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As soon as it begins Coyotl Dec 2012 #1
+1 CrispyQ Dec 2012 #37
+1 Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #41
+1 snot Dec 2012 #63
My First and Immediate Thought As Well ProfessorGAC Dec 2012 #106
Y'All beat me to it. Everyone should read the book ... panzerfaust Dec 2012 #112
Nailed it. nt LWolf Dec 2012 #131
In began in 1947. former9thward Dec 2012 #2
Yup. truebluegreen Dec 2012 #62
I remember seeing on facebook a billboard equating American soldiers to Jesus. I hid it in seconds. libinnyandia Dec 2012 #3
Gott Mitt Uns Taverner Dec 2012 #45
Yes: On the belt-buckle of the Wehrmacht panzerfaust Dec 2012 #116
Thanks for sharing!!! cliffordu Dec 2012 #160
Not every German uniform DissidentVoice Dec 2012 #157
If you quote Butler... Bigmack Dec 2012 #4
I like that , it took some guts to state that,.. anyway we have to find a way to cut SS. bahrbearian Dec 2012 #46
At what point does it become military worship? Confusious Dec 2012 #5
Calling someone a "hero" just because they wore a uniform is worship Taverner Dec 2012 #6
Is expecting people to be respectful in a cemetery worship? Confusious Dec 2012 #9
No but arresting someone for not doing it is Taverner Dec 2012 #10
Who was arrested? Confusious Dec 2012 #11
I think he is referring to the women who flipped off the guards at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. white_wolf Dec 2012 #17
No she wasn't arrested Confusious Dec 2012 #19
I know she didn't get arrested, but it was discussed here Taverner Dec 2012 #22
It is her right, but it was in very poor taste Confusious Dec 2012 #27
Daniel was too a hero! DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #132
That annoys me. white_wolf Dec 2012 #12
Exactly , they are just like the rest of us. bahrbearian Dec 2012 #48
I never got that whole "served" thing NoOneMan Dec 2012 #77
It's not free DissidentVoice Dec 2012 #83
If you are in the Guard, you only put in one weekend a month blueamy66 Dec 2012 #123
Not exactly... DissidentVoice Dec 2012 #156
Like the other fellow said, you can die "on the job" Confusious Dec 2012 #84
You can die on any job NoOneMan Dec 2012 #86
But those jobs don't involve someone shooting at you. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #103
How about cops and firemen? blueamy66 Dec 2012 #124
But they can quit their jobs. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #129
With all contractual forms of employment, there are consequences for breaking an agreement NoOneMan Dec 2012 #139
Then the recruit should not have signed the enlistment papers. blueamy66 Dec 2012 #142
Easy to say when you're not in the situation. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #143
I respect the military....but I don't worship them. blueamy66 Dec 2012 #145
"it was the only economic future out of poverty" NoOneMan Dec 2012 #148
Cops and firemen DissidentVoice Dec 2012 #159
Military service, even in peacetime, involves sacrifice pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #87
Every job requires some level of sacrifice NoOneMan Dec 2012 #88
You're right. You are missing something here. nt pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #89
Its probably something super secret that only club members experience NoOneMan Dec 2012 #90
"Ego stroking"? pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #93
Oh my freakin' God.... diphthong Dec 2012 #97
Logically speaking, he has a valid point. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #104
No, it's not a valid comparison at all pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #105
Absolute Truth panzerfaust Dec 2012 #119
Semper Fi, brother pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #122
You simply restated the criterion of harm in a more severe form. nt Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #130
Fishermen experience a mortality rate of ~120 per 100,000 NoOneMan Dec 2012 #136
That distinguishing criterion seems to be cultural NoOneMan Dec 2012 #135
Unfortunately so Taverner Dec 2012 #141
That may just be the single most despicable fucking post I've ever read at DU. 11 Bravo Dec 2012 #146
The illustrated visceral reaction to those who don't consider it "service" worthy of unique respect NoOneMan Dec 2012 #147
I don't consider anyone's service worthy of unique respect. 11 Bravo Dec 2012 #153
But you still consider this employment "service" apparently NoOneMan Dec 2012 #154
K&R NT DissidentVoice Dec 2012 #162
Absolute Bullshit: Serving in the military is not the same as serving at Denny's panzerfaust Dec 2012 #117
Welcome home, brother pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #128
Serving at McDonalds is not the same as serving at Denny's NoOneMan Dec 2012 #137
Gratitude and respect are not the same as worship. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #7
They are not fighting for us Taverner Dec 2012 #8
Again, you can disagree with every military engagement they participate in-- TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #14
My respect goes to the Non-Combatiants bahrbearian Dec 2012 #49
The revolution, Civil war, WW1, WW2, Korea Confusious Dec 2012 #15
Yes Taverner Dec 2012 #20
It had nothing to with our freedom, but our actions Confusious Dec 2012 #23
Yes, otherwise it would have been a "dick move" Taverner Dec 2012 #26
Gotta question for ya: cliffordu Dec 2012 #30
I never killed anyone for anything, if that's what you're asking Taverner Dec 2012 #36
Your obsessive hatred of all things military and cliffordu Dec 2012 #57
Look - you can't compare today's military with the one you were in Taverner Dec 2012 #59
Let me spell it out for you Taverner Dec 2012 #60
Policy generates the machine. cliffordu Dec 2012 #64
Don't smear me with it either (NT) DissidentVoice Dec 2012 #158
Are you talking of the Argentinian General Staff? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #67
Dear Nadin... Taverner Dec 2012 #79
Once again, the people who make nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #80
+1 cliffordu malz Dec 2012 #120
This message was self-deleted by its author Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #78
