Comments on: Two essays, two reactions, two very different Americas

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:11:16 +0000

In reply to JimP. I thought that was a fantastic attempt at spreading personal guilt. I don't wish anything bad on the guy, but he doesn't have any right to blame me for his crappy actions.

By: JimP

JimP — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:02:36 +0000

“Every single soldier that has ever truly been at war has heard, seen, condoned, facilitated, ignored, or participated in the heinous acts I have confessed to you here, or worse.””

…… So ……. um …… er ……. because I have a penis, I’m a rapist?

Mr. Dryer is projecting, justifying his poor conduct by saying “everybody does it”, and defending that statement by accusing those who won’t admit to behaving as badly of lieing ……

He’s trapped in his own personal hell. He is lonely there, and wants us to join him.

You made your bed, Dryer. Lie in it.

By: Tierlieb

Tierlieb — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:49:49 +0000

In reply to chrishernandezauthor.

russel1200’s remark made me curious, too. Searching for “Archdruid” and “Relegion” turned up this: http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.de/2013/04/the-fate-of-civil-religion.html

By: Rex

Rex — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:03:31 +0000

Thank you for protecting me, thank you for learning right from wrong,and thank you for passing it on to the rest of us.

By: M4BALOT

M4BALOT — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:17:49 +0000

People are attracted to his essay because of his outrageous claims. It doesn’t matter if it’s true or not, that is what people respond to. Even you want to get sucked into it. I don’t believe a word of what he wrote, I refuse to even read it. Thanks for your.service.

By: Retired Mustang

Retired Mustang — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:30:20 +0000

Projection, the common-to-us-all defense mechanism, lets us project onto other people the attributes about ourselves that we both 1)dislike and 2)can’t admit to ourselves or others. Whether it’s what a person has done and must now see all others as having done or the fear of what he or she might do in a given situation, it’s still projection. It protects us from the pain of something we just can’t face at the time. For most people, most of the time, it’s not a problem. Even though we may never realize we used projection to protect ourselves we do come to the realization of how we felt about ourselves or what we did. We deal with it and move on. But for some, including the referenced author, there is no moving on. Instead, we cling not only to our projection but to the bad feelings about ourselves that prompted it.

While I am most emphatically NOT accusing Dryer of anything, it’s worth noting there are two groups who yell “what I did was bad, but everybody else there did the same thing”…criminals and adolescents.

By: TC Inva

TC Inva — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:38:35 +0000

In reply to chrishernandezauthor.

Those on the left tend to love themselves a poster boy who re-enforces their world view. The highest virtue some people recognize is agreeing with them…and if you’re in the process of agreeing with their world view and giving teeth to their preconceived ideas then it really doesn’t matter what petty atrocities you admit to. Look at how that jackwagon Dorner was lauded by certain circles as if he was some sort of hero exposing the “corruption” of the LAPD. The guy was murdering innocent people and threatening to murder a bunch more, and the Daily Kos set thought he was swell.

To that type it’s all black and white. If you agree with them, you’re good. If not, you’re bad. It’s a system that’s as simple as they are.

By: Web

Web — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:19:13 +0000

This post is one of the most powerful things I have read in a while. I thank you for your honorary service, and offer condolences for what you have lost in rendering it. Because of men and women like you, weak individuals are able to have whatever opinion they want. He is an example of the worst in our armed forces, and indeed civilized culture. I would defend his right to say what he has to say to the greatest extent I can, but that being said, he is pathetic. If people who are equally pathetic want to turn him into a hero, so be it, because what hes has done cheapens the status, and actually discredits him further. America is great because it offers opportunity to all. Some take that opportunity and do great things, some take full advantage of the opportunity to fail. I know that hero status is not something you desire, but you do have my respect, and thanks.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:31:10 +0000

It sounds like the author is trying to rationalize HIS actions by saying ” Ah well everyone else was doing it!”

I don’t know how true this is, but I once heard someone say (journalist) “They pay $500 for pictures of dead children and $100 for pictures of happy ones”. People want to feel sad and want to help (donate $5 to stop these atrocities!) I don’t care to make this political, but I would wager many of his “applause” is from one side try to push personal agendas and happily say war is bad.

By: ansel

ansel — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:40:18 +0000

Shucking his responsibilities as a member of the US armed forces and as a man. What a load of crap from a whiner and a “victim”.

I’ve forwarded this to a media person I know, hope it does some good.

Semper fi.