Commented 15 years ago2009-06-17 14:50:06 UTCComment #47579
Nazis are fags. Let's leave it at that. EDIT: "Weird, I always feel bad killing an unarmed or innocent character." I do too, unless I'm in the mood for a slaughter. Also, remember; It's not the Germans who were the bad guys in WWII, it was the Nazi party. The Germans were only following orders, and a lot of them left so they would'nt have to be a part of it.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-17 19:46:32 UTCComment #47575
"I never wanted war with other countries, but the stupid Bush wanted to fight everything that moves."
@satchmo: I understand your anger and frustration towards the Bush administration's military operations, but there was a logic behind Bush's militant stand against certain countries:
It was a little thing called "The 911 attacks", it was an event that changed the world and the U.S. could no longer afford to do business as usual, in other words, from then on.....no more Mr. nice guy, the gloves will come off and heads will roll. As a former member of the military myself, I can say that I am proud to have been part of the global war on terror, which by the way, still continues to this day, but under a different administration and name.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-17 21:14:11 UTCComment #47572
The reason I have no respect towards Bush and the US Army: The US Army deals with propagandawhich is totally unacceptable. Anyone cough Tito cough associated with an anti-democratic institution should be ashamed of himself, no matter how good the intentions are. If I were an American I would be seriously pissed off.
Don't get me started on Germany (or Sweden for that matter).
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-17 22:58:00 UTCComment #47576
@Penguinboy: I think you misunderstand what logic is. It is not a trait to directly posses like you suggest, it is more like the "reason behind" the idea or train of thought a person has. Let's take for an example Adolph Hitler,....sure his deeds were very evil, but there was a very real logic behind his madness. In his mind, the Jews were the cause of most of Germany's problems. He wanted to save Germany from the problems it was having at the time, so the only logical solution to get rid of Germany's problems, was to get rid of the source of the problems, which according to him were the Jews. The same goes for George Bush. America is under attack by a terror group called Al-Qaeda , which is hosted and protected by Afghanistan's Taliban government. Now, how do you stop the terror attacks? Simple, destroy Al-Qaeda, but to get to Al-Qaeda, you need to get rid of the Taliban first, then replace it with a friendlier government that will help you destroy Al-Qaeda. Now, are you starting to see the progressive logic here? Well guess what, George Bush probably saw it too. But of course, just like Hitler, it does not mean he was sane either.
@potatis_invalid: You know what, if you are going to give out links to "news sources(LOL)", can you at least find sites that are not so blatantly far-left liberal with an "everybody can see" anti-American agenda of their own? Oh yea, as for propaganda in the U.S. Army, guess what? All the world's armies do the exact same thing, ALL OF THEM! And what's this "anti-democratic institution" crap you are accusing the U.S. Army of being? If it wasn't for America's armed forces, you and everybody in your country will most likely be singing the Soviet national anthem while serving as slaves to the Soviet Red Army.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-18 03:35:19 UTCComment #47573
I'm not against the wars it have fought, at least not in recent time, but it is using propaganda which at least I have no tolerance for. Better than a news source? (Notice the .mil top level-domain which is owned and controlled by the US department of defence). It's not acceptable for one government or army to censor its people just because many others do. And at least I define censurship (because that's what it is) and propaganda as anti-democratic.
"democracy has its flaws." Too many to count, for example the Nazi party came to power through democracy, yet I can't imagine living without it.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-18 08:57:32 UTCComment #47577
@potatis_invalid: Well, one thing I do agree with you is that democracy is flawed. Special interest money has too much influence in a democratic elected government.
@Penguinboy: Yes, I did go overboard on the typing there a bit. But don't worry, other people read it for you.
@Daubster: No, I never said war is a good thing, the only good thing about war, is it's ending. The only country that needed to be dealt with at the time was Afghanistan, since that's where the 911 conspirators were hiding at. The Iraq invasion was different, it was motivated mostly in part by oil, which you rightly so pointed out as the key word that I missed. If I were the U.S. President at the time, I would have never ordered the Iraq invasion.
Commented 15 years ago2009-06-18 12:02:54 UTCComment #47562
Going to war doesn't always solve the problem. Fighting the Afghans was necessary, I believe, but the war with Iraq was unnecessary.
I am all for the military, but I hate to see lives sacrificed without a just cause.
Al-Quaeda is in Afghanistan, not Iraq. There's no military reason to fight Iraq, except that Saddam Hussein dissed Bush's Daddy. 911 has nothing to do with the Iraq War.
EDIT: "Weird, I always feel bad killing an unarmed or innocent character." I do too, unless I'm in the mood for a slaughter.
Also, remember; It's not the Germans who were the bad guys in WWII, it was the Nazi party. The Germans were only following orders, and a lot of them left so they would'nt have to be a part of it.
Just like there's a big difference between Americans and American politics.
I never wanted war with other countries, but the stupid Bush wanted to fight everything that moves.
Oh, GEORGE Bush.
EDIT: I heard that joke on TV.
@satchmo: I understand your anger and frustration towards the Bush administration's military operations, but there was a logic behind Bush's militant stand against certain countries:
It was a little thing called "The 911 attacks", it was an event that changed the world and the U.S. could no longer afford to do business as usual, in other words, from then on.....no more Mr. nice guy, the gloves will come off and heads will roll. As a former member of the military myself, I can say that I am proud to have been part of the global war on terror, which by the way, still continues to this day, but under a different administration and name.
The US Army deals with propaganda which is totally unacceptable.
Anyone cough Tito cough associated with an anti-democratic institution should be ashamed of himself, no matter how good the intentions are. If I were an American I would be seriously pissed off.
Don't get me started on Germany (or Sweden for that matter).
@potatis_invalid: You know what, if you are going to give out links to "news sources(LOL)", can you at least find sites that are not so blatantly far-left liberal with an "everybody can see" anti-American agenda of their own? Oh yea, as for propaganda in the U.S. Army, guess what? All the world's armies do the exact same thing, ALL OF THEM! And what's this "anti-democratic institution" crap you are accusing the U.S. Army of being? If it wasn't for America's armed forces, you and everybody in your country will most likely be singing the Soviet national anthem while serving as slaves to the Soviet Red Army.
Better than a news source? (Notice the .mil top level-domain which is owned and controlled by the US department of defence).
It's not acceptable for one government or army to censor its people just because many others do.
And at least I define censurship (because that's what it is) and propaganda as anti-democratic.
"democracy has its flaws."
Too many to count, for example the Nazi party came to power through democracy, yet I can't imagine living without it.
And are you honestly saying the war in Iraq was a good thing?
It was rigged. THE ELECTION WAS RIGGED!
@Penguinboy: Yes, I did go overboard on the typing there a bit. But don't worry, other people read it for you.
@Daubster: No, I never said war is a good thing, the only good thing about war, is it's ending. The only country that needed to be dealt with at the time was Afghanistan, since that's where the 911 conspirators were hiding at. The Iraq invasion was different, it was motivated mostly in part by oil, which you rightly so pointed out as the key word that I missed. If I were the U.S. President at the time, I would have never ordered the Iraq invasion.
I am all for the military, but I hate to see lives sacrificed without a just cause.
Al-Quaeda is in Afghanistan, not Iraq. There's no military reason to fight Iraq, except that Saddam Hussein dissed Bush's Daddy. 911 has nothing to do with the Iraq War.