America is Pro-War

[G_j]

and low and behold, there are many, even here, who now agree with war criminal GW Bush.

just an observation

[B o d i]

1. Stockholm syndrome to the Military Industrial Complex that Ike warned us about?

http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-consequences.html

The Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief is a fallacy that comes in the following patterns:

X is true because if people did not accept X as being true then there would be negative consequences.

...

where X = wars are good

[TahitiNut]

2. Gotta relive them "glory days" of World War II, don'tcha know?

Never mind that the U.S. climbed into the ring in the last rounds, after MILLIONS had already died on both sides.

[lostnotforgotten]

3. Yes - It Is Amazing To Observe The Blood Lusters Here At DU

eom

[stillcool]

4. Pro-War, Arrogant, condescending..

egotistical, self-righteous, and inhumane...and that's not counting the religious freaks.

[spanone]

5. it's self perpetuating...we give the military almost a trillion dollars a year...they need to use it

[ikojo]

6. What will be interesting is to see if people change their

stance on Iraq and Afghanistan once they become OBAMA's wars....

[benld74]

7. Lyrics from Black Sabbath War Pigs has said it all for years,,,

Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of deaths construction
In the fields the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds, oh lord yeah!

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor

Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah!

Now in darkness, world stops turning
As the war machine keeps burning
No more war pigs of the power
Hand of God has sturck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan, laughing, spreads his wings
All right now!

[Mari333]

8. as long as 'they' dont have to be doing the actual fighting

nothing as pitiful as keyboard warmongers .

[Joe Chi Minh]

11. What you said.

[RC]

22. I'll third that!

All these idiots, most of whom have never even been in the military, supporting the war mongers as if death and destruction is somehow a good thing.
I wonder what their views would be if we were invaded for a change, instead of being the invaders? Have them watch their mothers, fathers, sons & daughters, relatives, friends being shot up, blown up... To wonder if they would return alive after going to the market to get food for their family. To know their house, containing their family, could be a random target some night, just because. To have the wedding of his daughter bombed because they look like terrorists from 30 thousand feet.
Why not? We do it. Is not turn about fair play?

[TahitiNut]

18. Obviously. After all, you sure won't hear us veterans talking about death like it's a sport.

The sociopaths, bombing cheerleaders, and advocates for death and destruction don't have a fucking clue.

Not one.

On a lighter note, the Red Wings play at 8pm tonight. (Go Wings!)

[spanone]

9. so it would appear..there is .nothing to indicate that is a false statement

[NOW tense]

10. Are you surprised?

Have you ever noticed just how many of our tax dollars go into advertising for the Armed Forces. We spend most of our young lives being taught that War is always the best answer. We spend billions on making sure that our new toys of death are the coolest looking things that make great toys for kids. We spend billions of dollars on "defense", but most of our country could not point on a map whom we are defending against. We as Americans are huddled in our fear ready to kill all things we don't understand. It is easy to convince most Americans that that scary unknown is out to get you.

[stray cat]

12. I do believe there are times when war may be necessary and peace is an illusion

if you stand by and do nothing while millions are slaughtered and call that peace.

[Fearless]

13. I'm not. Anyone else?

[balantz]

14. The OILigarchy "wars" these days are better named acts of terrorist aggression n/t

[chrisa]

15. The idea that even a majority of Americans want to make wars...

is ridiculous.

[G_j]

16. by America I mean, in this case, both political parties

the media, and too many others.

[gratuitous]

17. In keeping with the tenets of our state religion

Of course our country is pro-war. And it doesn't matter what any individuals think, or even what vast swaths of our population think. Our country must be pro-war; there is no alternative in the country of the High Church of Redemptive Violence.

[Edweird]

19. That's just part of being human.

[G_j]

20. well...

speak for yourself, i suppose....

[supernova]

21. I think it's a human tendency

The urge to dominate and control.

It comes out in the urge for war.