09 Dec '09 08:24>
Originally posted by AThousandYoung on the Japanese Bow thread
Another example of the subtleties of dominance-submission relationships is the subtle disrespect the USMC has been showing Obama. They fulfill all requirements but visibly refrain from honoring him in any way unnecessary - they don't bother to get up to listen to him talk about Afghanistan, they don't get up when he enters the room, etc.
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2008/12/obama-visits-marines-met-with-silence/
http://www.myantiwar.org/view/192433.html
Thanks AThousandYoung, it's a very though provoking point that you make. Worth its own weight in Thread I reckon.
Here is the text from the first of these links:
Is the behaviour of these servicemen and women to be applauded, deplored or ignored?
Another example of the subtleties of dominance-submission relationships is the subtle disrespect the USMC has been showing Obama. They fulfill all requirements but visibly refrain from honoring him in any way unnecessary - they don't bother to get up to listen to him talk about Afghanistan, they don't get up when he enters the room, etc.
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2008/12/obama-visits-marines-met-with-silence/
http://www.myantiwar.org/view/192433.html
Thanks AThousandYoung, it's a very though provoking point that you make. Worth its own weight in Thread I reckon.
Here is the text from the first of these links:
President-elect Obama stopped by the Marine Corps base in Hawaii Kaneche Bay where servicemen and -women were eating Christmas dinner in Kailua Thursday evening.
“Just wanted to say hi, hey guys,” Obama said as he walked into the Anderson dining hall which was decked out in Christmas decorations.
The diners represented seven military units — Marine and Navy — some of whom were joined by their families for Christmas dinner.
As Obama entered the room, it was absent of the regular fanfare of cheering and clapping. The diners were polite, staying seated at their respective tables and waited for the president-elect to come to them to stand up.
Is the behaviour of these servicemen and women to be applauded, deplored or ignored?