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most humans are not emotionless enough to be in the military.
I don't think the military expects, or even wants people to be emotionless.
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I don't think the military expects, or even wants people to be emotionless.-connorkimbro
"We're losing the war on AIDS. And drugs. And poverty. And terror. But we sure took it to those Nazis. Man, those were the days."
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exactly my point. I didn't make my point clear.
It is unreasonable to expect everyone in the military to be eomtionless. Because most humans are not emotionless.
The only humans I can think of who are emotionless are Hilary Clinton and Adolf Hilter.Comment
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It is unreasonable to expect everyone in the military to be eomtionless.
I think it rather unreanable to expect ANYone to be emotionless. Not denying that some people are, or are close to it, but those are rare individuals indeed. . .
I gather that's what you were trying to say, Dissident?
-connorkimbro
"We're losing the war on AIDS. And drugs. And poverty. And terror. But we sure took it to those Nazis. Man, those were the days."
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yes that and Hillary Clinton is a cold-hearted *****. That is my message for today.Comment
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Toughness is a matter of keeping your **** wired tight and doing the job like a professional. Doesn't mean you don't feel the impact, or that you don't react, or that you lose all sensitivity to suffering, particularly when you know it's a hazard of your profession that whatever you see, the same or worse may happen to you or your comrades.Originally posted by Ecthelion
A soldier is supposed to be tough. Don't like it, but don't cry from seeing it either.When all else fails, blame brown people. | Hire a teen, while they still know it all. | Trump-Palin 2016. "You're fired." "I quit."Comment
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Our family dog got run over yesterday. He was one of those completely witless dogs who when let loose would run around the neighborhood, and I mean literally running at full gallop, utterly oblivious to the world. He managed to get out of the house, took off for a run, and within a few minutes was run over right in front of our yard."I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!Comment
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Watching a cat die is nothing compared to watching a person die, especially if you had a hand in either one. May want to give that some thought before joining the military."And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
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most people in the military do not kill people.
I knew my job would not require me to kill someone.Comment
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Our family dog got run over yesterday. He was one of those completely witless dogs who when let loose would run around the neighborhood, and I mean literally running at full gallop, utterly oblivious to the world. He managed to get out of the house, took off for a run, and within a few minutes was run over right in front of our yard.
Sorry to hear that, man.
-connorkimbro
"We're losing the war on AIDS. And drugs. And poverty. And terror. But we sure took it to those Nazis. Man, those were the days."
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But I'm sure the possibility is there, however unlikely.Originally posted by Dissident
most people in the military do not kill people.
I knew my job would not require me to kill someone.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
2004 Presidential Candidate
2008 Presidential Candidate (for what its worth)Comment
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well I would have killed someone if they tried to take over my ship. Like the movie under seige. too bad I don't have an uzi
Sorry about the dog. My dog when I first got her used to run around crazy. She used to cross a busy arterial street and amazingly never got hit. But I managed to traine her well. I can leave the fence open and she won't run out.Comment
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You're a cook? (like in the movie?)Originally posted by Dissident
well I would have killed someone if they tried to take over my ship. Like the movie under seige. too bad I don't have an uzi
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
2004 Presidential Candidate
2008 Presidential Candidate (for what its worth)Comment
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no, I was an engineering type. I could attack with a big wrench, but I'd prefer an uzi.Comment
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