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Offline AlanS

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Open mouth, insert foot
« on: November 12, 2014, 12:28:02 PM »
http://yellowhammernews.com/faithandculture/alabamians-anti-veterans-rant-lands-serious-hot-water/

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labamian’s anti-veterans rant lands him in serious hot water
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    by Cliff Sims
    in Faith & Culture · Featured · Politics
    — 12 Nov, 2014

Dog tags of the 58,211 American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War hang from the ceiling of the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum

Dog tags of the 58,211 American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War hang from the ceiling of the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum

It looks like what we have here is a classic case of when “keeping it real” goes wrong.

On Veterans Day, while most Americans were thanking members of the U.S. armed forces for their service and enjoying their community’s holiday festivities, Michael Schuette of Anniston, Alabama took to Facebook to explain that veterans are not American heroes. In fact, he believes they “kill for profit,” “terrorize” other countries, have “never sacrificed for this country” and do “nothing for the American citizens.”

Here’s the screenshot that started making the rounds on social media Tuesday evening.



Adding another bizarre wrinkle to the story, Schuette is the co-owner of Outlaw Gun Repair and Hydrographing, hardly the stereotype for an anti-veteran activist.

He and his wife are also the administrators of a 5,000-member Facebook Group dedicated to buying, selling and trading firearms in Calhoun County, Alabama.

As Schuette’s Facebook post started spreading Tuesday night, both locals and people from around the country took to the comment section of his business’s website to express their outrage.

“So, you hate Vets huh. Happy to help spread the word about you and help boycott your business,” wrote one veteran from Madison, Alabama.

“Congrats on ruining your business, genius,” added another commenter from Birmingham.

It got so bad, in fact, that Schuette took to Facebook yet again, not to apologize or to take back his comments, but to tell patrons who were pledging to boycott his business that he was leaving the company and that it would now just be run by his wife.



Yellowhammer reached out to Schuette via Facebook message to ask if he’d like to comment for this story, but for once he actually chose not to share is feelings on Facebook.

In the end, it was a commenter from Texas who may have summed it up best.

“Next time don’t bite the Vets hands that feed your freedom of speech…they bite back.”

I support his right to free speech and I support everyone's right to boycott his business, regardless of who runs it. ::USA::
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Re: Open mouth, insert foot
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2014, 01:38:08 PM »
Sounds like he's probably of the Paulbot variety.

There's a right way and a wrong way to be critical of foreign policy, the Military-Industrial Complex, and so on.  The right way is to express outrage that wingtip-wearing perfumed princes in Washington abuse and misuse the people who serve in the military.  The wrong way is to attack those people directly.  As if any of them ever joined up after saying to themselves "I'd really like to become cannon fodder and help implement globalist designs!"  The majority who join are motivated by the same things that have always motivated, i.e. the knowledge that, as Orwell said, people sleep peaceably in their beds only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.  Others may be motivated by the GI Bill or some such, but it's still a long way from being willing Imperial Stormtroopers.

What a douche.
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Re: Open mouth, insert foot
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2014, 04:58:28 PM »
I agree, this is likely a hardcore PaulBot, the loser probably has a cult room in his house filled with all things St.Ron.  His wife could have done better, should divorce his ass, probably the only way to save her name.
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