It is moments like these that make me wonder why so many people blindly accept the notion that conservatives understand the culture of our military better than liberals. Eliminate porn from military bases? Even bases in the middle of a war zone? Who are these people kidding?
And this post from NRO's K-Lo is so absurd I have to quote it in full:
The last thing I'd ever want is a feminizing of our military. But military bases are family affairs and therefore this is worth a discussion.
I love men. I love men being men. I love military men. And I thank God they are military men. But I find it hard to believe that all military men are "drinking and whoring Saturday night," and if they are in any kind of majority, yeah, that bears scrutiny.Like I said yesterday, I don't know that Broun's legislation is a good idea. But I know what he's thinking: Porn is bad. Why is the military peddling it? It's a good question. Not the biggest question of our day; it's not the hill to die on, as many readers have put it to me. But porn in our culture does need to be addressed and discussed. And if that indicates a feminization of anything, maybe that's what women are here for -- to, every once in awhile, stand athwart history and yell, "Stop. What are we doing to our men?
Look, on some level I understand her point about military bases being "family affairs," but first and foremost they are bases where we train men and women to prepare to kill other men and women in the name of national self-defense. And that must take precedence above all else, even families.
That aside, who is this "we" that are "doing" something to "our men?" Is anyone forcing active duty soldiers to buy porn, or are they doing it of their own free will? If regular citizens are allowed to buy porn, why should we single out soldiers for different treatment? Is this somehow supposed to make them better soldiers? Really?
As for what they do on a Saturday night, I can only say that KLo clearly has never been anywhere near a military base on the weekend. I mean... wow.
We are training our fellow citizens to prepare to kill other human beings. If the worst thing they want to do in their free time is get drunk and look at porn, well...
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