Comments on: An instrument of social change http://mightyforces.net/2007/11/an-instrument-of-social-change/ Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:12:44 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Adam http://mightyforces.net/2007/11/an-instrument-of-social-change/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Adam Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:29:18 +0000 http://mightyforces.net/wp/?p=118#comment-52 When I was younger, I wanted to be in the Navy. (I was serious with those fantasy job choices yesterday) I don't anymore. It has nothing to do with me being gay, and them not wanting me. I've just moved past that. Mostly at least. If my country needed me, and called me to service, I would gladly go into the Navy. I think I could be a good naval officer. It upsets me to think though, that if my country needed me, and I was willing to serve, they might not want me. It upsets me even more that there are thousands of men and women out there, that do want to serve their country. But their country's military don't want them. I understand that the military was not meant to be a vehicle for social change. That is a perfectly valid point. But who the hell cares? What is supposed to be a vehicle for social change? And shouldn't social change be at least a little disruptive? Isn't that the point, to disrupt the status quo? And it going to happen eventually, already has to a point. Might as well get it over with. When I was younger, I wanted to be in the Navy. (I was serious with those fantasy job choices yesterday) I don’t anymore. It has nothing to do with me being gay, and them not wanting me. I’ve just moved past that. Mostly at least. If my country needed me, and called me to service, I would gladly go into the Navy. I think I could be a good naval officer. It upsets me to think though, that if my country needed me, and I was willing to serve, they might not want me. It upsets me even more that there are thousands of men and women out there, that do want to serve their country. But their country’s military don’t want them.

I understand that the military was not meant to be a vehicle for social change. That is a perfectly valid point. But who the hell cares? What is supposed to be a vehicle for social change? And shouldn’t social change be at least a little disruptive? Isn’t that the point, to disrupt the status quo? And it going to happen eventually, already has to a point. Might as well get it over with.

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