Stand up or GTFO.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by sexobon

Now you're just spewing nonsense. He's protesting America and Americans. The US military is comprised of Americans serving America. They're every bit as affected as all other Americans.

Exactly. That's why it's silly to say that his protest has anything to do with the military.

Your whole point seems to be that there were military people among the people offended by him, and therefore Smith's quote is technically true.

Sure, whatever.

But I didn't say it was a lie, I said it was silly.

Again, Smiths quote was:

by offending our military service men and women,

If all he meant was "some of the people offended by the protest happen to be in the military", why even pick them out? Just to try to glom on to people's respect for the military and attach it to his argument.

Does that phrase apply to everything one might do that might offend someone in the military?

I'm sure there are a few members of the military who would be at least a bit offended at being co-opted into this guy's argument.