Prince Harry

Seriously felt this deserved a comment.  WTF is all this hoo-haa about Prince Harry shooting Taliban enemies on active duty in Afghanistan???  I seriously don't get it.

1) He's a soldier on active duty...what exactly are you expecting him to do out there?  Bake them cupcakes?!  If he was out in Afghanistan NOT shooting at the enemy there'd be an outcry that he was a fake soldier, not defending liberty, justice and whatnot.

2) To the anti-war mob: if you think the Taliban should not be shot at - I pity you.  If you are still naive enough to believe that all situations can be solved with compromise and diplomacy you are either in for a nasty shock or exceptionally stupid.  I am no fan of warfare but it has existed since the dawn of time and won't be eradicated until the end of it!  Some people can never be reasoned with and never allowed free reign - accept it.

3 (a) I read somewhere that Piers Morgan had criticised Prince Harry for talking about his operational duties...really???  A JOURNALIST arguing against total transparency?!  Sorry, I can't believe THAT.

3 (b) Aside from journalists always demanding total transparency what about all the republican types who are always bitching that the Royal Family cost too much and don't do anything?!  Here is clear evidence that they DO do something - quite a lot actually if you look into it - and he's doing just what princes (and kings) traditionally did, going into battle and acquitting himself with honour.

4) Yet another comment I heard was that Prince Harry had likened the experience to playing computer war games...  Again, what do you expect?!  Computer war games are supposed to be realistic and they exist for a reason.  Do you expect him to be all agonised about doing his job?  If he wasn't able to deal with it, distance himself emotionally he'd be a damn poor soldier and better off making cupcakes a la point 1.  Maybe it sounds a little blasé but it's part of the job, surely?

I feel a bit better for getting that out of my system.  Honestly the older I get the more I feel the need to rant.

Update 1/13

Just a quick update...
Both beasties had good birthdays, number two is very taken with her guitar and is just putting in her GCSE options: Computing, French, History and Design Technology: Resistant Materials (woodwork for the rest of y'all).
After an all time (I hope!) worst OU score of 45% I hit a high with 88% on the next assignment. Am consequently feeling happier at the moment.
Still MCR obsessed but I am now studying Green Day and getting into those nommable boys of Fearless Vampire Killers...

New Year's Resolution the First: Fuck Up Hair (A Lot)

Well, that was Atlantic Blue and I'm now on Apple Green...but my elder beastie took photos on the wrong camera.

New Year's Resolution the Second: Make Art My Weapon

This is "My Little Killjoys" - My Chemical Romance reimagined as My Little Ponies. There's a Care Bears variant in the works too. Sharpie and acrylic on canvas, if you're interested.

New Year's Resolution the Third: Go Veggie
Still got a lot of dead animal in the freezer and larder so it'll be a while yet. However, I have been making and freezing my own veggie burgers this week in two flavours: curried chickpea and spinach and 4C (challot*, chestnut, carrot and cumin)