That isn't the soldiers fault lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #133
they aren't fighting for "us" or our "freedoms" datasuspect Dec 2012 #29
For me, it's the WILLINGNESS to serve that's more meaningful than the TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #38
"Those folks who volunteer keep my own kids from being drafted." datasuspect Dec 2012 #40
Sure it's selfish. That's why I'm grateful. I don't want my sons TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #72
gratitude and respect for doing the job they are paid to do? bowens43 Dec 2012 #69
You can quit any other job when it gets shitty--you can walk out that day. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #73
So what? 99Forever Dec 2012 #111
+100 blueamy66 Dec 2012 #126
Yes. Nurses, teachers, firefighters all can quit if they don't like it. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #134
+1. Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #115
The all volunteer army reteachinwi Dec 2012 #13
not just the SS datasuspect Dec 2012 #16
I've seen it and yes...you are right Taverner Dec 2012 #18
you know there is a church you can join arely staircase Dec 2012 #21
OK now THIS is military worship, ladies and gentlemen Taverner Dec 2012 #25
Yep. I can't decide whether it is pathetic or frightening. white_wolf Dec 2012 #35
it is both arely staircase Dec 2012 #61
No one ever said anything about hating. white_wolf Dec 2012 #82
no, i consider people who post long op after long op arely staircase Dec 2012 #107
It's all about word count then...gotchya Taverner Dec 2012 #140
You never had much of a case to begin with Major Nikon Dec 2012 #66
thank you arely staircase Dec 2012 #108
nice circular argument arely staircase Dec 2012 #109
the vietnam vets in my family datasuspect Dec 2012 #24
I have a lot more respect for firefighters than I do cops. white_wolf Dec 2012 #28
i can respect anyone who deserves respect datasuspect Dec 2012 #31
Exactly - Respect is EARNED not given Taverner Dec 2012 #44
This was on our table at the diner this morning... catnhatnh Dec 2012 #32
Reichsketchup datasuspect Dec 2012 #33
Cool word coinage N/T catnhatnh Dec 2012 #34
I was at a Minnesota Twins game on the 4th of July in 2011 dflprincess Dec 2012 #58
Yes, a tagline on ketchup is *JUST LIKE* Nazi Germany Recursion Dec 2012 #99
About 2002 libodem Dec 2012 #39
You're a bit late out of the gate with this....you do know the military is at the start of a HUGE MADem Dec 2012 #42
Unless every overseas base is closed, it's never too late Taverner Dec 2012 #43
They'll never close all the lily pads, but they're downsizing a lot of them. MADem Dec 2012 #51
Draw Down ?? is that why the Defense Budget is goin UP ? bahrbearian Dec 2012 #50
Talk to the toys lobbyists. It's not personnel costs that are contributing to any increase. nt MADem Dec 2012 #52
Oh ,Ok it's the lobbyist fault not our elected Representatives. bahrbearian Dec 2012 #53
You can talk to them, too if you'd like. nt MADem Dec 2012 #76
Is there some way I can contact this Lobbyist ? Or will someone respond to our Polls. bahrbearian Dec 2012 #55
GE, General Dynamics, Boeing, etc--none of them are these "evil" folks in uniforms. MADem Dec 2012 #75
Nice dodge , I work for 2 of them, should I also promote them or bahrbearian Dec 2012 #85
Not a dodge at all, simply a familiarity with the appropriations process. MADem Dec 2012 #101
At about the same point that hatred for the military beomes stupidity. n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #47
I'm ag'in' worship period, but then I think respect & worship are mutually exclusive, 'cause you patrice Dec 2012 #54
When you call someone unpatriotic obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #56
as soon as society believes that military personal are more important bowens43 Dec 2012 #65
Probably about as soon as you have a standing army and definately when you have TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #68
when you only listen to the four star generals WooWooWoo Dec 2012 #70
What point?... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #71
I don't know - here - it seems.... Zax2me Dec 2012 #74
OK, then, from the point of view of a former ANG Airman DissidentVoice Dec 2012 #81
I wore brass, served in combat, and was wounded pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #91
unmarried marriage counselors DustyJoe Dec 2012 #118
As I posted in another thread, I hold my head high pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #125
You as well, Sir DissidentVoice Dec 2012 #155
Nazi Germany. Rex Dec 2012 #92
On what is the premise of 'miitary worship' based? nt pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #94
Ya kinda would like to see some links Rex Dec 2012 #95
Yeah, the OP is pretty much BS without support pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #96
As happens every time this comes up, the conversation is immediately turned away from Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #98
I don't think "the military" per se is really respected at all Recursion Dec 2012 #100
Around 1933 Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #102
At the point where retired military officers in these Florida communities begin Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #110
The Vietnam war gave the military a huge black eye lunatica Dec 2012 #113
Patriotism is for fools! L0oniX Dec 2012 #149
Exactly. Taverner Dec 2012 #152
The "troops" and supporting them is not the problem. Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #114
It becomes REALLY dangerous when we have WARS to try out all our newly invented weapons. Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #121
I think Andorra has it about right. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #127
+100000000000000000000000000000 Taverner Dec 2012 #151
When it becomes institutionalized or profitable. nt rrneck Dec 2012 #138
The moment when "just following orders" becomes an acceptable excuse for violence. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #144
That would be now then.... Taverner Dec 2012 #150
See what happens? Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #161
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