I started this blog as an outlet, a forum, to document my life during a time of unsolicited hell. When I googled 'liberal military wives' all I got back was negative citations. Since when is the word 'liberal' a four letter word? Since when is it unpatriotic or unAmerican not to want to go to war, not to want my husband to die, or to come back some sort of shell of his former self?Since when is it wrong not to want people to die senselessly?
How many people really have the right to challenge Cindy Sheehan? Have they lost sons? Then where on earth do they get off judging someone's grief process? Where do they get the right to vilify a grieving mother? It makes me outraged - Yes, I know my husband volunteered to be a Weekend Warrior, not a full time walking talking mouthpiece for a misguided power monger who seems to thing he can take over the world. One logs for the easy days, when I was but a little person, watch Nixon on TV -
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I'm with you so far! We are trying to find like-minded military spouses. Interested? Visit kimbaland.com - look for a post called "Day Three" and read the comments. You are welcome to join us, if you would like.
I think liberal is a fabulous word, by the way.
I think there are more of us out there than you think, or at least that is what I tell myself so I don't go insane.
Anyway, you can check me out at:
feministmilitaryspouse.blogspot.com.
see... three so far. go to spousebuzz. there are lots of US there too. sure, there are all sorts of neo cons too, but then you will still find more liberals than you think.
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