PO2 Sam Tkach 602805 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://toprightnews.com/female-vet-takes-action-to-stop-protestors-stomping-on-the-flag-takes-4-cops-to-arrest-her/">http://toprightnews.com/female-vet-takes-action-to-stop-protestors-stomping-on-the-flag-takes-4-cops-to-arrest-her/</a><br /><br />After seeing this event in Valdosta, GA, I became more convinced than ever that I made the right decision to get out of the US military. Judging by the behavior of Michelle Manhart, it became clear to me that US military indoctrinates people to be ignorant and intolerant to those who have different opinions shared by the US government. The US government's opinion is that Stars and Stripes stand for freedom and democracy, to the Black Lives Matter protesters they stand for racism, and to me our flag stands for neither of the things mentioned above. However, our military teaches its members to perceive anybody who disagrees with US government's opinion as the enemies and encourages veterans to be aggressive with them, which clearly contradicts the First Amendment of Our Constitution. I stand by my earlier comment that what Ms. Manhart did was ignorant, because in two US Supreme Court cases: Johnson v. Texas (1989) and US v. Eichman (1990), it was ruled that desecration of US national flag is right guaranteed to us by the First Amendment. It deeply saddens me that our military trains Americans to be against fellow Americans over disagreements, once again. But this pain of mine has inspired me to write a book, which I hope will change people's hearts and minds: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/one-fine-woman-jason-singer/dp/">http://www.amazon.com/one-fine-woman-jason-singer/dp/</a> [login to see] /ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid= [login to see] &amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=one+fine+woman<br /><br />PS: This post reflects my own opinions only and they represent neither the US Government, nor the US Navy. <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/012/299/qrc/global-sprite_bluebeacon-32-v1._V327533540_.png?1443039226"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/one-fine-woman-jason-singer/dp/1507736800/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1429487344&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=one+fine+woman">one fine woman: jason singer: 9781507736807: Amazon.com: Books</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">one fine woman [jason singer] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. This play covers the court-martial of US Navy Petty Officer Jay Tabachnik, accused of attempted rape and murder of a female sailor</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Americans vs. Americans? 2015-04-19T19:51:41-04:00 PO2 Sam Tkach 602805 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://toprightnews.com/female-vet-takes-action-to-stop-protestors-stomping-on-the-flag-takes-4-cops-to-arrest-her/">http://toprightnews.com/female-vet-takes-action-to-stop-protestors-stomping-on-the-flag-takes-4-cops-to-arrest-her/</a><br /><br />After seeing this event in Valdosta, GA, I became more convinced than ever that I made the right decision to get out of the US military. Judging by the behavior of Michelle Manhart, it became clear to me that US military indoctrinates people to be ignorant and intolerant to those who have different opinions shared by the US government. The US government's opinion is that Stars and Stripes stand for freedom and democracy, to the Black Lives Matter protesters they stand for racism, and to me our flag stands for neither of the things mentioned above. However, our military teaches its members to perceive anybody who disagrees with US government's opinion as the enemies and encourages veterans to be aggressive with them, which clearly contradicts the First Amendment of Our Constitution. I stand by my earlier comment that what Ms. Manhart did was ignorant, because in two US Supreme Court cases: Johnson v. Texas (1989) and US v. Eichman (1990), it was ruled that desecration of US national flag is right guaranteed to us by the First Amendment. It deeply saddens me that our military trains Americans to be against fellow Americans over disagreements, once again. But this pain of mine has inspired me to write a book, which I hope will change people's hearts and minds: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/one-fine-woman-jason-singer/dp/">http://www.amazon.com/one-fine-woman-jason-singer/dp/</a> [login to see] /ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid= [login to see] &amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=one+fine+woman<br /><br />PS: This post reflects my own opinions only and they represent neither the US Government, nor the US Navy. <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/012/299/qrc/global-sprite_bluebeacon-32-v1._V327533540_.png?1443039226"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/one-fine-woman-jason-singer/dp/1507736800/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1429487344&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=one+fine+woman">one fine woman: jason singer: 9781507736807: Amazon.com: Books</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">one fine woman [jason singer] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. This play covers the court-martial of US Navy Petty Officer Jay Tabachnik, accused of attempted rape and murder of a female sailor</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Americans vs. Americans? 2015-04-19T19:51:41-04:00 2015-04-19T19:51:41-04:00 GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 637784 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Frankly, I don't know where you ever got the idea that "our military teaches its members to perceive anybody who disagrees with US government's opinion as the enemies and encourages veterans to be aggressive with them" ... sounds like a lot of self-justifying BS to me. Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made May 3 at 2015 7:00 AM 2015-05-03T07:00:31-04:00 2015-05-03T07:00:31-04:00 2015-04-19T19:51:41-04:00