Military Tradition: I Love It!

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: Achtung

Originally posted by: Don_Vito
The original post ensured it would turn into a dogfight. Welcome to P&N!

Hence my offer made several posts above. I'll honor the military and all it stands for, but I won't let someone make ill-informed attacks on my beliefs without responding.

The original rant will not be removed. This conservative will stay the course.

If the mods wish, they can move this to P&N.

 

[Achtung]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: Achtung

Originally posted by: Don_Vito
The original post ensured it would turn into a dogfight. Welcome to P&N!

Hence my offer made several posts above. I'll honor the military and all it stands for, but I won't let someone make ill-informed attacks on my beliefs without responding.

The original rant will not be removed. This conservative will stay the course.

If the mods wish, they can move this to P&N.

Fair enough. Just don't start a P&N thread and expect it not to discuss P&N.

 

[Feldenak]

Some good pictures here

 

[Achtung]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
Some good pictures here

Is that the regiment your brother is in?

 

[GTaudiophile]

If anyone missed the live coverage today (like me), the Reagan Procession can be viewed here.

Just click on the "Reagan Procession" thumbnail. You'll see what I'm talking about.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

I'd love to see a poll done, but I bet that the ratio of Bush-supporters vs. Kerry-supporters is 3:1 at best.

I think the majority of military folks are republican, but not by the percentages you portray. It sounds to me like your military interaction has been almost solely with officers and cadets, who are a small minority of all military personnel, and the numbers of liberal enlisted members is definitely higher in my experience than among officers.

That said, I feel you are being incredibly disrespectful toward liberal military members (who are presumably among your hypothetical "libs who want to destroy this body of honorable men and women"), and awfully sanctimonious for a person who has never donned a uniform. As a military member, I regard it as trolling.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Achtung

Originally posted by: Feldenak
Some good pictures here

Is that the regiment your brother is in?

No. I've just inherited my father's awe of the Old Guard. 🙂

My brother will be a brand spanking new 2nd Lt. on Sunday. He'll spend the rest of the year working in a recruiter's office before he reports to Ft. Benning in January and he'll be at Benning until about June 2005.

 

[Insane3D]

Same old same old from GT "I'm better than everyone else who thinks differently than me" audiophile.

:roll:

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
BUT, I do have to insert a political rant: this is the tradition and accuracy the liberals HATE; these man are members of a military that was gutted by Clinton and will be again by Kerry after he pulls out of Iraq like the coward he is. I could go on and on about how the libs want to destroy this body of honorable men and women, this ultimate melting pot of white, black, latino, and asian. But I won't...Oh, and don't forget, being the lone superpower makes us evil!

funny, I have a liberal bent and I DEEPLY respect the military. Not all "libs" want to "destroy" the military, believe it or not.

And I wouldn't call Kerry a "coward".....but I'll restrain from speaking further since this isn't P & N.



All I will say is that when I see military processions it sends a chill down my spine. It's incredible how precise and full of ceremony such things can be. One of the few vestiges of culture that remains the same through time.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
BUT, I do have to insert a political rant: this is the tradition and accuracy the liberals HATE; these man are members of a military that was gutted by Clinton and will be again by Kerry after he pulls out of Iraq like the coward he is. I could go on and on about how the libs want to destroy this body of honorable men and women, this ultimate melting pot of white, black, latino, and asian. But I won't...Oh, and don't forget, being the lone superpower makes us evil!

congrats on posting the lamest drivel I've read all day, except for your expectation that Kerry will win and pull out of Iraq. I quite like that part. I don't think anyone believes there is a need for no military. there is a strong need for a military tailored for the conflicts that can be expected, plus a healthy margin for safety. the Clinton military has done a fine job defending this country so far.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
BUT, I do have to insert a political rant: this is the tradition and accuracy the liberals HATE; these man are members of a military that was gutted by Clinton and will be again by Kerry after he pulls out of Iraq like the coward he is. I could go on and on about how the libs want to destroy this body of honorable men and women, this ultimate melting pot of white, black, latino, and asian. But I won't...Oh, and don't forget, being the lone superpower makes us evil!

funny, I have a liberal bent and I DEEPLY respect the military. Not all "libs" want to "destroy" the military, believe it or not.

And I wouldn't call Kerry a "coward".....but I'll restrain from speaking further since this isn't P & N.



All I will say is that when I see military processions it sends a chill down my spine. It's incredible how precise and full of ceremony such things can be. One of the few vestiges of culture that remains the same through time.

