You get a Gold Star!

The concept of a "Gold Star Family" is one of the most abominable examples of infantilizing I've ever seen. It's taken straight out of kindergarten class. Or preschool.

"Your child was sacrificed to the Aztec gods. Good job! Here's a gold star. Don't you feel special now?"

And, of course, most families accept it because doing otherwise would be admitting that your child was sacrificed to something as utterly useless and meaningless (and evil) as the obsolete Aztec gods no one believes in or worships anymore. 

They didn't die for freedom; they were sacrificed to empower tyranny.

I had never heard of the term until the past few years. I don't know when this idea was created, but it is both insulting and cruel. It's worse than a slap in the face.

Does this make the victims of government feel better about their status as victims of government? It really shouldn't.

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