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>>>This empty, unknowing rhetoric may play well with others...not so much with me. Admittedly, my limited knowledge of social behavior stems mostly from exposure to my parent's professional careers. My Dad was an attorney...both criminal and civil, while my step-mom was a clinical psychologist. I also dabbled in court reporting. The LEOs in my Family, all siblings/cousins/nephews/Veterans, and I get along just fine. I'll be seeing 'em next month at a Memorial Service to our brother. I feel secure and confidant in my own mental capacities. I am very strong-willed and prefer to identify as an independent. I wrote in Jim Webb for president in 2016. I couldn't bring myself to v**e for either Clinton or Trump. I felt our nation would lose with either.

Having remembered, perhaps too late, that we are both 'Nam Vets, I feel most uncomfortable squabbling with a 'Brother In Arms'. I have maintained a sense of camaraderie with each who fought/served in that god-forsaken place. It seems a shame that after both of us making it home, we find ourselves in combative discourse over each other's perceived wrong-headedness.

We each fought for...among other things, freedom of expression.

Wow, you're really out there with this kind'a nonsensical post. Even as congenial as I generally am, I will respond in kind...

Yes, I do admit to being a fan of Harry Truman, whose quote you paraphrased. And, I value your opinion about as highly as you do mine, so all's good with that. Where you find hypocrisy in my posts is questionable, and if labeling you a curmudgeon is damaging to your fragile ego, so be it. However, as far as levels of name-calling goes, that's pretty damn mild. And, btw, there are many LEOs in my immediate Family and I am somewhat aware of their sensitivities...or lack thereof.

To be clear, the Sgt. Major's place is in my heart, and L-J (as well as the other ladies on OPP) knows full well our devotion to one another. It seems that your insecurities (paranoia?) are destroying any clarity of thought you may have once had.

Can't get that burr out'ta your arse, can ya', Had'nuf Perhaps you might consider that L-J is more congenial than an ol' curmudgeon such as yourself, thus more likely to bring out the better in posters.

Btw, pardon me if you find my response to be a bit too snarky for your sensitive nature.

I'm afraid you got my ethnicity wrong. I'm Native American, and have no African blood at all. Many Black people have joined forces with Native Americans to ameliorate the obstacles in the way of total Civic participation. Native American tribes often housed Black Refugees on the run. I don't h**e my white family because I don't have a white family... I have a white husband, which is out of character for me, but he did change my tire in the rain.

quote=Hadenough]Yep, jump on the r****t band wagon because you have one drop of African American blood, that’s the thing to do. H**e your white Family because it’s the thing to do.
Follow the money to your b*m founders, you are really duped by the founders. Compare where they are living and what you have.
The attitude you project when you interact with people is usually what you get in return. Not only with LE but anyone else.

Why worry now, Smedley, as I'ma guessing Mr. Brooks has never really been on your itinerary Yet, let's just say that he's on the same planet as 81 million+ American v**ers. In any event...relax, as reading another's view or opinion doesn't have to be taken to heart. We all, in the end, make our choices