This Memorial Day weekend, I will be spending time with friends and family in social settings. Aside from the ole red, white, and blue décor they will mostly be just like countless other gatherings complete with meat, alcohol and more alcohol. Inevitably, there will be someone who wants to honor our military dead with a prayer usually associated with the giving of the grace before the meal or as the evening progresses, an impromptu spewing of alcohol induced declaration of their patriotism. All present will standby, allowing the orator their few minutes of what in most cases one could consider grandstanding to fulfill their need to be in the spotlight no matter how dim it shines.
Plastic Patriotism
Plastic Patriotism
Plastic Patriotism
This Memorial Day weekend, I will be spending time with friends and family in social settings. Aside from the ole red, white, and blue décor they will mostly be just like countless other gatherings complete with meat, alcohol and more alcohol. Inevitably, there will be someone who wants to honor our military dead with a prayer usually associated with the giving of the grace before the meal or as the evening progresses, an impromptu spewing of alcohol induced declaration of their patriotism. All present will standby, allowing the orator their few minutes of what in most cases one could consider grandstanding to fulfill their need to be in the spotlight no matter how dim it shines.