More Patriotism from the Anti-War Left

By John

How many times have you heard "we support the troops, but not the war?" How many times have you believed it?

Here's more proof that the anti-war movement is disguising their hatred with PC happiness. In an interview with the drummer of the band Godsmack, Jay Babcock of Arthur magazine repeatedly accused percussionist Sully Erna of the vilest of crimes: supporting the troops.

Babcock's biggest beef was that Godsmack songs were used in military recruitment ads.

Dean Esmay called the interview "bizzare." I'd say it goes a step beyond that...

JAY: You were telling me how powerful your music was, and what age the people are that listen to it, and you must have thought, 'Well the Navy sure thought it was useful,' so you tell me.
SULLY: Hey, listen. The Navy thought.... It's the same reason why wrestlers work out to the music, and extreme motocross riders listen to the music and do what they do. It's ENERGETIC music. It's very ATHLETIC. People feel that they get an adrenaline rush out of it or whatever, so, it goes with whatever's an extreme situation. But I doubt very seriously that a kid is going to join the Marines or the US Navy because he heard Godsmack as the underlying bed music in the commercial. They're gonna go and join the Navy because they want to jump out of helicopters and fuckin' shoot people! Or protect the country or whatever it is, and look at the cool infra-red goggles.

JAY: You said to MTV, "We're not a very political band but we're supportive of the U.S. military and how they approach things."

SULLY: Listen. Someone turned that around. I never said "and how they approach things."

The interview was then fawned over by HuffPo writer Howard Klein, who opposes recruitment "into the Bush Regime's war-profits-schemes." His words, not mine.

The anti-war left's position on military recruitment is the absolute pinnacle of elitist snobbery and condescension. They exhaust themselves trying to find outside causes that "forced" or "tricked" young men and women into signing up. It's never about service, it's never about sacrifice. To the elites, military service means that you will either be killed or be a killer, and thus successful recruitment efforts are the equivilant of sentencing kids to the gallows or turning them into faceless goverment murder machines.

This latest snafu is a perfect example of the ill-informed, paranoid hype that the anti-war movement thrives off of, just another situation where fear has to be fought with fact.

Open invitation to Jay Babcock and Howard Klein, they can contact Charlie or myself anyday, anytime to discuss why we chose to serve. I can guarentee you it wasn't because of a Godsmack song. These clowns clearly need assistance in understanding the military, and I'm just the man to help them.

Hotel Tangos to Dean's World and Murdoc.

May 12, 2006 11:56 AM Moonbattery