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LostGrace
Member Posts: 380
They say you whould repsect these people... but why?
Most people I have met that were in the military are usally...
1)Chovenistic.
2)Narrow minded.
3)Repuclican.
4)War loveing.
Remember that solider that raped that girl in iraq in mid July?
Wanna know why?
Because male supremacy is what the military promotes.
Now, lets get a nice 20+ page friendly and productive discussion going here!
Most people I have met that were in the military are usally...
1)Chovenistic.
2)Narrow minded.
3)Repuclican.
4)War loveing.
Remember that solider that raped that girl in iraq in mid July?
Wanna know why?
Because male supremacy is what the military promotes.
Now, lets get a nice 20+ page friendly and productive discussion going here!
Comments
What greater tribute to free will than the power to question the highest of authority? What greater display of loyalty than blind faith? What greater gift than free will? What greater love than loyalty?
And i hate you
What branch of military?
My friend is currently over in Iraq, and he fits none of the above. At all. And I respect the hell out of him for having the balls to volunteer putting his life on the line, whether or not it's for right or wrong, because I sure couldn't do it.
I just hope you realize how faulty and dare I say ignorant that blanket statement is.
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Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.
Yeah, every single soldier is like this. None of them respect women, and none of them can think beyond their small bubble. In fact, every one of them agrees 100% with any republican on every issue, and all of them can't wait for war. They love being shot at and being stationed in a dessert with people who don't want them there.
None of them are there to pay for school, because they feel it's their duty, or because they want to make a career out of serving their country.
A few soldiers also represents how all of them are. Civilians certainly never murder, rape, or steal- and if they did, it would mean every one of them is like that.
Yes, this was all highly sarcastic.
Oh, and to answer your original question- because they have the courage (as mentioned above) to risk their lives and serve a country to protect people like you, who probably don't deserve it and obviously don't appreciate it.
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You see, every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with their surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You spread to an area, and you multiply, and you multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.-Mr.Smith
I was in the service for six years and I'm still in Federal service, so stop talking about what you have idea about.
Isn't it your bedtime yet?
I shoot for the curve... anything above that is gravy.
And I don't fit any of your criteria. Not even close.
So...
WRONG
Lets try something together. Just follow the detailed steps below. If you do it, I'll do it. I promise.
1. Buy Gun
2. Load Gun
3. Take the safety off
4. Insert gun in mouth
5 Pull trigger
We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment;
We are choosing to be here right now -Tool, Parabola
I agree with the OP... Up until the second line...
My complaint with the military is not the chovanism etc. that the OP seems to think is so prominent, it's the mere fact that they think they command so much respect. I cringe each time I see/hear about a soldier telling someone they 'owe them' because they fought in such-and-such a war which supposedly protected us. Beyond anything else, it does not protect us to fight against North Korean communists. It doesn't protect us to fight against a dictator in X eastern country. If they were DEFENDING us, then MAYBE, just MAYBE they might have a point. Even then though, I have NO respect whatsoever for anyone willing to surrender their moral autonomy to someone elses idealism. Everyone complains that theists of different religions are stupid because they believe something that's likely to just be a load of theories posed by some dude with a quill and parchment 2000 years ago, but for some reason everyone praises those people who not only believe, but risk their lives for something that IS (not is likely to be, actually is, 100% definately) just a load of theories posed by some dude working to a private agenda. Einstein had a really good quote about this, but I can't remember it
On the subject of 'volunteering', NO. It's not volunteering and I wish people would stop throwing that term around on the subject of the army, because it's totally abusing it. It's like saying that someone 'volunteers' to be an accountant, or a lawyer, or a programmer. The only time when it's volunteering is when there is no pay. Being a soldier is not a volunteer post, it's a career (hence armycareers.org.uk or whatever the website is). People who VOLUNTEER for the RNLI (they work our lifeboats for no pay, for those of you in the States) don't show up and tell me I should let them in front of me in queues because 'I owe them'. Volunteer fire and police men don't either. Yet 'volunteer' soldiers do, despite their nice pay cheques, pensions, and of course, repute for 'defending the country', for their services.
Then go troll elsewhere. Your opinion was not asked for on this subject.
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Because when your opinion insults other people (Namely, almost everyone in this thread), expect to be insulted back.
It would be like me posting about how I'd like to carry Osama's babies because he blew up the World Trade Center. And only slightly more radical.
We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment;
We are choosing to be here right now -Tool, Parabola
hey, just to clarify, this is the off-topic discussion, LostGrace started the thread, and is entitled to said opiinion. this is exactly where this opinion goes.
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Lets try something together. Just follow the detailed steps below. If you do it, I'll do it. I promise.
1. Buy Gun
2. Load Gun
3. Take the safety off
4. Insert gun in mouth
5 Pull trigger
and this is totally not needed. getting way too worked up over this.
Oo and its not even funny.
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If it wasn't for the courage and blood of Military men and women before you and me there would be no America. Some of you need to sit back and think about that the next time your lighting your little firecrackers off...Think about the real reason behind the 4th of July.
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You see, every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with their surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You spread to an area, and you multiply, and you multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.-Mr.Smith
And the reason I joined the military was not to give up my autonomy. It was because I believe in a strong military to scare the crap out of countries who might think about attacking us.
I'll give you the bit about attacking other countries, I completely disagree with the Iraq war. But I think our military needs to be a big advanced force so other countries look at us and tell themselves, "don't even think about it."
I mean, it's not like I joined the military to enjoy the fine food, luxury living quarters, and competitive income.
I'm interested in that as well, maybe he/she's talking about vietnam vets? Even then I know quite a few and you wouldn't even know they're vets if you didn't ask them. Kind of strange really, I was taught not to expect anything from anyone, to earn it myself and be grateful for it, and the military is where I learned that.
I honesty believe, though I try not to say it cause I don't want people getting the wrong impression of me, but I honesty think some people are just too stupid to be allowed a say-so.
What greater tribute to free will than the power to question the highest of authority? What greater display of loyalty than blind faith? What greater gift than free will? What greater love than loyalty?
-In memory of Laura "Taera" Genender. Passed away on Aug/13/08-
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