In Memorial

W stands for War.
For most people, this memorial day will be one of BBQ's, shopping and relaxation. Memorial Day weekend usually marks the beginning of the summer season, the change is weather and a moment to reflect on the people that work hard to keep our country safe from harm.
Well, this year I cannot help but feel a slight tinge of remorse for the soldiers that are fighting war that is not protecting our soil as the military markets their cause.
Men and women, most with little or no other opportunities enter the military as a way out of their lives here in America. However, now that this "war" takes more and more lives, recruitment of the armed forces is plummeting down, even in neighbourhoods that are overflowing with poverty. People would rather be poor than dead.
So, today, I am going to think of the poor of this country that gave their lives to a marketing effort that makes them feel like they are defending their country when they are just another dog tag in the United States ongoing Colional conflict....
Make sure to go out and spend your capitalist dollars today in honour of those that have fallen. I am sure the thousands of people killed since 911 in the name of war would like to munch down on an all beef hot dog as well.