Honest Abe

 

I've spent the last few days viewing, on Netflix, a very fine documentary on the the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln. The presentation was enhanced with commentary from experts on Lincoln, military strategy and emancipation. As I watched this fine and in-depth critic of the years of Lincoln's life, little did I realize that I would be once again "slapped-up-the-side-of-my-face" by stupidity. Ignorance is bliss, I've heard all my life. But, how can experts screw up two simple words???? (Well, actually the words I am writing about have 3 syllables, so I guess they are not exactly simple words.)

We have a very highly rated institution of military training and history, close by, at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. It's formally called the US Army Command and General Staff College. They train folks to wage real war, etc. One thing, I assume they do not do, is teach religion. That's why many of the well-educated military personal, who graduate from institution, say " Calvary" instead of "cavalry" when referring to mounted troops?  Granted, the only place you actually see troops, mounted on horses these days, occurs when you see "The Trooping of the Colors", telecast from England. But, how can these supposed experts not know that those mounted soldiers are CAV alry, not CALvary???? Jesus, reportedly, died on a cross on Mt. Calvary.

So, back to that documentary and actually dozens of politically based interviews that I have watched, over my many years.  Chiefs of Staff confuse the words. Three-Star Generals confuse the words. People actually determining military strategy, for our country and dozens of our allies, apparently are not taught the difference between those two words. And, it's for sure that our heathen politicians don't know the difference either. Folks, that scares me. 

Just about now, you are saying to yourself....she needs to find something else to worry about. You're right. Next, I am going to tackle the difference between Nuclear and Nucular!!!!!!!!! 

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All Knowing God. Excuse our ignorance.