Posted by
Beckymo on Tuesday, August 01, 2006 6:25:09 PM
As I stood in line at Starbucks this morning, I heard a woman, Bluetooth in her ear, order a 'soy nonfat, no foam latte', and wondered to myself, are we Americans tough enough to fight, let alone win, a war on terror, terrorists, and Islamic fascists? If we can't drink a simple cup of coffee with milk, how are we ever going to get along if a suitcase nuke blows up part of one of our harbors, or cities?
It hit me that, for most of us, there is no war. There is no sacrifice. Heck, I've met one active duty soldier in my entire life, and I'm almost 54 years old. I'm not ordering soy lattes, hold the foam, but I do rely on my TIVO an awful lot. If the temperature goes above 80 when we sleep, the kids whine about it being too hot, but to them, 'too hot' means they can't pull the covers up over their heads. So we turn on the a/c and deplete our resources, and complain about the cost, but are we really suffering? Our parents lived through depressions and a world war, and still live in many instances like they worry about their next meal, but our generation, and our kids' generation, seems immune from actual deprivation. If there is no soy milk at Starbucks, what will that gal do? Will she have a withdrawal attack?