Laurence, your post reminded me of a an incident on a Southwest flight I took last week. As we were landing, the flight attendant thanked members of the military on board “for their service.” On behalf of … who? I wondered? It called to mind the expression “an armed country is a polite country.” No, not because they allow passengers to be armed—heaven forfend! But because when I hear these treacly homages to soldiers in such settings, you realize this is done by the unarmed, servile population who are showering the armed soldiers with compliments in the vain hope that … Continue reading Re: Thank You Soldiers?