-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It's getting a bit tiresome seeing one misguided American after another with their cutsie little yellow or red-white-blue ribbons on their outsized SUVs. Yeah, I guess it's the thing to do; maybe part of that whole soccer-mom culture. Unfortunately, the only thing they demonstrate is that the person behind the wheel is a clueless, gullible, misguided, nitwit. Walmart Sucks and Here Is Why: 1314Phil Phil, we all go along JUST FINE when the ratio was less than 100-1. In fact, Phil, in 1980 the ratio was 42-1, in 1990 it was 85-1. You... If foreign invaders landed on our soil, as we have done in Iraq, I would be the first one to take up arms and repel them. (I suppose that would make me an 'insurgent' by OUR logic.) This, and other aggressive governments have always done their utmost to make it APPEAR as if committing yourself to kill in feuds on distant shores that have nothing to do with the welfare of the citizenry is somehow patriotic. It is not. Enlisting in the armed forces, in the absence of a real and impending foreign threat, is no different that hiring yourself as a paid buttbuttin . . the only difference is, you're not getting paid enough. But let's take a realistic look at exactly WHO joins up in an all-volunteer army. The first group are those who join (during peacetime) for the benefits: to get an education, or because it seems a reasonable career path. Consider carefully! Realize that you are gambling with your humanity. Once you sign that form, you sign away your right to say: "No, that is an atrocity." You put your abilities, including the ability to kill, at the disposal of proven liars, psychopaths . . . enemies of humanity. Do you think that every German soldier in World War II who helped load Jews into cattle cars was a cold-blooded person? Most were poor kids, just like you, who got caught up in the patriotic frenzy. Once you're in, you're IN. You lose the ability to stop killing until they tell you so. This not only makes you less than human, it makes you less than an animal, for even the animals retain their freedom of self determination. The second group are the simple minded, who fall for patriotic entreaties about defending democracy, Mom, apple pie; in other words, all the traditional government propaganda. Do you think Soviet lads subjugated their neighbors throughout the world because they thought the Soviet Union was an EVIL empire? No, they were fighting for MOM, and whatever pbuttes for apple pie in Russia. Step back and examine the lies your government is handing you, and ask yourself if they have the ring of truth. Do you want to be one of the liquidateers in uniform who opened up on their fellow citizens at Kent State? When you put on that uniform, you give up all autonomy, and become nothing more than a weapon, to be used for whatever evil purposes the scoundrels in government demand (and, if you look carefully, you will discover that the only interests THEY serve are those of the big businesses that own them.) Last Minute Suggestions for Moving to LICulturally, Long Island and Southern California probably aren't all that different, so no, I don't think there would be a culture shock. If you like cold weather and... Finally, you have the hard-core psychopaths. These are the people who WANT to kill. liquidate, torture, rape; THESE are the American values upon which THIS group is focused. The cause doesn't matter, they're after the thrill that only warfare can provide. Just remember: killing for George W. Bush, or for George H.W. Bush, or for Lyndon B. Johnson, or for Richard M. Nixon is not the same as defending yourself, your family, your friends, or your country. Don't be a dupe. Don't Enlist! Wrongly Imprisoned Man Won't Shut Up About ItWrongly Imprisoned Man Won't Shut Up About It August 31, 2005 Issue 41�35 JOLIET, IL�George Howard Buell, an inmate wrongfully imprisoned at Stateville Correctional Center for third-degree loveual... Remember -- supporting the troops means supporting Bush aggression, profiteering, and war crimes. Here's an idea: why not take those ribbons, dip them in blood, and mail them to the White House? - -- Tom St.Denis 111 Banning Rd Kanata, Ontario K2L 1C3 Canada The Republicrat Juntathe people, and for the people," were they simply indulging in a predilection for catchy phraseology? Or... Home: (613)836-3160 Cell: (613)796-8220 KeyID: 0x40B640D5 Fingerprint: 53F9 307F F83E D52A 9E63 C2A5 B43F D952 40B6 40D5 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.0.3 iQA-AwUBQxLVO7Q-2VJAtkDVEQJnnQCg1mRyNVgZ6Po6Xf7csn62Ph9rkC8AoMxZ Zo8jLvfr6bDGWZb-PhEpz3c8 =2NAY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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