I am going to try to be careful with this topic, for it will sure be touchy and there are many opinions out there, I'm sure.
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Last night, my friends and I went out late at night to a small pub in the city. We were just sitting around, sipping down a couple of suds watching some of the drunks shooting pool. Near the end of the night, this 50 yr old man starts engaging me in conversations about my goals in life and so forth.. He kept rambling on, asking em to tell him "some good news"......
I says, "well, we're about to go to war in about a month, I really don't know of any good news" ..He replied that what the USA is doing is bull crap........
Then he makes the statement. he says "My sons tell me that they would rather do 5 years in jail then to go over there and fight for this country.."..
I was boiling up...I guess it didn't help that earlier tonight I watched the movie, "the Patriot" with Mel Gibson (good flick by the way). I was floored in my response, and will keep short what I told him. He supported is statement by saying, "what has the president done for you? Look at what the government is doing to us and all that type of garbage.."
I answered with telling him that I understand that our country has issues, but it is the Best Country in the world, and if They dont like it, Please, move to another country. I told him there is no where else that he can speak his mind like this. He disagreed. He said, "why should my son die for this president?".... I advised that our people in the past gave their lives for our freedom, that is why....he said that is crap.... I says, "where the heck were you when 9-11 happened? I guarantee you that if another 9-11 happens and hurt your or your family, you would blame the government, I had some other choice words and then left...
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I am normally a real laid back easy going dude, but this just ticks me off. No one wants war, no one wants to die, but this is happening for a reason/cause. Not one of us would have what we have today if it wasnt for the fact that our past vets gave their lives up for the beliefs of this country.
..... I just saw on supercross.com how before the sandiego sx, they did a tribute to the marines...and then I have to thing of the garbage I heard last night....But this is America, and free speach is allowed. I just hope none of our service men/women would have to hear that.... God bless them all, for they our going to be putting their lives on the line for me and that guy and his honorless sons.
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Last night, my friends and I went out late at night to a small pub in the city. We were just sitting around, sipping down a couple of suds watching some of the drunks shooting pool. Near the end of the night, this 50 yr old man starts engaging me in conversations about my goals in life and so forth.. He kept rambling on, asking em to tell him "some good news"......
I says, "well, we're about to go to war in about a month, I really don't know of any good news" ..He replied that what the USA is doing is bull crap........
Then he makes the statement. he says "My sons tell me that they would rather do 5 years in jail then to go over there and fight for this country.."..
I was boiling up...I guess it didn't help that earlier tonight I watched the movie, "the Patriot" with Mel Gibson (good flick by the way). I was floored in my response, and will keep short what I told him. He supported is statement by saying, "what has the president done for you? Look at what the government is doing to us and all that type of garbage.."
I answered with telling him that I understand that our country has issues, but it is the Best Country in the world, and if They dont like it, Please, move to another country. I told him there is no where else that he can speak his mind like this. He disagreed. He said, "why should my son die for this president?".... I advised that our people in the past gave their lives for our freedom, that is why....he said that is crap.... I says, "where the heck were you when 9-11 happened? I guarantee you that if another 9-11 happens and hurt your or your family, you would blame the government, I had some other choice words and then left...
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I am normally a real laid back easy going dude, but this just ticks me off. No one wants war, no one wants to die, but this is happening for a reason/cause. Not one of us would have what we have today if it wasnt for the fact that our past vets gave their lives up for the beliefs of this country.
..... I just saw on supercross.com how before the sandiego sx, they did a tribute to the marines...and then I have to thing of the garbage I heard last night....But this is America, and free speach is allowed. I just hope none of our service men/women would have to hear that.... God bless them all, for they our going to be putting their lives on the line for me and that guy and his honorless sons.
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