Bryan Fischer - WankerI came across this story yesterday on Bryan’s site Why Now?. Bryan, who had a lengthy career in the military and in law enforcement is rather more restrained in his choice of words for his post title but shows an enormous degree of contempt for the man.
And with utter justification....
Last week Fischer,who is director of issues for a right wing group called the American Families Association (– looking at its stance on various isues, including Judaism, it is clear that the organisation is an assortment of gimlet eyed bigots, masquerading as wholesome Christians… Anyway, I digress) wrote an article called the Feminisation of the Medal of Honor
In the article he notes that The Medal of Honor would be awarded this afternoon to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta for his heroism in Afghanistan. Giunta He took a bullet in his protective vest as he pulled one soldier to safety, and then rescued the sergeant who was walking point and had been taken captive by two Taliban, whom Sgt. Giunta shot to free his comrade-in-arms.
While saying that Giunta deserved his medal (well Duh!) he noticed a disturbing trend in the awarding of these medals, which few others seem to have recognized. “We have feminized the Medal of Honor.” This is because, in his twisted logic, that every Medal of Honor awarded during these two conflicts )sic – I think he means Iraq and Afghanistan) had been awarded for saving life and not for inflicting casualties on the enemy.
He then asks when “are we going to start awarding the Medal of Honor once again for soldiers who kill people and break things so our families can sleep safely at night?”
In his words “I would suggest our culture has become so feminized that we have become squeamish at the thought of the valor that is expressed in killing enemy soldiers through acts of bravery. We know instinctively that we should honour courage, but shy away from honouring courage if it results in the taking of life rather than in just the saving of life. So we find it safe to honour those who throw themselves on a grenade to save their buddies.”
And so on and so forth
Clearly Fischer thinks there is something effeminate about saving the lives of comrades in extreme circumstances as Giunta did, - as for that matter did Johnson Beharry the last member of the British Army to receive the Victoria Cross (NB Australia and New Zealand have since awarded their own version of the award. The criteri for the award are every bit as stringent as the original). Was Johnson Beharry’s award the result of an effeminate society? I would like Fisher to say that to Beharry’s face.. and to Giunta’s too. I think both of these extraordinary brave men would view him with a mixture of contempt and pity.
Anyway Fischer does not seem to know much about the recent recipients of the Medal of Honor. A quick check of a official site concerning US military history brings us details of Jared Monti who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2006
Sgt Monti received his medal posthumously following this action:
On June 21st, 2006. While Staff Sergeant Monti was leading a mission aimed at gathering intelligence and directing fire against the enemy, his 16-man patrol was attacked by as many as 50 enemy fighters. On the verge of being overrun, Staff Sergeant Monti quickly directed his men to set up a defensive position… He then called for indirect fire support, accurately targeting the rounds upon the enemy…While still directing fire, Staff Sergeant Monti personally engaged the enemy with his rifle and a grenade, successfully disrupting an attempt to flank his patrol. Staff Sergeant Monti then realized that one of his soldiers was lying wounded in the open ground between the advancing enemy and the patrol's position. With complete disregard for his own safety, Staff Sergeant Monti twice attempted to move from behind the cover of the rocks into the face of relentless enemy fire to rescue his fallen comrade. Determined not to leave his soldier, Staff Sergeant Monti made a third attempt to cross open terrain through intense enemy fire. On this final attempt, he was mortally wounded, sacrificing his own life in an effort to save his fellow soldier.
Clearly Monti’s act of supreme bravery is not manly enough for Fischer. Perhaps Fischer should enlist as a corpsman and perform his duties under fire. I am sure his views on bravery would change radically… If e did not run screaming to the rear or if his comrades didn’t frag him first…
Finally if the saving of life is a feminine attribute, I will happily change my name from Jams to Jemima. I would much rather be in touch with this side of humanity than the vile, twisted version Fischer espousesSource URL: http://idontwanttobeanythingotherthanme.blogspot.com/2010/11/bryan-fischer-is-arsehole.html
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