Military Spending Is Already Bankrupting America

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  1. Vegas giants

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    Yeah you better. It takes courage and honor to stand up and defend your country. Leave it to those that have it
     
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    Well, for one thing, I'm not interested in defending my country as a moral duty, per se; I'm interested in defending the principle of Individual Rights, as in ..." life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". That's because I'm one selfish bastard who loves being free to do as I please, within reason.

    Defending a country for nationalistic principles is fascism at its finest. It's what the Germans did for Nazi Germany and what the Japenese did for Imperial Japan. Americans? Hell, we just want to be free to make money, make love, make babies, raise families, have fun, and dance and party. Nothing wrong with that except to the busybodies who hate seeing anyone too happy, too prosperous, or too independent. Their joy in life is making laws to make everyone else as miserable as them. It's why they love the poor--you know, misery loves company.
     
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    Plenty of 18 year olds are not mature enough to make life changing decisions and you well know it.
     
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    You act like "corporate profits", "Walmart" and "Wall Street" are not part of America. They are as American as the "homeland" you claim the "heroes" you claim to honor should defend.
     
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    "We don't have a gun problem, we have a black problem." -- Theimmortal
    BTW: Which Immortal? The TV series from the 70's, or the one in 2000?
     
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    God you have to even put heroes in quotes. You have no shame
     
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    That's why I was 22 when I went in. But then I was a man who made my own choices
     
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    The only thing you are willing to do is talk while others defend the very freedoms you cherish. Sending them to die for corporate profits....something you would never do....is disgusting
     
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    Well, I assume that is one the rights they are defending, my right to speak? And as I said before, let the professionals do the fighting. They'll be much better than me.
     
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    We sure know you could not have been one of those professionals. You want to sit around talking about freedom and rights and never put your life on the line to make it happen. Those that do are heroes...notice no quotes
     
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    When I get sick, I see a doctor. When I get mugged, I get a cop. When my liberty is threatened, I summon the Marines. Go figure. Really stupid, right?

    And you still haven't told me which "theimmortal".
     
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    When my country needed me....I went


    That is a quote from another poster here who thinks blacks are the reason we have gun violence in this country
     
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    How do you know your country needed you? Were you drafted? If I was drafted I certainly would've went. My dad hated the idea of joining the military but when he was drafted he went. And judging by the paperwork I've seen did a fine job.
     
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    You of course did nothing
     
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    I registered when I turned 18 as required by law. The last conscription in the U.S. was fully ten years before I turned 18. l
     
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    As I said....you did nothing
     
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    What did you do?
     
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    Ten years buddy. I have stories. You were on the couch
     
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    Volunteer or drafted? If you were drafted you get no special points for serving.
     
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    Whatever I get is lightyears above what you get
     
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    Agree to disagree.
     
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    I could care less what you agree with
     
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    Yet you get all upset when you think I don't adore military "heroes" as much as you supposedly do.
     
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    You get upset when we discuss that your mommy and daddy would not let you join
     
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    By using the terms "mommy" and "daddy" I feel you are mocking them. You should refer to them as "your mother and father"
     

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