tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post4335845658276373126..comments2024-03-08T13:52:22.224-07:00Comments on LAJOY FAMILY: Peeing on HumanityCindy LaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16486626867331586704noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-28090919055628805062012-01-18T23:32:11.506-07:002012-01-18T23:32:11.506-07:00Well....as the wife of a Marine, you know that we ...Well....as the wife of a Marine, you know that we obviously live in the land of Oorah.<br /><br />John and I talked about this when it came out...how the commandant (with whose daughter I went to high school!) said that this didn't fit the caliber of Marines.<br /><br />And I disagreed...and said that it fit exactly as I figured it would.<br /><br />Because you are right—in war, there IS dehumanization. It's the only way that those men and women can do what is asked of them (kill the enemy) without completely losing their minds too (although this of course happens as well). I absolutely believe that ALL military branches, to some degree, facilitate the dehumanization of the enemy because they simply would not be successful if they didn't...we already have so many suffering from PTSD as it is.<br /><br />I also believe that kind of behavior goes on A LOT. And was basically just an instance of being caught here. Which I really feel is what many military members are more distraught over—the act of being caught doing something like that, rather than the fact that it was SO not honorable or noble or merciful or Christian (I know, I know...they don't claim to be).<br /><br />I have a huge problem with that treatment. I abhor it.<br /><br />But like John said to me...I'm not in it. And...being in a situation that I know is one that many people think they can get, but really can't unless they've experienced it...I left room for his theory that we just don't know what war does to people.<br /><br />It's sad. It's horrible. I wish it wasn't like this. But I fear that's just the way the world will continue until Jesus comes back and makes it His own again.<br /><br />And I have no doubt of your love and respect for our nation's military. It's evident in all you write that you are an amazing citizen and raising your children to be so. I totally agree that the act of peeing on any other human is just disrespectful. While I understand war is war, I just wish in war training, there was more emphasis on honor and nobility...but I understand where and perhaps why it lacks.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828552745708177768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-41641339177303035342012-01-17T22:12:27.612-07:002012-01-17T22:12:27.612-07:00FWIW:
This just popped into my head while I was re...FWIW:<br />This just popped into my head while I was reading all these comments, so I'll share it. You'll have to decide if there's a connection for you:<br />Many years ago, I was backing out of a parking space in a crowded lot. I backed into the car behind me. Upset, I got out to see about any damage, and all of a sudden felt accosted by a very angry woman, the driver of the car I had hit. I apologized and tried to see what I could do to make things right. She just went right on venting .... then stopped, looked at me quizzically, and suddenly became really nice. She was a resident of our small village who generally was looked down upon and put down, considered to be a trouble maker. She was so accustomed to people belittling her that, in essence, she came out with her fists up, spoiling for a fight. All of a sudden she realized that I was treating her as a respectable human being, and her entire way of being changed, at least with me. She became a friend, of sorts, for the rest of the time I knew her -- all because I didn't treat her in the offensive, oppressive manner to which she was so accustomed. How can we hope to find peace if we don't offer peace and live peace? How can we hope to be respected if we don't offer respect to those we encounter?<br />KayeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-84290627710839008182012-01-17T22:00:22.479-07:002012-01-17T22:00:22.479-07:00But peeing on a corpse is the same dehumanization ...But peeing on a corpse is the same dehumanization that led to ramming planes into the World Trade Centers and Pentagon in the first place. I was there, I lived two stops from the Pentagon and smelled the fires burning for a week afterwards. I walked past the grieving families, waiting for pieces of their loved ones to be recovered every single day on my way to work. One atrocity does not excuse or justify another. Heaping inhumanity on more inhumanity doesn't make it better, it makes it worse. <br /><br />Regards, KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-85591501619737118892012-01-17T10:38:43.228-07:002012-01-17T10:38:43.228-07:00Peaing on a corpse does not compare to 9/11.
Tess...Peaing on a corpse does not compare to 9/11.<br /><br />TessaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-54433343991680069692012-01-17T08:18:43.642-07:002012-01-17T08:18:43.642-07:00I agree, well said.I agree, well said.Kim Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419283978920036716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-74551060423915597352012-01-16T14:48:43.219-07:002012-01-16T14:48:43.219-07:00We are not so different as I agree with you 100% ...We are not so different as I agree with you 100% This is one of the things I also admired about the late Pope. He belived all killing was wrong. In War, Capital Pubishment, abortion ect. Every life is life.<br />Thank you for standing up for humanity.Karon https://www.blogger.com/profile/11824135214292463773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-8322724771688530602012-01-16T09:00:05.050-07:002012-01-16T09:00:05.050-07:00When I saw that photo my first thought was "M...When I saw that photo my first thought was "Man inhumanity to man", and I felt shame that our American soldiers were doing such a thing.<br />As usual, you eloquently say what many of us feel, thank you. <br />Fran S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-8314332729209054762012-01-16T05:59:07.373-07:002012-01-16T05:59:07.373-07:00And we don't know they are Taliban members... ...And we don't know they are Taliban members... what if it turns out they are innocent people caught in crossfire, how many will still insist it was justified then? Or if they are child soldiers, brainwashed into a fighting for a cause that they don't understand.<br /><br />You are right, by doing that to another human, they are showing how close they are to becoming what they claim to hate so much.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06443526332058775222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-50019813880426635132012-01-16T01:16:07.833-07:002012-01-16T01:16:07.833-07:00Hi, Cindy!
Good posting, per usual! All the way t...Hi, Cindy!<br />Good posting, per usual! All the way through, I kept thinking, and she wonders what good her theological training has done her ..... You are every bit as much in ministry with your postings here, and the work you do with your children, as anyone who is called to a pulpit! God grant you all you need to continue ....<br />Peace and blessings! KayeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com