Remembering Fallen American Military

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[Sava]

Really? I find it appalling that you choose to troll a Memorial Day tribute thread.

I find it appalling you are using Memorial Day for some self-aggrandizing ego trip.

[SlowwHand]

Memorial Day is for military killed in the service. Ego trip...how, Einstein?

[Sava]

I know. It's for them, not you. Go die in a war then it can be about you.

[Sava]

venting

[MrFun]

The greatest of respect for any man or woman who would lay down their lives in the defence of their country.

Huge sadness when those lives are needlessly thrown away, when the cause is unjust in a conflict they have no say in...

QFT

[snoopy369]

Seems to me it is not inconsistent to both disagree with the policy decisions of those in power, and to support the men and women who offer their lives in defense of freedom whether those lives are well-spent or not by those in charge.

Also seems to me to be very inconsiderate to object to those honoring the soldiers, even if you don't agree with it. Lots of opportunity to object to US foreign policy; a couple days a year for those of us who value the contribution and sacrifice of those who serve doesn't seem so much to ask.

[Sava]

same

[snoopy369]

Who are you to say that you know what other people are thinking? I find it likely that Sloww means 100% what he says here, given where and when he comes from. It's different when the folks doing the honoring are the political leaders, sure, where they're using it as a motivational tool; but when regular folk who aren't trying to make a political point are simply honoring their fallen brethren - and in Sloww's generation I don't doubt that it is actually fallen brethren and not just generic soldiers - you're going to tell me you know what's in their minds and in their hearts? Horsehockey.

[Ben Kenobi]

So **** this thread.

Blackhawks fan.... all class.

[Ben Kenobi]

in Sloww's generation I don't doubt that it is actually fallen brethren and not just generic soldiers - you're going to tell me you know what's in their minds and in their hearts? Horsehockey.

Sloww served in Vietnam - he was a pilot. So yeah, it's the folks who didn't come back and his frieds at the VFW. Friends that he's probably had longer than Sava and his punk ass has been alive.

[SlowwHand]

Who are you to say that you know what other people are thinking? I find it likely that Sloww means 100% what he says here, given where and when he comes from. It's different when the folks doing the honoring are the political leaders, sure, where they're using it as a motivational tool; but when regular folk who aren't trying to make a political point are simply honoring their fallen brethren - and in Sloww's generation I don't doubt that it is actually fallen brethren and not just generic soldiers - you're going to tell me you know what's in their minds and in their hearts? Horsehockey.

He's a boorish ass, but he has that right. The people for whom this thread is meant bought it for him.

[Sava]

mean

[snoopy369]

I'm very confused here. Where did anyone here suggest they had a monopoly on grief in matters of war, or anything? That's rather what I'm saying - let people grieve and honor their own in their own way, and don't bother them while they're doing it. You don't know what or why they're thinking what they are.

[Sava]

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