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Why must we continue to have anti war protesters protesting STILL in America?

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your right. How dare those Americans excercise their right to freedom of speech! The thought of them doing that makes me wanna vomit.
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Local police units dont really play a huge role in anti-terror efforts. If the FBI or anyone else needs them, they can show more force than many think, but as mentioned before in this thread, being at the protest making sure BOTH sides stay safe is also part of their job.
 
Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
Even grasshopper? Wow, im impressed.

where are all the 'Yeah Seabass, kick his ass!" crowds today?
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Protesting for the removal of freedom of speech I'm guessing...
 
Originally posted by: smp
Originally posted by: dcpsoguy
If these people really care about the safety of their own country, they will stop protesting now. When they protest, usually it attracts police. Now, the protesters are not going to stop war right now, we all do. The police are better used ELSEwhere, like, maybe, defending the homeland than arresting an anti-war idiot who thinks Bush is Hitler. We need as much police as possible.

Your thoughts?
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yeah yeah
more police, more police
Attacking Iraq is good for national security.
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Some more moronic comments from SMP...

Originally posted by: smp
Put in a puppet regime, kind of like that King guy in Afghanistan, or Pinochet, or Noriega, or Pol Pot, or .....
then open the market to U.S business and reinstate the U.S dollar as the reserve currency from the Euro.. why it's simple, you IDIOT.
duh


Alistar7
or follow the Canadian policy and don't waste money on a defense budget, instead make your neighboors defend you, then when they use the same forces you depend on in a battle which makes the world safer for them as well, complain like a little child.


smp
Nice bit of rhetoric you tool.
Who has the U.S ever defended us from? The only country to ever attack Canada was the fvcking U.S you donkey. We don't piss people off like you do, so we don't exactly have any 'natural' enemies.

Alistar7

I'm sorry you cant tell the difference between rhetoric and fact, perhaps you should take a fresh look at the state of your military. Yes your defense is ENTIRELY up to the US, you count on that when you slash your military budgets to pay for social programs. Granted you have no "enemies", however terrorist attacks that might occur in NYC could EASILY reach Canada, do yuo think chemical or biological weapons are going to respect your border???? LOL

03/20/2003 9:43 AM (NEW!)
Alistar7

excuse me I didn't hear your respnse...


I guess ten minutes isnt enough to explain how it would be impossible for chemical or biological weapons released into the US COULD NOT POSSIBLY AFFECT Canada in any way. Of course you have the ability to seal off your portion of the atmosphere and all ground water. IS THAT YOUR MASTER PLAN? lol


03/20/2003 9:53 AM (NEW!)
Alistar7

should I just check back tomorrow?

sent pm with link, still waiting for your response... do I have to follow you around ATOT?

FOLLOWING ARE PM's

03/20/2003 10:05 AM
should I just check back tomorrow?

yeah, keep hitting that refresh button.
Don't PM me anymore.

03/20/2003 10:11 AM (NEW!)
Alistar7
Date Posted: 03/20/2003 10:08 AM
exactly, run your mouth, say something stupid, get called to the mat on it, then RUN, boy, can't tell YOU'RE Canadian, lol, worthless, spineless bastard, don't worry we will keep spending all that money, we will protect you even thouhg your recent actions clearly don't deserve our protection...


That was his fantastic repsonse, I won't bother tracking you through ATOT as you make moronic statements and then run, but you're a joke and the next thread I cross you in I will make sure I run you OFF AGAIN.....

 
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Some more moronic comments from SMP...

Originally posted by: smp
Put in a puppet regime, kind of like that King guy in Afghanistan, or Pinochet, or Noriega, or Pol Pot, or .....
then open the market to U.S business and reinstate the U.S dollar as the reserve currency from the Euro.. why it's simple, you IDIOT.
duh
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Is this necessary?


