http://www.socnetcentral.com/vb/showthread.php?s=01a5969e0cc728f5b711cef34792dbd0&threadid=16800

I would appreciate opinions on the above thread. On page 4, especially I am confused about the reactions to Faith.
Please enlighten me!

I read your post. I'm not exactly sure what you are asking for here?? I'll try and answer anyway. IMHO there are individuals in our society that have pre-concieved notions about various different things...different races, different cultures etc.,etc.. When one group is ignorant about another group they tend to 'make up' details to fill in the blanks. It's called predjudice. There are a few of ways to deal with it. You can ignore it. You can complain about it. Or...you can hold your head up, be proud and teach the ignorant that their biases are unfounded. Something to think about anyway.

<small>[ August 16, 2002, 01:15 PM: Message edited by: mgm ]</small>

It seems to me that Faith has a few valid points about adultery. I don't understand how some of the forum members feel that Faith is attacking them. They almost seem angry at Faith for bringing up what I percieve to be valid points.
mgm are you saying you feel Faith is prejudiced against soldiers or what??

Never mind. Did not realize you were meaning a post on another discussion board. Don't we have enough problems without trying to figure out what is wrong with someones perception of the military? The simple truth of it is, is that military personel are human beings too. They make the same kinds of mistakes as everybody else. Nobody should degrade the military or its people based on a few bad apples or incidents. Not unless they are ready to degrade humans as a whole.

jd

<small>[ August 16, 2002, 03:30 PM: Message edited by: jdmac1 ]</small>

LOL I obviously didn't make myself clear enough. (not the first time that's happened <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" /> )

I'm saying that I read the thread that you posted and besides reading the fall out of a flame war I noticed a lot of defensive and aggressive people (their tone was, anyway). There is also alot of support for Faith. There is a recognition by Faith of the sacrifices made by military members and their families. What I'm saying is that yes, based on what I have read (and that's all), Faith has a few 'issues' with the military. There is also an undertone of martyrdom and self-righteousness in Faith's post.
Faith makes a few generalizations about the military and it's personnel. I think that many individuals were reacting to those generalizations. For example:

"Those who are closeminded are unable to see 2 sides of the same coin. Funny thing, that those who are responding are oblivious to the point of my commentary."
....perhaps the point is not being made clearly and concisely enough. I also imagine that the accusation of being close-minded because they didn't agree with or understand the post made a few people angry.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Some express that opinion better than others. Some opinions are more realistic and healthier than others. Some opinions are formed at the 'gut level', some are formed through experience. You can believe that the opinions of another are valid, others may disagree.

So, yes, I suppose the impression I'm getting based on a very small amount of info, is that Faith appears to have a few problems with the military structure.

Ignorance is overcome by education.

Actually,

I am a military brat.

I grew up in the Air Force community, and married into the Navy.

I thought Faith was absolutely accurate in her description.

mgm, and BrambleRose,
Thanks so much for your input. I had begun to think I was in outerspace reading that thread. A little clarity was needed! It can be easy to be misunderstood on a message board. I used to post here quite a bit and sometimes felt like I was talking to a brick wall. It is really interesting to see how people react, and infidelity is quite a passionate subject.

sorry to bother you jdmac1....