RACooper |
06-05-2004 06:30 PM |
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Originally posted by Rudey
Perhaps you should tell RACooper to keep his trap shut and do some pushups.
We are talking about D-Day when we rescued France. Our boys died and fought valiantly to stop Hitler's aggression and the cheese eating surrender monkeys who surrendered to the Germans to protect pretty buildings and send masses to their deaths in concentration camps. We honor all who fought the evil from America,
-Rudey
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Awww.. muffin…. take some deep breaths before that little brain of your’s runs short of oxygen... good there yah go, now keep breathing… wouldn’t want you to tax to much
First your statement about the French being “cheese eating surrender monkeys” is thinly disguised bigotry.. and before you go off on one of your trademark rants.. think of what would happen if instead of you directing comments like that towards the French, you had directed them towards the British or Canadians or Americans or Black or Jewish or whatever.. you would be labeled a bigot.. so I don’t see the difference.
The statement that I made about the French-bashing was based on what I have heard over here (yep I'm in Normandy for D-Day). Believe it or not they get US international news broadcasts over here.. and the little hurtful petty attacks on there nation do tend to add up and generate bitterness... most have commented on the fact that they had not experienced out-right hate until France opposed the US over Iraq, and I have to say that I agree with this feeling.. heck I’m sure of GC history would reveal the same thing.
I have to say that there view of needless war is understandable given what you see just walking around here daily... memorials to many, many past wars with lists of the dead (picture having Vietnam Memorials lying around everywhere.. and just as poignant too). Most of the kids that I have talked to seem to be remarkably well informed about the sacrifices made by past generations, and they are more than willing to express their thanks too. I have seen them give flowers, kisses, hugs, personal letters, and some drinks too to the veterans here. When discussions have turned to politics (as they are want to do given the world situation) between the veterans and others there is a dissatisfaction with the current US ADMINISTRATION’S policies and attitudes towards the rest of the world… the French can differentiate between a nation’s leader and the people of that nation… why can’t you?
See these D-Day services are meant to honour the men and women of ALL nations that fought against tyranny, and the victims of this tyranny. We should be remembering not only the Americans, British, and Canadians who invaded the beaches, but all of the nations that participated in the fight for freedom.
Now I have to go to sleep so I can be up early for the services that start at dawn....
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