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Originally posted by ZZ-kai-
I understand that as Americans, we are fortunate to be able to protest this, and protest that..., but I am fed up with these Anti-War demonstrators. What makes me the angriest, are these people walking around with signs that say "NO WAR FOR OIL". Dumbasses, we are not there for oil.
This is not the 70's, so don't try to re-live your hippie days.
The least we all should be doing is SUPPORTING our troops.
Then come back to the good ole U.S. of A., and protest another war. I dare ya.
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Richard Nixon would have been proud of you.
To some extent, every dictator in history would have, too. They didn't want any dissent either.
I find your comments about the 70s and hippies patently offensive. I've never been a hippy, but if I choose to question the reasons and rationality of this particular war, you automatically quantify me that way. Go find a few of the Special Forces vets who joined "Vietnam Veterans Against the War" back then and chat with them about it.
Have you been to war? Some of us "70's hippies" have. In that war, over 50,000 of my generation came home in body bags and hundreds of thousands of others came home maimed either physically or mentally.
What you're doing here is called "name calling," and it's a very weak argumentative/propaganda technique.
If I were seeing signs calling our troops "baby killers" like I did back then, I would be angry. Again. However, the signs I see on TV during the present demonstrations support our military -- what they don't support is the war itself. In fact, many I've heard interviewed feel that they are supporting our troops by trying to get them out of harms way. There's a really big difference there.
I heard an interview on NPR yesterday from a husband and wife -- both Gulf War veterans who have significant problems. They support our troops, but not the war. Are they un-American? Listen to their story about their physical and mental problems, and the neurological problems of their children and then tell them they are to their face.
Take a look at the face of the black father on last night's news, holding the picture of his Marine son who died yesterday, asking the President to look closely at "my only son." Do you think he's un-American?
If you really do understand our American right to "protest this and protest that," (your words) you will understand that your comments are offensive to many of your fellow citizens. Note the term -- fellow citizens. You have the right to support the war, others have the right not to.
Is that a difficult concept to understand? Saddam wouldn't understand it either. That's one of the things that makes us different.
Take whatever stand you wish -- that's your right. Remember that ALL of your fellow citizens have the same right, though.
By the way, I've been Pro American a hell of a lot longer than you have, I suspect, so I'd be a little careful what you choose to call other people you do not know or understand.