What you can't say (2004)

Re:What you can't say (2004) by bootsz on Monday October 15, 2018 @01:36PM (#18221770)

Yeah the post-9/11 years were definitely pretty weird in the US, from people claiming you couldn’t morally criticize the president to the ubiquitousness of “SUPPORT THE TROOPS” bumper stickers and signs (which meant what exactly? I still have no idea)

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Re:What you can't say (2004) by tyingq on Monday October 15, 2018 @01:50PM (#18221896)

There are honest uses of "SUPPORT THE TROOPS", like promoting improved healthcare for veterans.

Of course, it's also a way to phrase something like "support the war" while being hard to argue with. Like "pro life" and "pro choice". Both deliberate naming schemes to make a position seem hard to argue with.

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Re:What you can't say (2004) by maxxxxx on Monday October 15, 2018 @02:00PM (#18222018)

"Support the troops" was always "Support the war" and it was designed that way. In my view the best that could be done to support the troops would be to bring them home and think twice about foreign adventures.

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Re:What you can't say (2004) by jstanley on Monday October 15, 2018 @02:36PM (#18222390)

If troops are agents of war, and you don't support war, why would you support troops?

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Re:What you can't say (2004) by tyingq on Monday October 15, 2018 @02:49PM (#18222516)

I suspect it's meant for people that oppose the "current war" versus "any and all war".

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Re:What you can't say (2004) by taserian on Monday October 15, 2018 @04:56PM (#18223665)

One of my favorite stand-up routines talks about the infamous bumper sticker philosophy, and what happened when the person moved from a left-leaning location to a right-leaning one. https://youtu.be/pKBKLeTZbM4

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Re:What you can't say (2004) by jcoffland on Monday October 15, 2018 @01:56PM (#18221963)

“SUPPORT THE TROOPS” is newspeak for "SUPPORT THE WAR."

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