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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:19 PM Original message |
"The Non-Sense We Call Memorial Day" |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. Many mean well, but they get it wrong. That's profoundly sad. I mourn their lives, but I will NOT |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Yes! Mourning their loss is NOT celebrating the policy that led to their sacrifice |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. There's also the point that this current Hell did NOT just happen all by itself. As much as I hate |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. And they, though they may disagree with us, are courageous and passionate... |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Agreed. And I hope it is known that amongst those more like me it is no less common to |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
24. I don't even have to read the post below to know you are going to catch hell. |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I hear you, Brother |
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Old Troop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. I strongly disagree. Had the Civil War not occurred, when would slavery have ended? |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
35. I think that's covered in the sentiment: |
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Biker13 (609 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. Fine. |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
28. "Old Lady," Dear Lady, thanks for standing up |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. hmmm |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. That everybody.. |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
7. God bless our soldiers.......God damn our wars |
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Poiuyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. Mr. Fish cartoon from another thread: |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. Destroy the heretic! |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. Unfortuantely the soliders, sailors, airmen, and Marines do not get to chose the wars they fight in. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. They shouldn't sign up in the first place. |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Wow, that's genius |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. It's ruining us. |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Nice to see the goal posts moved |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:59 AM Response to Reply #18 |
32. We slaughtered tens of thousands of Iraqis. |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. How about you start addessing your contradictions. |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. If you want to argue about the size of the military budget, blame Congress. |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. "They shouldn't sign up in the first place." |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. 18? Hell I was 29 when I went in |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I'm not sure if your point is to agree or disagree with me |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. I think my post came out wrong |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 11:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I think you missed the point of my post. |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. + 100 |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
31. Many are conscripted by poverty. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
23. Horseshit. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
26. Blessed are the peace makers. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
30. I believe the concept of Memorial Day is not to honor war, but rather |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
34. Sometimes peace is impossible. |
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