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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:23 AM Original message |
"Fighting for our freedom" - when was the last time this really happened? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. definitely Civil War and to an extent, World War II. Before that, you have to go back to |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yep, those are the only four that I could come up with |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. yep, me too |
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TWiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
3. The whole "Freedom is not Free" mantra is unvarnished BULLSHIT |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. yep for right, freedom means putting the manacles and collar on yourself and giving the chain |
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TWiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. That is a war the military will not wage BTW |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. yep, if you watch SIR, NO, SIR, the Vietnam War was shut down because military started |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. a good ACLU lawyer does more to protect our freedom |
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codjh9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Yeah, I'm sick of that too, and you're right about 'warrior worship'. I think our vets deserve to |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
4. Not since WWII |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. the military protects our sovereignty, not our freedom |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. How many times during our existence has our sovereignty been threatened? |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. fewer than the times our freedom has been threatened |
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TWiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I think Right Wing Domestic Terrorist groups are the biggest threat |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
7. Everytime someone says that, I get furious. It's propaganda bullshit. |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
9. EXACTLY. the other one is "defending the constitution" |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
11. Even Worse Than That |
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HelenWheels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
12. Pearl Harbor |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. yes, |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
14. We could save about $900B a year if we dissolved the empire and concentrated |
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codjh9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. No, you're absolutely right, and I've long been tired of sports announcers/writers constantly |
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BDW1964 (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
22. WW I |
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Eryemil (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
23. Couldn't agree more. I say this all the time. |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Is the US Military protecting & fighting for our Freedom in |
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