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marfacowboy
10/28/2011, 06:00 AM
Regardless of how you feel about things, things are getting a little too tense out there.

http://www.reddit.com/r/occupywallstreet/comments/lqjx2/how_i_feel_as_a_united_states_marine_about_what/http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/marines-storm-reddit-after-occupy-oakland-shooting-of-scott-olson_b43369

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/files/2011/10/yGfyU1-1024x768.jpg

Marines have been flocking to the social networking/aggregator site Reddit to voice their anger at the life-threatening injury inflicted on 24-year-old Iraqi war veteran Scott Olsen by Oakland police during the recent Occupy protests. Video (http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/iraq-war-vet-critically-injured-by-police-attack-on-occupy-oakland-protesters_b43318) showed Olsen go down after taking a tear gas canister to the head. As fellow protesters tried to assist him, police lobbed a flash grenade into their midst–right next to Olsen’s already fractured skull.

The picture above, submitted by Reddit user aburger, has generated well over 1,000 comments on the site–many from fellow Marines who are absolutely livid at the injury to one of their own by police.

Here’s one from Reddit user 0311kilo33:

As God is my witness. I will fight tooth and nail to restore the decency this country was founded upon. The politicians, banks and large corporations have ruined this country. I find it difficult to notice any sense of politeness on the streets anymore. But it goes farther. As a Marine and a citizen I am outraged. I am sick to death of the world my children are being raised in.

So I ask all of you, can you too sense the tipping point? When will enough be enough? If not now, when? I feel the problem is that the average Joe citizen is ignorant and comfortable. These, in addition to selfishness have become the standard for the majority of the population. As long as people are comfortable they remain silent. Well, I’m really ****ing uncomfortable and I’m sick of seeing this sort of **** happening. The Occupy protests that are going on are our first glimmer of hope. If we can take this and move it further, get every lazy *** off their rocker and open their eyes; then maybe, just maybe we have a chance.

Semper Fi brothers, and remember who you are. Protectors of a great nation, not politicians or wealthy money grubbing bankers and the like. When it comes time, I know we’ll stand strong.

If online reaction is any indication, it’s not a stretch to think Olsen’s injury could be the start of something very big. We have a lot of military combat veterans in this country who haven’t been treated very well since they left the service. No job prospects. Inadequate medical coverage. If they take their anger offline and into the streets, the OWS movement will become an extremely potent, and WELL TRAINED force.

sappstuf
10/28/2011, 08:42 AM
I read a lot of those posts.. My belief is that it is a very small number of Marines that are posting.. Very, very small.

Why did you leave off the last paragraph of the story? I'll add it.


If online reaction is any indication, it’s not a stretch to think Olsen’s injury could be the start of something very big. We have a lot of military combat veterans in this country who haven’t been treated very well since they left the service. No job prospects. Inadequate medical coverage. If they take their anger offline and into the streets, the OWS movement will become an extremely potent, and WELL TRAINED force.

Is that last sentence actually suggesting a military uprising from combat veterans? It is very close. Idiocy.

To suggest that military combat veterans have inadequate medical coverage is completely ignorant as well and tells me a lot about whoever this write is and their motivations.. It is like someone that lived in the 70s still writing about poor health care for veterans. It is far from the truth.

No job prospects?? The 9/11 GI bill will pay for just about any education that you want. It is very impressive. I'm have job prospects in the private sector and I am still active duty. Ones that making me seriously consider retirement when I hit 20.

Marfac, I have read many of your posts.. I think you are smarter than this piece of propaganda.

marfacowboy
10/28/2011, 08:52 AM
I just messed up the copy....I do believe recent vets are being shortchanged with care when they return. I've spoken to several, and the mental health challenges, in particular, are staggering. They're not getting the care they deserve.

cleller
10/28/2011, 08:55 AM
Intelligent looking guy. OWS is responsible for the man's injuries. He was injured after OWS protesters resorted to violence to further their cause.

soonercoop1
10/28/2011, 10:54 AM
Intelligent looking guy. OWS is responsible for the man's injuries. He was injured after OWS protesters resorted to violence to further their cause.

That seems to be forgotten in all this...

OhU1
10/28/2011, 12:59 PM
Seems OWS is going out of their way to publicize when a former marine is involved in their protest. Next I expect to hear that a 9-11 firefighter is down there screaming that banks ruined his life. I suppose if we wait long enough we will have other symbolic icons of heroism paraded out to extol the virtues of socialism and the politics of class envy.

TitoMorelli
10/28/2011, 05:45 PM
Seems the chosen martyr for the Occupy movement wasn't really the "semper fi" type:

http://www.verumserum.com/?p=31617

AlboSooner
10/28/2011, 07:08 PM
That's not possible. We all know marines, military people, police, firefighters, Chuck Norris, Wolverine, Batman (the one played by Christian Bale), Bigfoot, Godzilla, and John Wayne are Republicans.

Only a very very very very very very very very very very very very very small, percentage of a small percentage of marines may or may not be left leaning, not democrats, but left leaning. maybe.

My post and my personal belief are good enough as proof.

Serge Ibaka
10/28/2011, 09:53 PM
That's not possible. We all know marines, military people, police, firefighters, Chuck Norris, Wolverine, Batman (the one played by Christian Bale), Bigfoot, Godzilla, and John Wayne are Republicans.


Don't forget this guy (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Buddy_christ.jpg/300px-Buddy_christ.jpg).

sappstuf
10/28/2011, 10:47 PM
Seems the chosen martyr for the Occupy movement wasn't really the "semper fi" type:

http://www.verumserum.com/?p=31617

So he was kicked out for using drugs and started the website ihatethemarinecorps.com... What is your point? ;)

cleller
10/29/2011, 07:04 AM
So he was kicked out for using drugs and started the website ihatethemarinecorps.com... What is your point? ;)

I think his point is that its ironic that the guy above with the body art is making a big deal over Olsen being his "brother" Marine, when in fact Olsen hated the Marine Corps, and sneered at all that Sempi Fi, Stay Marine, type talk.

I read a couple of Olsen's statements from the story. He did not hold his fellow Marines in any kind of high regard.