That Three Weeks You Actually Gave A Shit About Us? That Was Great
The following is an opinion piece written by Jason Sievers, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan now living in his parent’s basement.
I just want to thank you, America.
From Detroit down to Houston, and from New York to LA, I have seen the pride in every American heart, and it's time I stand and say: thank you.
Because for once in my career, if only for a single, flash-in-the-pan moment, you actually gave a shit about us. You remember that? It was just a couple of months ago, when you wrote letters and called into radio shows and griped at your congressmen about how bad the VA was treating us. Those approximately three weeks? Those were great. Thanks for that.
I know you have since lost interest, and my plight has sunk back beneath your bovine, torpor-sluggish attention. That is to be expected — one cannot simply keep giving a fuck about somebody who is not himself. Not when there are newer shiny baubles and bits of string to play with.
The president has traded a bunch of terrorists for a def…
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