He doesn't care. He has it in his head his POV is better than everyone else, all liberals are evil, etc, and it doesn't matter what proof to the contrary you show him, he will just put his hands on his ears and go "LA LA LA LA"....

 

[BadNewsBears]

Not to thread crash. Listen to chris rock. How can anyone be LIBERAL, be CONSERBATIVE, on a blanket, thats just ignorant. Like he says "Now crime, Im CONSERVATIVE, hookers, I'm Liberal" I mean, make up your own mind,own yourselves, stop throwing words of generalization around. Pick the lesser of the two evils. Or vote chris rock president, he could do this country good with some COMMON SENSE!

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: Yossarian

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
BUT, I do have to insert a political rant: this is the tradition and accuracy the liberals HATE; these man are members of a military that was gutted by Clinton and will be again by Kerry after he pulls out of Iraq like the coward he is. I could go on and on about how the libs want to destroy this body of honorable men and women, this ultimate melting pot of white, black, latino, and asian. But I won't...Oh, and don't forget, being the lone superpower makes us evil!

congrats on posting the lamest drivel I've read all day, except for your expectation that Kerry will win and pull out of Iraq. I quite like that part. I don't think anyone believes there is a need for no military. there is a strong need for a military tailored for the conflicts that can be expected, plus a healthy margin for safety. the Clinton military has done a fine job defending this country so far.

He also forgot the part about how all the liberals eat babies....:roll:

 

[Achtung]

Originally posted by: Munchies
Not to thread crash. Listen to chris rock. How can anyone be LIBERAL, be CONSERBATIVE, on a blanket, thats just ignorant. Like he says "Now crime, Im CONSERVATIVE, hookers, I'm Liberal" I mean, make up your own mind,own yourselves, stop throwing words of generalization around. Pick the lesser of the two evils. Or vote chris rock president, he could do this country good with some COMMON SENSE!

Well-stated. :thumbsup:

 

[ViRGE]

GT, we have P&N for a reason, use it.

 

[Achtung]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
GT, we have P&N for a reason, use it.😛

Yeah.... but based on the content of his "rant", I'd wager his theories get ripped apart in roughly 4 minutes in P&N.

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

BUT, I do have to insert a political rant: this is the tradition and accuracy the liberals HATE; these man are members of a military that was gutted by Clinton and will be again by Kerry after he pulls out of Iraq like the coward he is. I could go on and on about how the libs want to destroy this body of honorable men and women, this ultimate melting pot of white, black, latino, and asian. But I won't...Oh, and don't forget, being the lone superpower makes us evil!

Interesting, considering just about every male on my mothers side of the family is in or was at one point in the service. A big Navy family.

And every one is a Democrat.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: datalink7

Interesting, considering just about every male on my mothers side of the family is in or was at one point in the service. A big Navy family.

And every one is a Democrat.

You obviously don't understand - they don't count. That is all.

 

[Insane3D]

GT makes comments like this in P@N, then when he get's called on it, he mysteriously never replies again...

Like someone else said above, generalizations are rarely accurate, and most people don't blindly follow a particular party. I've prefer to make my decisions on issues as they come, and not just agree or disagree with something simply because it's from a particular party. If both parties spent as much energy trying to work through their differences and *gasp* get things done as they do vilifying the opposing party, imagine what could be accomplished...

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
GT makes comments like this in P@N, then when he get's called on it, he mysteriously never replies again...

Like someone else said above, generalizations are rarely accurate, and most people don't blindly follow a particular party. I've prefer to make my decisions on issues as they come, and not just agree or disagree with something simply because it's from a particular party. If both parties spent as much energy trying to work through their differences and *gasp* get things done as they do vilifying the opposing party, imagine what could be accomplished...

GT has even "logged out." He'll wait a little while before logging back in, and this thread will have dropped so he won't have to defend himself.

What a tard :roll:

 

[So]

Next you should research Theory of Gravity so you can build Newton's University

We are technologically advanced!

 

[KevinH]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
GT makes comments like this in P@N, then when he get's called on it, he mysteriously never replies again...

Like someone else said above, generalizations are rarely accurate, and most people don't blindly follow a particular party. I've prefer to make my decisions on issues as they come, and not just agree or disagree with something simply because it's from a particular party. If both parties spent as much energy trying to work through their differences and *gasp* get things done as they do vilifying the opposing party, imagine what could be accomplished...

Wha-what? You mean you consider the issues and don't carry on like some partisan hack? Impossible...I thought everyone was a tow the line conservative or liberal. <--sarcasm