continue his quest for further knowledge, and in doing so, maybe he'll also realize that there are other alternatives than signing up for a military regime that has nothing but its own agenda in mind, and that this "WAR" or so it's being called, is nothing but FAKE and not in defense of this country or any other country for that matter. It is for power and profit, and will not help anyone but the operators behind its forces.
Please come back alive, young man.
