Tag Archives: PTSD

Trump Lied About There Being “No Casualties.” Then He Dismissed Traumatic Brain Injuries As “Headaches”

Posted on January 27, 2020 by theboeskool

After Donald Trump ordered the assassination of Iran’s Qasem Soleimani with a drone strike, Iran responded by firing 22 missiles as U.S. military bases in Iraq. Usually, a country firing missiles at our military bases would be pretty giant news… … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics | Tagged "No Casualties", 34 U.S. Soldiers, Depression, Faux Outrage, Headaches, Impeachment, Iran Nuclear Deal, Missile Attacks, PTSD, Soleimani, TBIs, Tethered to Trump, Tom Cotton, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Trump, Veterans, VFW | Leave a comment

Feeling “Manly,” and Other Lies

Posted on November 28, 2018 by theboeskool

I just fixed a couple things around the house that needed fixin’. A few years ago, I (with the help of a good friend) re-did our kitchen. My in-laws got new cabinets for THEIR kitchen, and the ones they were … Continue reading →

Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Definition of Manly, Depression, Feeling Manly, I'm a man, Man up, Manliness, Masculinity, Mass Shooters, Patriarchy, PTSD, Real men, Ron Burgandy, Tim the Tool Man Taylor, Toxic Masculinity | 2 Comments

MLK and the “American Sniper” — A Tale of Two Heroes

Posted on January 16, 2015 by theboeskool

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. There is a film about an American hero in the theaters this MLK … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus | Tagged A Tale of Two Heroes, American Sniper, Bradley Cooper, Chris Kyle, Killing for AT&T, Martin Luther King Jr, Non-violence, PTSD, The Pledge of Allegiance | 10 Comments

Sacrificing Our Children to the Nation-State

Posted on October 19, 2011 by theboeskool

Not too long ago, while I was guiding the sandwich artist in the creation of my Subway sub, a man in a military uniform walked in. Man? I suppose he was a man…. If he wasn’t in a uniform, I would have … Continue reading →