Steven Salaita, an associate professor of English at Virginia Tech, argues in a column posted this morning at Salon that Americans should stop saying "support the troops," calling it "trite and tiresome." He argues that patriotism and voicing support for the troops is merely a cover for American "imperialism" and likens American soldiers to murderers and ignorant individuals who "act like an Adam Sandler character."
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:28:09 +0000
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