Berkeley, CA--Every so often we read something that is so evil, so disgusting, and so vile that it stays with us after it's read, like some kind of curse we can't shake in our minds. This article is one of those vile things.

Kenneth Thiesen, of the Berzerkley Observer, wrote a piece called "Why I Don't Support the Troops." Interestingly enough, he gets one thing right:

It is objectively impossible to support the troops of the imperialist military forces of the U.S. and at the same time oppose the wars in which they fight.

Theisen, however, is not content to say he doesn't support the troops. He's not happy just to say he opposes the war in Iraq. He has a whole list of "gems" that he shares with the equally-idiotic Berkeley population:

- "We need to oppose the recruitment of men and women into the military. We need to support resisters within the military who have realized what they are doing and now choose to resist the role of the U.S. military. "

- "We need to expose that those in the U.S. military are trained to be part of a 'killing machine...' The bottom line is that even if these people are relatives or friends, you can not support the troops without also supporting the objective role that these troops play in the imperialist system."

- "United States troops are acting as destructive and murderous forces of invasion and occupation."

- "Those of us who oppose the unjust wars of the Bush regime must struggle with those in the military and those that support them to expose what role the troops objectively play. Supporting the troops engaged in making war against other nations and people on behalf of U.S. imperialism is not acceptable."

Only one problem...we're not going anywhere, and we will continue to stand for our men and women in uniform.

Thanks to LGF for the tip.