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howard112211 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:18 AM Original message |
Am I alone here? I find a memorial day that singles out Americans offensive. |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. Shut up and support the troops! |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
2. Totally agree with what you said. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. A nation has to form a cult around its military if it wants to be a militaristic nation. |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 04:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. A very dear Veterans For Peace friend of mine told me the same thing last month. |
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PufPuf23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. A very well-written expression of reality and empathy for the victim and heroes. nt |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. I cannot *stand* the holiday. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
6. You want to weep for Nazi soldiers? |
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howard112211 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. So you are saying that all German soldiers were nazis? |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
52. Absolute bald-faced 100% misquote. Why would you do that? |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Did you know Germany conscripted soldiers to fight? Did you know that |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
29. You are easily one of the most simplistic people I've ever seen. |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
31. Good lord |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:09 AM Response to Original message |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:10 AM Response to Original message |
8. Offensive? I think that would completely depend on how you would celebrate it... |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
10. If you don't want to single out Americans in your observance of Memorial Day, then |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
12. No, you are not alone. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
13. I'm sure you're not alone, but I don't feel the same way. |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:44 AM Response to Original message |
14. On Memorial day, on another forum I frequent, I saw someone comment that they had been to |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:52 AM Response to Original message |
16. Go ahead and honor anyone you wish.. |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
17. Not with you here |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
18. Don't acknowledge Memorial Day if you find it offensive - |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:34 AM Response to Original message |
19. Umm, I think that's really reaching |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
20. Are you the only one who thinks its forbidden to think of others on memorial day? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. You certainly should not take the day off or do anything besides work on Memorial day |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
22. well it's an American Holiday - but one in which you and your community are allowed |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
23. I've never thought of Memorial Day as applying only to fallen American soldiers |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
24. No, not really |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:59 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. When I was growing up Veterans day was called Armistice day. |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:00 AM Response to Reply #34 |
43. Same here |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
25. National holidays are unavoidably nationalist. n/t |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
26. Doubt that you are alone here |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
27. It's a trite holiday. If we really honored our vets 1 in 4 wouldn't be homeless. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. We need to make sure more young people realize their role BEFORE making the mistake of enlisting |
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HillGal (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
30. Call me suspicious but I'm starting to wonder if threads like this are done just to make |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:47 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. "Making Us Look Bad" is the secret agenda of all with whom you disagree! |
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HillGal (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:10 AM Original message |
With the mid-terms coming up I just think people need to be aware how we're perceived |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
36. Then say what you think is bad about it |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
58. It'as a good thing this "concern" has never come up before in the almost 10 years and, what, |
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HillGal (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. With the mid-terms coming up I just think people need to be aware how we're perceived |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. No, the *real* problem re perception is that the Dem party isn't nearly anti-war enough |
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HillGal (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. So you don't care if we lose the mid-terms? NT |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. So you don't care about substance/ethics over 'feel-good' appearances? |
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HillGal (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. What progressive agenda will ever get through if the mid-terms are lost? You have to think ahead |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. That premise is only used to get people acclimated to staving off change indefinitely |
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HillGal (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. OK, so vote third party and feel good about it. NT |
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Morning Dew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Where's Ari Fleischer when you need him? |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:36 AM Response to Reply #30 |
40. Right wingers are pissed off at us anyway |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 12:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
57. define "US, Ballygrl |
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Hempathy (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
33. It's an American holiday, not a worldwide day of rememberance... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
37. I cleaned my house on Monday (rainy). I retroactively dedicate that house cleaning to the victims |
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howard112211 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. .... |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. You didn't say anything wrong |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Yes and no. It's not Memorial Day that's offensive. It's multiple wars of aggression |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
45. Oh god. Your last paragraph makes heads spin. :-) |
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Zix (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
50. Well, you're not alone but I don't agree with you. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
53. Don't honor ANYTHING you find offensive. But don't denigrate what others wish to honor. n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
55. Let me give you some historical aspect of why we have this day... |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Very well put. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Very well put but, sadly, I think there are those |
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