02-22-2017, 10:37 AM
(02-21-2017, 03:35 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: ... BTW, when I saber rattle, I do so with the understanding that neighborhood kids (the children of friends and family members) will be the ones who will be the ones going over there while cozy blue kids are fucking around, getting high, getting laid and playing mind games like their deplorable parents/grand parents did during the Vietnam era...
I can't let this pass. Today, the ones standing in harm's way are the ones volunteering to go. I wouldn't be one of them, but neither would you. In any case, we were in far better shape when we had a draft that broadened the participation to include a bit of every demographic group. Note: the ones who scammed the system to avoid going were more likely to be in your group than mine.
Try this link for a reality check. Notice how few of the real heroes walked around with puffed chests. George McGovern, the ultimate pacifist, had a DSC for bravery in WW-II. Bob Kerrey, Senator from Nebraska, has a MOH. John Kerry has a Silver and Bronze Star.
Bravery isn't restricted to any particular ideology.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.