Today I saw something that made me truly despair for the future of this country. 124 former flag officers, several of whom I used to respect, had the unmitigated gall to put their names to a piece of shit, rather traitorous, letter.
One of the signatories is a former flag officer in the VAW community. He was a mentor and someone I used to really respect. He helped me on a couple of occasions and was a leader in his past life in the Navy.
And in one spectacular moment of failure, he chose to trash it all – by supporting the big lie.
Also featured on this particular letter’s footer are many folks, anyone who spent time in aviation in the ’90s will certainly recognize. One was a former head of aviation detailing. Another was a respected fleet commander.
When one looks deeper at the signature list, you will find a couple of well-known instigators, the most notorious of which is LTG William G. Boykin, USA, ret. He is a Christianist freak – who became totally unhinged during the Obama administration.
“But it’s freedom of speech.“
Yes, it is – but that is not and never will be the point. It’s also open defiance of over 150 years of military tradition that would have been unthinkable to any of these men as little as 30 years ago. More importantly, the same people who cheer this letter on were having conniption fits in the early 2000s when I was pointing out how pointless the efforts were by George Bush concerning the surge and the war in Iraq.
We should be clear about this. When it comes to Trump – It is not just politics. It is a deliberate and conscious embrace of an evil enemy of the United States Constitution. One does not nominate, much less vote for, someone this disturbingly flawed to be President of the United States.
If you agreed with this letter and had the gall to criticize me some 12 years ago – you are a fucking hypocrite. More importantly, if you cannot see the distinctions between opposition to the results of a free and fair election vs. a flawed and deadly policy choice, you have earned every bit of scorn and hatred that comes your way.
The people who signed this letter are dead to America. And should be called out for their disgusting embrace of evil.