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Onyxmeth on 13 October 2008
The Ghost of RubangB said:
bigjon said:
bunch of pussys... lol, I kid

But it would be very unpatriotic to dodge a draft, but I am glad people do dodge the draft. If someone is too weak too be willing to serve, there is no way in hell I want they within a grenades throw of my foxhole.

Dissent is patriotic.  Letting your government know they're ass-backwards is patriotic.  Fighting any war they want you to is blind nationalism and is very dangerous.  It's like Captain America said, (I'm paraphrasing here) "I don't work for the American government.  I work for the American dream."

Yeah but Captain America's dead, so maybe he should have worded it better.

@Grey Acumen-I'm only half getting what you're saying but if I'm right, then touche. My point still stands though.

 



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rocketpig on 13 October 2008
The Ghost of RubangB said:
bigjon said:
bunch of pussys... lol, I kid

But it would be very unpatriotic to dodge a draft, but I am glad people do dodge the draft. If someone is too weak too be willing to serve, there is no way in hell I want they within a grenades throw of my foxhole.

Dissent is patriotic.  Letting your government know they're ass-backwards is patriotic.  Fighting any war they want you to is blind nationalism and is very dangerous.  It's like Captain America said, (I'm paraphrasing here) "I don't work for the American government.  I work for the American dream."

Dude, bad example. Cap is dead, man.

 




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rocketpig on 13 October 2008
vlad321 said:

The whole argument for guns is what happens when the current government decides to do smoething horrible that many people find unacceptable.  Even though the slave issue was one of the most minor causes, the masses only knew of this and rose up against the government, resulting in  the governments seceding from the federal government. The reason given for having guns is in case something gets passed that's as unappealing as the whole slave thing was back then to the southerners, at least the powerful ones, and we all know know what happened back then. Of course I'm gonna bring up the Civil War, why does history exist in the first place?

Slave issues were one of the most minor causes of the Civil War? I've heard that point marginalized by various Southerners ex post facto, but never to that extent.




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Grey Acumen on 13 October 2008
Onyxmeth said:

 

@Grey Acumen-I'm only half getting what you're saying but if I'm right, then touche. My point still stands though.

I think you got it :P

 



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highwaystar101 on 13 October 2008

A. I'm English, I doubt the US army would accept me.
and B. Russia are not going to attack you, they are one of your strongest allies and one of your greatest friends. Why do Americans still view them as a threat?



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rocketpig on 13 October 2008
highwaystar101 said:
A. I'm English, I doubt the US army would accept me.
and B. Russia are not going to attack you, they are one of your strongest allies and one of your greatest friends. Why do Americans still view them as a threat?

Because they're the Russians.

It has a great, menacing sound to it. Like Darth Vader or something.

 




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Grey Acumen on 13 October 2008
rocketpig said:
highwaystar101 said:
A. I'm English, I doubt the US army would accept me.
and B. Russia are not going to attack you, they are one of your strongest allies and one of your greatest friends. Why do Americans still view them as a threat?

Because they're the Russians.

It has a great, menacing sound to it. Like Darth Vader or something.

Or an even better example would be going to any other country or media source and saying the Americans *wiggles fingers*

 



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The_vagabond7 on 13 October 2008

I think blind patriotism is as stupid as blind religious faith. I'm not going to help invade some random country just because the president says I have to or will go to prison. I'm not going to fight against gay rights because some christian televangelist says I will burn in hell if I don't. If I think something is wrong, I think it's wrong and I'm not going to do it because it's my duty from god or the president (though in the minds of many there is no difference between the two). Doing something that you think is wrong just because somebody in power says to do so is purely idiotic and shows a gross lack of integrity. I repeat for emphasis, blind patriotism is equally bad as blind religious faith.



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rocketpig on 13 October 2008
Grey Acumen said:
rocketpig said:
highwaystar101 said:
A. I'm English, I doubt the US army would accept me.
and B. Russia are not going to attack you, they are one of your strongest allies and one of your greatest friends. Why do Americans still view them as a threat?

Because they're the Russians.

It has a great, menacing sound to it. Like Darth Vader or something.

Or an even better example would be going to any other country or media source and saying the Americans *wiggles fingers*

See? It's a win-win for everybody.

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rocketpig on 13 October 2008
The_vagabond7 said:
I think blind patriotism is as stupid as blind religious faith. I'm not going to help invade some random country just because the president says I have to or will go to prison. I'm not going to fight against gay rights because some christian televangelist says I will burn in hell if I don't. If I think something is wrong, I think it's wrong and I'm not going to do it because it's my duty from god or the president (though in the minds of many there is no difference between the two). Doing something that you think is wrong just because somebody in power says to do so is purely idiotic and shows a gross lack of integrity. I repeat for emphasis, blind patriotism is equally bad as blind religious faith.

You're wrong.*

 

*today is Rocketpig's experiment to see if he can keep all his posts under three lines.

 




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