The Statement

Demolocke’s Agenda Article/Post Caveat (Read First Please: Click the Link)

Here is what I assume is a quote about Veterans and handling combat, i.e., often associated with PTSD, "When people come back from war and combat, they see things that maybe a lot of the folks in this room have seen many times over, and you're strong and you can handle it," Trump said to a veterans' group in Northern Virginia, "but a lot of people can't handle it."

I cannot help but believe there is this agenda associated with the apparent outrage some are voicing in regard to this statement but if I remove the name, “Trump,” and let the statement stand alone I don’t see it as a derogatory statement to the honor and duty of combat veterans. Here is the quote stand alone, When people come back from war and combat, they see things that maybe a lot of the folks in this room have seen many times over, and you're strong and you can handle it," to a veterans' group "but a lot of people can't handle it."

A lot of people, most of our society, cannot handle such combat exposure of such intensity and emotional and psychological effects of after, the repercussions of serving in combat. I served for ten years as a Marine and although not a combat vet I understand that humans deal with extreme stress differently and in the end no matter their status, i.e., vet or not a vet, when encountering such stress conditions some will handle it, some will be able to handle it with help and some will not be able to handle it. 

None can possibly know when entering into such environments and situations how they will handle it during the event and especially after the event ends. None can possibly know the effects of such stresses on the body, mind and spirit for each individual is unique and distinct from other individuals. Even some of my combat veteran friends have spoken of the difficulties from combat experiences. One such combat vet as he entered his middle winter years of life once spoke of a difficulty in understanding his combat experience that apparently causing him great stress but with help he found his role and responsibilities were honorable and was able to handle it well while not losing it since it was a part of him and who is is. 

I can’t help but feel that when such rhetoric of venomous nature is expressed with an emotionally driven anger that some other agenda is underneath and in this instance, due to fear, it is about disparaging an individual so they are unable to take a position of responsibility. That position putting that person of unknown quantities that threaten the individuals very beliefs and status in a state of disfavor so they don’t get elected. 

These statements (about the persons statement above) as stand alone of disparaging meaning is just another way to foster a stoic manly social condition onto persons of integrity and service so they don’t get the help needed. The statement above merely states that our vets are hurting and in need, let them ask without stigmatism, without being set apart from other veterans who are handling things better and not other them so they feel they are not in the brotherhood and let them find help; help from their fellow vets; help from those who lead; help from our society; help from family and friends and finally help from those who specialize in treating such difficulties of combat experience. 

Lets everyone stop being “Assholes” and let the health and quality of life for combat veterans, all veterans, improve from our empathy and understanding rather than some self-serving agenda driven drivel.