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07 Mar 2022, 12:25 am

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Should we honor and respect people who put their lives on the line for our country? Of course! But is everyone who has ever served beyond reproach, solely based on that service? I think not, as plenty of the fascistic cretins who had taken part in the January 6th riot had been former military. They are as fallible as anyone else, and need to be called out when they do something knuckle headed or hateful.


Fascists make the best soldiers, according to General Patton. :mrgreen:



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07 Mar 2022, 1:18 am

Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Should we honor and respect people who put their lives on the line for our country? Of course! But is everyone who has ever served beyond reproach, solely based on that service? I think not, as plenty of the fascistic cretins who had taken part in the January 6th riot had been former military. They are as fallible as anyone else, and need to be called out when they do something knuckle headed or hateful.


Fascists make the best soldiers, according to General Patton. :mrgreen:


Well, he is the guy who had convinced the US government to imprison Japanese Americans in internment camps during WWII, so I guess he should know.


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07 Mar 2022, 1:22 am

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I'll say this, whenever I hear someone say "I served", I pause and think about whose interests they actually "served". Especially if that is followed by "thank you for your service" from someone else.

For the most part it's just people who have been used by those in charge, and the special interests that motivate them.


Why do we never think teachers or doctors or first responders for their service? Why is violence the only means by which one can serve their country?

I agree with that argument.



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07 Mar 2022, 2:04 am

Kraichgauer wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Should we honor and respect people who put their lives on the line for our country? Of course! But is everyone who has ever served beyond reproach, solely based on that service? I think not, as plenty of the fascistic cretins who had taken part in the January 6th riot had been former military. They are as fallible as anyone else, and need to be called out when they do something knuckle headed or hateful.


Fascists make the best soldiers, according to General Patton. :mrgreen:


Well, he is the guy who had convinced the US government to imprison Japanese Americans in internment camps during WWII, so I guess he should know.


Be at peace, there are suggestions he was assassinated through a man-made accident.
Yes, I know about the whitewash counterarguments. 8)



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07 Mar 2022, 2:57 am

Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Should we honor and respect people who put their lives on the line for our country? Of course! But is everyone who has ever served beyond reproach, solely based on that service? I think not, as plenty of the fascistic cretins who had taken part in the January 6th riot had been former military. They are as fallible as anyone else, and need to be called out when they do something knuckle headed or hateful.


Fascists make the best soldiers, according to General Patton. :mrgreen:


Well, he is the guy who had convinced the US government to imprison Japanese Americans in internment camps during WWII, so I guess he should know.


Be at peace, there are suggestions he was assassinated through a man-made accident.
Yes, I know about the whitewash counterarguments. 8)


I know that's a theory, but I suspect it was just a stupid accident.


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07 Mar 2022, 4:43 am

Kraichgauer wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Pepe wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Should we honor and respect people who put their lives on the line for our country? Of course! But is everyone who has ever served beyond reproach, solely based on that service? I think not, as plenty of the fascistic cretins who had taken part in the January 6th riot had been former military. They are as fallible as anyone else, and need to be called out when they do something knuckle headed or hateful.


Fascists make the best soldiers, according to General Patton. :mrgreen:


Well, he is the guy who had convinced the US government to imprison Japanese Americans in internment camps during WWII, so I guess he should know.


Be at peace, there are suggestions he was assassinated through a man-made accident.
Yes, I know about the whitewash counterarguments. 8)


I know that's a theory, but I suspect it was just a stupid accident.


I look past what is written in books.
I consider the context of the time.
I and I have a good understanding of human psychology. 8)

Let us agree to disagree. ;)