I ran a small leather shop that sold hat/lapel pins. One pin said “stay the course” a slogan for continuing the Iraq war in 2006.
I started working in that shop in 2011. I left 15 years later. Never sold a single pin except to myself. I have it on my bag ironically. I’m
Nearly 40 years old and we have been In perpetual war my entire life.
I remember the very moment I realized that republicans were disingenuous, and far too numerous.
Shortly after the Iraq invasion, and the “support the troops” ribbons started showing up.
Me, being logical, thought it meant people wanted the troops out, like, support bringing them home from a pointless war in the desert.
It did not.
I ran a small leather shop that sold hat/lapel pins. One pin said “stay the course” a slogan for continuing the Iraq war in 2006.
I started working in that shop in 2011. I left 15 years later. Never sold a single pin except to myself. I have it on my bag ironically. I’m Nearly 40 years old and we have been In perpetual war my entire life.