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OK.. I will let you be RIGHT..
I guess you include yourself as one of those
"few Truely Independent Rational
Thinkers"...
You said it...
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 10:59
PM
Subject: Re: Trouble with hands
ALL OPINION, has at it's root, a philosophy, Religious, or
Political,and educational systems are influenced in a like manner.There are
few truly independent rational thinkers. Your personal barb indicates much
more about you than it does about me. Lux et Veritas !
Love Shack
wrote:
Guess you
showed us you do not know the difference between Socialism and opinion.
Robert wrote:
DAMN WELL SAID MARINE........ HOPEFULY,
your post may bring some light to one whose
perspective, through no
fault of his own, has been colored by a primarily socialist European
educational system, which seems to denigrate anything America has done.
ChosinMead@aol.com wrote:
Our Flemish friend,
Initially, let me apologise for any name
calling that took place, I agree that it has no place in an intelligent
discussion.
I for one
warmly welcome an opinion from a European point of
view.
With that said,
there are several of your statements that I disagree with.
In many years of teaching, one of the
things that I had the most difficulty teaching them was that a
generalization has no value until it is proven ( backed up) by facts.
statistics, etc. You my friend, have been guilty of this:
"The bulk of the foot soldiers will
be people of color". That has never been the case in any American war
that I am familiar with. I would appreciate any facts you my have to
prove that statement.
"American soldiers get away with manslaughter." In the case you
are referring to there was no negligence or malice involved- it was an
accident. If you have some evidence to the contrary, please enlighten
us.
You speak of
American arrogance- In the United States Marine corps we have a
saying that"It isn't bragging- if you can do it!"
I believe you are mistaking a "can
do" attitude for arrogance. Our Marines have another saying "It's had to
be humble- when you are the best!"
You also said,"... if they reminded you of it
every available moment, would that have not make him feel
awkward?"
Welllll, if
once in a while the rescued expressed some gratitude, maybe it wouldn't
be necessary to remind them of it?
I have often wondered why the French were so
ungrateful and seemingly anti- American. After discussing it with some
of them, I realized what the problem is. They resent our National
resolve and ability to fight, The very thought of it is a constant
reminder of their own wartime incompetance, and in some cases- outright
cowardice. A Frenchwoman who was a member of the W.W.2 Resistance told
me that during the war the French underground had 4,000 members, just as
the war was ending- they had 40,000 (People were 'jumping on the
bandwagon') Today, they have 40 million who claim to have been in the
resistance.
PS. Ed,
please note in my mentioning the "foot soldiers" earlier, it included
the Korean War- so it become relevent to this
list......No?
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