THE MESSAGE TO AMERICANS FROM A U.S. SOLDIER KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

[Judi Lynn]

BY JAMES LAPORTA ON 11/4/18 AT 5:40 AM



A photograph of U.S. Army Major Brent Taylor in Afghanistan posted to his Facebook page. Taylor, 39, is a married father of seven and served as mayor of North Ogden City, Utah. Taylor is the eighth U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan this year.
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It was last Sunday when U.S. Army Major Brent Taylor took to his Facebook page to admire the beauty of democracy in Afghanistan as he posted pictures of Afghan men and women turning out to vote in the country’s first parliamentary elections in eight years despite threats of violence.

“The strong turnout, despite the attacks and challenges, was a success for the long-suffering people of Afghanistan and for the cause of human freedom,” Taylor wrote. “I am proud of the brave Afghan and US soldiers I serve with. Many American, NATO allies, and Afghan troops have died to make moments like this possible; for example, my dear friend Lieutenant Kefayatullah who was killed fighting the Taliban the day before voting began.”

Amid the political vitriol occurring 7,000 miles away back in the U.S. as the country becomes increasingly polarized before the midterm elections, Taylor concluded his Facebook post with a message to all of his fellow Americans.

“As the USA gets ready to vote in our own election next week, I hope everyone back home exercises their precious right to vote. And that whether the Republicans or the Democrats win, that we all remember that we have far more as Americans that unites us than divides us. “United we stand, divided we fall.” God Bless America.”

More:
https://www.newsweek.com/afghanistan-soldier-killed-us-1200422?piano_t=1

[Downtown Hound]

1. Nice feel good sentiment and all that, but no, we are not united.

And no, I don't want to be united until the other side pulls its head out its ass and stops destroying democracy and the planet. I don't care about what we have in common, I care about what's dividing us, because frankly that's far more important than what's uniting us. If we don't get our act together soon, the whole planet is in trouble.

So, sorry to be so negative, but fuck unity. Stop fascism, and stop the destruction of Earth. Then we can talk about unity.

[DontBooVote]

2. What has happened here is that we have divided into "good" vs. "evil". As far as I am concerned...

...the right-wingers are evil and, like you, I do not want to unite with them. What we have in common will not unite us. What is in our hearts and minds determines whether we are good, or not. There can never be unity with evil.

[littlemissmartypants]

5. Welcome to DU. nt

[democrank]

3. Rest in peace Major Taylor.

A father of seven....

[world wide wally]

4. It's hard to get past the constant right wing treachery

From the two year battle over the Supreme Court to Trumps constant denigration of Obama, Hillary and all Democrats. I don't have anything in common with them right now. Maybe...just maybe... If they showed a little decency and "American" spirit I could reconsider. But not with the way they are now.