In My Limited Opinion

The best way to describe the way I see things is a camera metaphor. Some people have good lenses and some have bad, but instead of having simply a really good lens or a bad lens I have a panoramic lens. I simply see more. I see why people do the things they do, even if they don't. I see the way the universe works, it's complexity and it's simplicity. I see the full political and social spectrum and understand each motivation. My vision is not as complete or as detailed as others might be on any given subject, but it is never narrow.

Letting Women Fight In Combat Is A Sure Road To Socialism(!)

letterstomycountry:

via UnitedWorkers, I encountered this stunning photograph of Roza Shanina, a Soviet sniper circa 1944:

From Wikipedia:

Roza Georgiyevna Shanina^{[note 1]} (Russian: Ро́за Гео́ргиевна Ша́нина; 3 April, 1924 – 28 January, 1945) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with 54 confirmed kills, including 12 snipers during the Battle of Vilnius. Praised for her shooting accuracy, Shanina was capable of firing precisesemi-automatic shots on moving enemy targets. Being highly courageous, she volunteered to serve as a marksman on the front line.

The Allied newspapers described Shanina as “the unseen terror of East Prussia”. She became the first Soviet female sniper to be awarded the Order of Glory and the first servicewoman of the 3rd Belorussian Front to receive it.

Perhaps this is the real reason why Rick Santorum was against women serving combat roles. The Soviets did it, so it’s clearly unamerican.

Or something.

(via violentopinions)