 
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Originally posted by: smp
Originally posted by: dcpsoguy
If these people really care about the safety of their own country, they will stop protesting now. When they protest, usually it attracts police. Now, the protesters are not going to stop war right now, we all do. The police are better used ELSEwhere, like, maybe, defending the homeland than arresting an anti-war idiot who thinks Bush is Hitler. We need as much police as possible.

Your thoughts?
Click to expand...

yeah yeah
more police, more police
Attacking Iraq is good for national security.
Click to expand...

Some more moronic comments from SMP...

Originally posted by: smp
Put in a puppet regime, kind of like that King guy in Afghanistan, or Pinochet, or Noriega, or Pol Pot, or .....
then open the market to U.S business and reinstate the U.S dollar as the reserve currency from the Euro.. why it's simple, you IDIOT.
duh


Alistar7
or follow the Canadian policy and don't waste money on a defense budget, instead make your neighboors defend you, then when they use the same forces you depend on in a battle which makes the world safer for them as well, complain like a little child.


smp
Nice bit of rhetoric you tool.
Who has the U.S ever defended us from? The only country to ever attack Canada was the fvcking U.S you donkey. We don't piss people off like you do, so we don't exactly have any 'natural' enemies.

Alistar7

I'm sorry you cant tell the difference between rhetoric and fact, perhaps you should take a fresh look at the state of your military. Yes your defense is ENTIRELY up to the US, you count on that when you slash your military budgets to pay for social programs. Granted you have no "enemies", however terrorist attacks that might occur in NYC could EASILY reach Canada, do yuo think chemical or biological weapons are going to respect your border???? LOL

03/20/2003 9:43 AM (NEW!)
Alistar7

excuse me I didn't hear your respnse...


I guess ten minutes isnt enough to explain how it would be impossible for chemical or biological weapons released into the US COULD NOT POSSIBLY AFFECT Canada in any way. Of course you have the ability to seal off your portion of the atmosphere and all ground water. IS THAT YOUR MASTER PLAN? lol


03/20/2003 9:53 AM (NEW!)
Alistar7

should I just check back tomorrow?

sent pm with link, still waiting for your response... do I have to follow you around ATOT?

FOLLOWING ARE PM's

03/20/2003 10:05 AM
should I just check back tomorrow?

yeah, keep hitting that refresh button.
Don't PM me anymore.

03/20/2003 10:11 AM (NEW!)
Alistar7
Date Posted: 03/20/2003 10:08 AM
exactly, run your mouth, say something stupid, get called to the mat on it, then RUN, boy, can't tell YOU'RE Canadian, lol, worthless, spineless bastard, don't worry we will keep spending all that money, we will protect you even thouhg your recent actions clearly don't deserve our protection...


That was his fantastic repsonse, I won't bother tracking you through ATOT as you make moronic statements and then run, but you're a joke and the next thread I cross you in I will make sure I run you OFF AGAIN.....
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Makeup sex is grrrrreat ya know AliStar.


😉
 
Originally posted by: godmare
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Some more moronic comments from SMP...

Originally posted by: smp
Put in a puppet regime, kind of like that King guy in Afghanistan, or Pinochet, or Noriega, or Pol Pot, or .....
then open the market to U.S business and reinstate the U.S dollar as the reserve currency from the Euro.. why it's simple, you IDIOT.
duh
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Is this necessary?
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lol, sorry..... Let me stay on topic... while I agree with the war, they are fighting for the same freedoms anti-war protestors have here as well, the difference is the soldiers are willing to fight with more than their mouth for what they believe, maybe its a difference in strength of conviction, maybe its a reflection of courage.... Better?

 
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Originally posted by: godmare
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Some more moronic comments from SMP...

