Name one time that America has had to defend her freedoms from another country.

Middle East: Destabilizing the area for oil and then a disproportionate response to a terrorist attack.

Vietnam and Korea: FiGhTiNg CoMmUnIsM

World War 2: We had a good reason to fight, sure. Everyone can agree Nazis are bad. We didn't step in an help right away though. We waited and even then it wasn't our freedoms in peril yet. It was more about looking tough. If it had been about freedoms we would have entered the war sooner.

Not to mention all the absolute crap we've done to help prop up dictators and banana republics in the name of democracy.

We've literally only ever invaded other countries.

Those soldiers you're so hyped up about? Most of them (barring draftees but even they had a choice to refuse to pick up a gun) chose that life. They chose to stay in those situations after seeing the war crimes America commits.

As for fighting? You're right. I used to be able to kick ass and take names. Now I'm older and wiser. So I know better than to fight.

Why not leave America? America was built on the idea that a government power must be willing to change and have a citizenry holding it accountable. To leave the country rather than fighting to make a better place, would be irresponsible.

Real change doesn't come from killing others. It comes from helping each other.

Ah yes, gotta honor those people who went and invaded other countries to make ours richer. Fuck those murderers. I don't fly flags for killers. I'd much rather fly a flag that represents love and life.