reverend hellh0und wrote:revel wrote:woiyo wrote:reverend hellh0und wrote:Is his status as a disabled vet relevant?
No. Why should it be? I'm a Vet, and my opinion is based upon equal service to the Nation. Being a disabled vet is irrelevant.
He has been to war (like you) and has experience in these matters, so what he has to say is relevant. Merely because he says something you don't agree with don't make him irrelevant.
In other words his comments are just as relevant as any other vet that comes on TV talking about Iraq.
So his status as a Vet makes his opinion count more? I am not following here.
Count more than who?
People that have been in wars; simply know what it is like and can offer an opinion based on their own experience.
Its like a reformed drug addict can identify with those wanting to recover from drugs. He/she can offer advice based on his/her own experiences.
I am not saying just because a person has experience in something means anything they say is right, but merely adds more data/information (can't think of a correct word) to the discussion so that people can form their own conclusions with more informed information. Other people with similar experience but different views can also add more informed information for people like me who have no experience can come to an informed understanding of events.
I am also not saying that just because a person has experience means that all other people who have different views are less credible, I am just saying that someone with experience adds to the discussion.
(don't really know why it is so hard to understand)
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