Originally posted by: smp
Put in a puppet regime, kind of like that King guy in Afghanistan, or Pinochet, or Noriega, or Pol Pot, or .....
then open the market to U.S business and reinstate the U.S dollar as the reserve currency from the Euro.. why it's simple, you IDIOT.
duh
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Is this necessary?
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lol, sorry..... Let me stay on topic... while I agree with the war, they are fighting for the same freedoms anti-war protestors have here as well, the difference is the soldiers are willing to fight with more than their mouth for what they believe, maybe its a difference in strength of conviction, maybe its a reflection of courage.... Better?
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Maybe its a reflection of socio-economic status, maybe its a reflection of circumstance, maybe its a reflection of education, maybe you're right... there can be many reasons why someone would join the military.
 
lol, sorry..... Let me stay on topic... while I agree with the war, they are fighting for the same freedoms anti-war protestors have here as well, the difference is the soldiers are willing to fight with more than their mouth for what they believe, maybe its a difference in strength of conviction, maybe its a reflection of courage.... Better?
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I disagree with this logic because it implies that protestors should be fighting with bullets instead of words. Peaceful protest is the incarnation of some of our most basic constitutional rights.

Protesters are doing so because they disagree, not necessarily because they lack courage. One can be anti-war, but still have the courage to take up arms.

Not all soldiers have the courage of a lion; not all protestors are cowards.
 
think of all the protesters in the past...i am sure that many people wanted them to go away. but because they fought through it and got what they wanted they give these new protesters a reason...

my 2 cents at least
 
I'm proud to live in a country where people have a right to voice their opinions. That's the freedom our troops are defending.
 
I can't see why the answer to that question isn't clear cut? Do you really not know? or are you wanting to pick a fight with the anti-war crowd?

Andy
 
Originally posted by: Jzero
lol, sorry..... Let me stay on topic... while I agree with the war, they are fighting for the same freedoms anti-war protestors have here as well, the difference is the soldiers are willing to fight with more than their mouth for what they believe, maybe its a difference in strength of conviction, maybe its a reflection of courage.... Better?
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I disagree with this logic because it implies that protestors should be fighting with bullets instead of words. Peaceful protest is the incarnation of some of our most basic constitutional rights.

Protesters are doing so because they disagree, not necessarily because they lack courage. One can be anti-war, but still have the courage to take up arms.

Not all soldiers have the courage of a lion; not all protestors are cowards.
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Once again they have the right to say and think what they want, however naive it may be. If Saddam held the same views they did we wouldn't have this problem, so maybe they are right in principle, but not in this case. Nothing in Saddam's actions suggest he is anything short of a mass murdering maniac that I would suggest is incapable of living peacefully anywhere. His madness will not be changed by wars or sanctions, even the sheer certainty of death have not made him see the error of his ways. The anti-war protestors need to accept not everyone is peacefull, some like Saddam are the CAUSE of wars, ones to be fought to preserve a greater and longer lasting peace. Utopia sounds nice, I'm all for it, but we are hardly there yet, the one they needed to plead their case to WAS Saddam, our government has already made up their mind on how to deal with his threat. It's a bit late now, but it was pointless to begin with, so let them do their thing and excercise their American rights as American soldiers FIGHT to make sure they have that privelage.
 
Originally posted by: dcpsoguy
Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
Originally posted by: Dead Parrot Sketch
Freedom of speech is a beautiful thing.
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That is not the point. You are not willing to agree that these protesters are harming ALL American's safety?
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Hey punk, if you are so concerned about Americans' safety, why don't you join the military and go to Iraq and fight? Too scared? Too physically unfit? Quit whining, kid!
 
People who are willing to give up freedom for the sake of short-term security, deserve neither freedom nor security.
 
Originally posted by: sciencetoy
I'm proud to live in a country where people have a right to voice their opinions. That's the freedom our troops are defending.
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i hear this a lot, and as much as i try, i can't understand how the current conflict is defending anything, let alone the freedom of speech.
 
Originally posted by: TheJack1
People who are willing to give up freedom for the sake of short-term security, deserve neither freedom nor security.
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hhhmmm that's not an entirely original statement is it? lol



love this, had to cut and paste...


"The thread had started to degenerate towards worthless drivel and it was locked.

AnandTech Moderator"

we're in trouble now then if thats all it takes.... LMAO

 
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