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    This Is Just Silly

    So, I saw some news clip the other day of a mother explaining to her daughter that daddy was in Iraq "defending the Constitution."

    Now come on. Defending the Constitution? Oh, this must be sorta like the people who claim that WW1, for example, or Korea, were about defending the United States. Do people seriously believe this, or are they just too hyped up on nationalism/patriotism to think?

    And no, this thread isn't about bashing the current war. No, naturally I don't support it, but what I'm *****ing about here is the fact that people use patriotic slogans that have no bearing in truth and absolutely no accuracy. And even worse, they're teaching this stuff to children.

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    Re: This Is Just Silly

    David: It's peoples way of comforting themselves and their children.

    Get over it.
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      Blood for Oil! Blood for Oil!
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      • #4
        War is Bad! War is Bad!
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        • #5
          War is terrorism! War is terrorism!
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          • #6
            Iraq = Vietnam! Iraq = Vietnam!
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            • #7
              Let the stupidity parade continue with some dumb pro-war mindless mantras:

              Saddam = Hitler! Saddam = Hitler!
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              • #8
                war is peace, freedom is slavery,... ahem ahem
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                • #9
                  I can think of worse avatars to see repeatedly.

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                  • #10
                    Re: This Is Just Silly

                    Originally posted by David Floyd
                    Do people seriously believe this, or are they just too hyped up on nationalism/patriotism to think?
                    A little of both.


                    If you where to believe everything that the US officials say, you'd think that Bush was the second coming of christ or something. Alot of people never doubt what an authority figure says, especially with so much jingoism in the air.
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                    • #11
                      We defend our way of life!
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                      • #12
                        David: It's peoples way of comforting themselves and their children.
                        Maybe, but it basically perpetuates a bunch of lies, and encourages further such action in the future.
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                        • #13
                          ok enough spammage. Anyway, my point is that debate = mindless mantras. Yes! Debate = Mindless Mantras. Debate = Mindless Mantras!
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                          • #14
                            Alot of people never doubt what an authority figure says, and especially with so much jingoism in the air.
                            So, then, on the day when they were passing out Intelligence, where were these people? Maybe they got injected with the Dumbass gene by accident?
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                            • #15
                              Re: Re: This Is Just Silly

                              Originally posted by Osweld


                              A little of both.


                              If you where to believe everything that the US officials say, you'd think that Bush was the second coming of christ or something. Alot of people never doubt what an authority figure says, and especially with so much jingoism in the air.
                              However, you do have to realize that a mother isnt about to tell her child "Daddy is going to fight a regieme and might die or be tortured so that the president can get his oil." Especially on TV...

                              Though I do believe she believes daddy is going to fight a good war. So what? At least it gives her comfort....
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