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Redness

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10. The Real Vandals

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun May 29, 2016, 12:32 PM

May 2016

Go to Vietnam and witness the still-lingering effects of the horrific American invasion, and then explain to me why Vietnam veterans, who are at best passive victims of compulsory military service and at worst complicit in the genocide, should be treated as heroes in the first place.

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Vandals Deface Vietnam War Memorial In Venice, CA [View all] Purveyor May 2016 OP

Must be BernieBros! Doctor_J May 2016 #1

Makes me sad. 840high May 2016 #2

Jerks. nt bemildred May 2016 #3

Cowards. romanic May 2016 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #5

Time to fabricate a plexiglass window over the monument. nc4bo May 2016 #6

What possible motive could there be? malthaussen May 2016 #7

Probably just ignorant graffitti zombies sulphurdunn May 2016 #8

It doesn't seem to be political, from the link daleo May 2016 #9

The Real Vandals Redness May 2016 #10

Classy. Throd May 2016 #11

Alerted. Enjoy your short stay. Odin2005 May 2016 #13

Welcome to DU. Jury Results: merrily May 2016 #14

Awful jury results Reter May 2016 #20

I posted the jury results on your post too, I think? merrily May 2016 #21

Why do you call Vietnam vets "at best passive victims of compulsory military service". braddy May 2016 #15

Hence "at best" Redness May 2016 #17

LOL, got it, thanks for enlightening us. braddy May 2016 #18

the war was an American atrocity, but the fact remains that the servicemen.. olddad56 May 2016 #16

Honor the Brainwashed? Redness May 2016 #19

What kind of scum deface a war memorial? Odin2005 May 2016 #12