<p>This just goes to show how out of touch the American public is with veterans. This guy spent months dodging death, trying to kill an insidious and subversive enemy who didn’t have any scrupples about murdering and torturing civilans and soldiers. Then he comes back to America where everyone is busy shopping at the mall, watching Dancing with the Stars, and getting outraged about their poor kids getting bullied. He came back to a country that could care less about him. One that paid him lip service to stroke their conscience, then went on living in their suburban paradise with their heads stuck in the sand.</p>
<p>This guy probably looked around at all the 18 and 19 year old kids in class who cared only for their next joint or beer. He probably spent months and years feeling completely alienated. He had seen what the REAL world was like, what humanity has been doing since its existence, but what we in America pretend only happens in movies and the news. His saw this essay as an opportunity to finally get out what was on his mind. It seemed like a harmless medium. He was probably encouraged by his professor to be as open and controversial as he could. It was probably an incredibly cathartic experience. </p>
<p>Now he’s been put in the same category as Seung-Hui Cho, Eric Harris, and Dylan Klebold.</p>
<p>Thanks America,</p>
<p>-An OIF veteran</p>