{"id":82135,"date":"2018-10-03T10:08:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T14:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=82135"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:33:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:33:35","slug":"is-it-time-to-expand-the-definition-of-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=82135","title":{"rendered":"Is it time to expand the definition of \u2018veteran?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Chicago-Pride-3-500x296.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-82136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Chicago-Pride-3-500x296-500x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Chicago-Pride-3-500x296.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Chicago-Pride-3-500x296-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A certain\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld thinks we are being too restrictive with who earns the title &#8220;Veteran&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I have long thought, though, about whom our country includes in its socially-constructed category of \u201cveteran.\u201d Currently, that classification remains limited to those honorably serving in our armed forces. And yes, this service and this profession has traditionally been determined by our society as honorable and noble work.<\/p>\n<p>Why, though, have we circumscribed the parameters of \u201cveteran\u201d? Why have we so limited its definition?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thinking can be hard &#8230; for some.\u00a0 I have thoughts all the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Can we as a nation begin now to consider expanding the category of \u201cveteran\u201d to include the diplomats and the mediators, those working in conflict resolution, and activists dedicated to preventing wars and to bringing existing wars to diplomatic resolution once they have begun?\u00a0What about the practitioners of non-violent resistance in the face of tyranny and oppression?<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who stand up and put their lives on the line to defend our country from threats to our national security, as those in our nation\u2019s military do, are true patriots and veterans. But true patriots and veterans are also those who speak out, stand up, and put their lives on the line by actively advocating for justice, freedom, and liberty through peaceful means.<\/p>\n<p>Looking over the history of humanity, it is apparent that tyranny could only be countered through the raising of arms. On numerous occasions, however, diplomacy has been successful, and at other times, it should have been used more extensively before rushing to war.<\/p>\n<p>It is unacceptable when one\u2019s love of country is called into question when advocating for peaceful means of conflict resolution. It is also an act of patriotism to keep our brave troops out of harm\u2019s way, and to work to create conditions and understanding that ultimately make war less likely.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Keep your heads people, this Peace craze will blow over.\u00a0 Y<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbtqnation.com\/2018\/09\/time-expand-definition-veteran\/\">ou can enjoy the entire article HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A certain\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld thinks we are being too restrictive with who earns the title &hellip; <a title=\"Is it time to expand the definition of \u2018veteran?\u2019\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=82135\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is it time to expand the definition of \u2018veteran?\u2019<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":667,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-i-hate-hippies","category-liberals-suck"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/667"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82135\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}