Thank you for your service

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Thank you for your service

Post by deez nuts » Sat May 14, 2016 1:56 am

I hear it every memorial day, it's makes me feel really weird and uncomfortable,my friends mean it but I do not know what to say, all I can think is I am really lucky and I instantly think about my friends who were not as lucky as me, then I think about the guys that probably had it worse than me. I have never said your welcome I just feel weird, I never wanted a thank you. If you know a veteran or have one in your life memorial day, just throw a high five or pay it foreword to a random. If you must, thank them for being a American, this thank you for your service politically correct shit is bullshit. Thank you all for going to work so you can pay your rent,buy groceries etc... High fives all around.....
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Re: Thank you for your service

Post by Bean » Mon May 16, 2016 8:55 pm

I hear you. I don't know if it's political correctness, but I like that angle. It's a cliche, and it's rude to slap someone with a cliche. It builds a little wall and humans are separate enough without piling on with more BS. It short circuits any conversation or relationship. So, it also is a performative contradiction. It marks you as a class of person deserving special treatment but then treats you especially badly with a BS cliche.

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Re: Thank you for your service

Post by n00less cluebie » Mon May 16, 2016 11:09 pm

The correct response is "you're welcome, now you can service Deez Nuts"

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