Letter to the editor: Supporting soldiers isn’t a political issue

Emma Rinehart

Mr. Walker:

I would like to start out by saying that you, sir, are a disgrace to this university, this state and the entire United States in general. You amaze me at your absolute intolerable behavior toward anything involved with the right side.

Who are you to criticize a charitable act that was done by the College Republicans? Who are you to criticize the troops? Who are you to criticize the very people who allow you to say those atrocious words in a public document? You are American, but not an American I’d be proud to associate my country with. And because you’re American, you are able to have the right to express that opinion because of the very people you have the audacity to criticize.

To say that supporting the troops is a right-side issue should never be the case. Supporting the troops is an American responsibility. To say that the troops have “chosen” to spend their holidays, their time, overseas away from their families is absolutely disgraceful. They chose to fulfill an American duty, a lifestyle, where they were aware of the sacrifices and risks they would be involved with, but because it was for the greater good, they chose to accept the risks and make the sacrifices, so that people like you would have the freedom they’ve always been guaranteed and have the rights they have always been promised.

Coming from a family with a strong military background, knowing people who have personally accepted these risks, I find you a deplorable human being to write these words about how easy their life is on and off American soil. The absolute intensity these men and women face every day in their careers shows how brave they truly are. They look danger in the face every day with bravery unsurpassed by the average human being, so that you, sir, can sit in your office and mock them.

To rebut your statement about how our charitable efforts should be “doled out” to those who really need them, I would like to know what you’re doing to help them. As far as I can tell, all you do is sit in an office and write American-bashing editorial letters. If you would really like to make a difference, why don’t you stop judging other people for their efforts (those of which you had nothing to do with and were never bothered by) and start putting your clearly wasted efforts to use and help “the poor” you were talking about?

To finish, I would like to say that I feel sorry for you. To know that you are not even capable of supporting people who have died for you to express an open opinion is infuriating. To know that you openly share your unwillingness to support these amazing men and women, some of whom study at this university, is absolutely disheartening. I would suggest you take a long, hard look at the life you are living and see if it’s really a life you’d be proud to tell your grandchildren about and your grandchildren would be proud to hear and call you their grandfather, because from what I’ve read, I would never want to call you anything but Mr. Walker.