Irony

[NeOmega]

Originally posted by Elok
Cheering the death of insurgents is not really what I would call a good thing; there's no knowing what's motivating an individual soldier like that. For all we know, they're being misinformed, blackmailed/extorted, can't earn their livelihood any other way...et cetera. People cheer anyway, because the insurgents represent the general idea of foreign threats, being the part U.S. soldiers fight every day. Cheering the deaths of major players is kind of morbid, but not as bad IMO, seeing as they're sitting on their butts talking jihad while the assorted schmoes they recruited are out there with rusty Kalashnikovs.

I don't blame soldiers for cheering. Most of that is the relief of knowing they are going to live.

I do think it is wrong to hear American citizens, not directly involved in the battle cheer it.

A more fitting analogy would be if an influential Senator under a corrupt administration received numerous kickbacks and campaign contributions as part of his affiliation with the ruling party, verbally supported administration policies, but didn't actually, say, personally introduce hidden riders to bills giving money to state-backed death squads in foreign countries. Passive inhumanity, you might call it.

So we can cheer when Rumsfeld or Cheney dies?

[Elok]

There'd be no point. Satan would just send Cheney back. I think it's in their contract...

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by NeOmega


Ahh, then that would explain the lame brain attempts at logic.

You wouldn't recognize logic or brains in any event. Comparing eminent domain in the US to the reprisals against the marsh Arabs? That's brilliant, my boy.

[reds4ever]

"You reap what you sow"......perfectly sums it up IMHO (on a national and individual scale in this case)

And as for saying you don't join the military to shoot people, maybe not, but it's an occupational hazzard to be shot at surely? The US military isn't there just to put Mid West trailer trash though college...they may want something back a some point......

[NeOmega]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat


You wouldn't recognize logic or brains in any event. Comparing eminent domain in the US to the reprisals against the marsh Arabs? That's brilliant, my boy.

thank you. I am glad you recognize your cerebral superior.

And you are welcome for the great wisdom I have imparted on you, now share it with yur firends, so they too may see the sainthood of Qusay Hussein, peace and blessings be upon him.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by reds4ever
"You reap what you sow"......perfectly sums it up IMHO (on a national and individual scale in this case)

And as for saying you don't join the military to shoot people, maybe not, but it's an occupational hazzard to be shot at surely? The US military isn't there just to put Mid West trailer trash though college...they may want something back a some point......

Sure it's an occupational hazard, that's not what I was talking about.

The person in question stated that this person joined the military to kill people, most people don't do that.

Soldiers don't reap what they sow, they reap what the polititians sow.

Oh, and since you are such a big fan of football, if your trampled in a riot, should we mourn you?

After all you reap what you sow.

ACK!

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by Tuberski


Sure it's an occupational hazard, that's not what I was talking about.

The person in question stated that this person joined the military to kill people, most people don't do that.

Soldiers don't reap what they sow, they reap what the polititians sow.

Oh, and since you are such a big fan of football, if your trampled in a riot, should we mourn you?

After all you reap what you sow.

ACK!

QFT

[Chemical Ollie]

When is the next Darwin award ceremony?