Questions for veterans (Page 3): You didn't say what's the purpose of the wars.

3507

Blade_Runner wrote:

Yes, be prepared to use force, but the primary pur... (show quote)

You didn't say what's the purpose of the wars.

MeadowFields

As a Veteran of the Korean conflict I can attest to the benefits of having served my country with honor and for going in as an innocent kid and emerging a responsible adult who can respect all those who wore the uniform and put themselves in harm's way. I agree with the idea of every citizen serving some form of patriotic duty for their country, both men and women. Some are fit for combat duty while others are not and can serve in other ways. Living in the land of the free is anything but a freebie. We must all be taught to be responsible and follow the rules and laws of the land for the benefit of the many and not for the selfish few. When we all pull together as a unified nation we are invincible, but when we are divided the house will fall. I lived through the WW11 era when patriotism was at its all time high. I now live in a divided nation and we must learn to be unified once again or face peril.
I've witnessed the erosion of respect and honor among those who participate in this forum. It's an "us" against "them" mentality that leads to a breakdown in civil discourse and deteriorates into shameful behavior. We are all Americans, regardless of our color, religion, politics or even sexual preferences (done discretely).
When humans break off into different tribal mores and take on the righteous mantle of my way is the right way and therefore your way is the wrong way, it results in hatreds and mistrust and division and tragedy. I say "live and let live". Each of us can follow their own path to happiness while not treading on the others who may follow another pathway just so long as neither one wishes to harm the other. We are a diverse nation made up of a melting pot of ethnic and religious and atheists and that's part of our great strength and innovativeness. Let's learn to be more tolerant of those who are different from us and show respect for all denominations of citizens if we're to survive as the human race. Remember the "GoldenRule" - treat others as you would have them treat you.

martsiva

MeadowFields wrote:

As a Veteran of the Korean conflict I can attest to the benefits of having served my country with honor and for going in as an innocent kid and emerging a responsible adult who can respect all those who wore the uniform and put themselves in harm's way. I agree with the idea of every citizen serving some form of patriotic duty for their country, both men and women. Some are fit for combat duty while others are not and can serve in other ways. Living in the land of the free is anything but a freebie. We must all be taught to be responsible and follow the rules and laws of the land for the benefit of the many and not for the selfish few. When we all pull together as a unified nation we are invincible, but when we are divided the house will fall. I lived through the WW11 era when patriotism was at its all time high. I now live in a divided nation and we must learn to be unified once again or face peril.
I've witnessed the erosion of respect and honor among those who participate in this forum. It's an "us" against "them" mentality that leads to a breakdown in civil discourse and deteriorates into shameful behavior. We are all Americans, regardless of our color, religion, politics or even sexual preferences (done discretely).
When humans break off into different tribal mores and take on the righteous mantle of my way is the right way and therefore your way is the wrong way, it results in hatreds and mistrust and division and tragedy. I say "live and let live". Each of us can follow their own path to happiness while not treading on the others who may follow another pathway just so long as neither one wishes to harm the other. We are a diverse nation made up of a melting pot of ethnic and religious and atheists and that's part of our great strength and innovativeness. Let's learn to be more tolerant of those who are different from us and show respect for all denominations of citizens if we're to survive as the human race. Remember the "GoldenRule" - treat others as you would have them treat you.

As a Veteran of the Korean conflict I can attest t... (show quote)

I agree totally but the left is leading many into communism and they think that is great!! The main policies of the left have created these divides and they are deliberately doing so to weaken this nation and they don`t even try to hide it!! The DNC blatantly supported the Marxist communist BLM!! They use race baiting to divide this country along with ignoring our immigration laws, destroying 1000s of American jobs, making us dependent on expensive foreign oil when we were energy dependent, doing their best to disarm Americans by adding outrageous fees, taxes and fines for armed citizens, mandating that Americans take an experimental drug that they claim is a 'vaccine', etc. If you want to call it 'us or them' you are correct because freedom loving Americans are fighting to keep this country intact and free!

moldyoldy

martsiva wrote:

I agree totally but the left is leading many into ... (show quote)

Your orange autocrat is much worse.

martsiva

moldyoldy wrote:

Your orange autocrat is much worse.

After all the damage Biden has done to this country - you come up with this stupid comment?? Do you always try to make yourself look like a fool??

moldyoldy

martsiva wrote:

After all the damage Biden has done to this country - you come up with this stupid comment?? Do you always try to make yourself look like a fool??

I would take Biden any day over trump.
The right wingers always talk about damage like Obama wearing a tan suit.

woodguru

donrent wrote:

God ! You don't know shit do you ?

I personally thought there were some valid things to ponder, some I agree with some not, you apparently have an excellent relationship with crap, and are soon to be booted for using the word.

martsiva

moldyoldy wrote:

I would take Biden any day over trump.
The right wingers always talk about damage like Obama wearing a tan suit.

So you would take more damage being done to this country by Biden and his cronies?? Can you answer that??

moldyoldy

martsiva wrote:

So you would take more damage being done to this country by Biden and his cronies?? Can you answer that??

I see him trying to fix the disaster trump created.

martsiva

moldyoldy wrote:

I see him trying to fix the disaster trump created.

Are you actually that much of a bold face liar?? What disaster did Trump create?? Come on, big mouth, tell us!! Don`t even begin to talk about Afghanistan since that is owned by Biden!!

moldyoldy

martsiva wrote:

Are you actually that much of a bold face liar?? What disaster did Trump create?? Come on, big mouth, tell us!! Don`t even begin to talk about Afghanistan since that is owned by Biden!!

Everything that he did!!!
Tax cuts for the rich.
Disbanding the pandemic response team.
Palling around with Putin and Kim.
Lying about the election.
Lying about everything actually.

RobertX8Y

MeadowFields wrote:

As a Veteran of the Korean conflict I can attest to the benefits of having served my country with honor and for going in as an innocent kid and emerging a responsible adult who can respect all those who wore the uniform and put themselves in harm's way. I agree with the idea of every citizen serving some form of patriotic duty for their country, both men and women. Some are fit for combat duty while others are not and can serve in other ways. Living in the land of the free is anything but a freebie. We must all be taught to be responsible and follow the rules and laws of the land for the benefit of the many and not for the selfish few. When we all pull together as a unified nation we are invincible, but when we are divided the house will fall. I lived through the WW11 era when patriotism was at its all time high. I now live in a divided nation and we must learn to be unified once again or face peril.
I've witnessed the erosion of respect and honor among those who participate in this forum. It's an "us" against "them" mentality that leads to a breakdown in civil discourse and deteriorates into shameful behavior. We are all Americans, regardless of our color, religion, politics or even sexual preferences (done discretely).
When humans break off into different tribal mores and take on the righteous mantle of my way is the right way and therefore your way is the wrong way, it results in hatreds and mistrust and division and tragedy. I say "live and let live". Each of us can follow their own path to happiness while not treading on the others who may follow another pathway just so long as neither one wishes to harm the other. We are a diverse nation made up of a melting pot of ethnic and religious and atheists and that's part of our great strength and innovativeness. Let's learn to be more tolerant of those who are different from us and show respect for all denominations of citizens if we're to survive as the human race. Remember the "GoldenRule" - treat others as you would have them treat you.

As a Veteran of the Korean conflict I can attest t... (show quote)

Thank you for that good response. I (3507) changed my handle to robertx8y and almost never look at 3507's email, and I accidentally missed this response until late.