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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY
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Nowhere in this thread have I intentionally tried to be witty and then having failed, tried to make like its the other guys fault. Like I said before, had he just laughed it off and admitted he was being an asshat right off I'd have laughed along with him, he didn't he tried to substantiate his assinine-ness. No pot/kettle this time, just a kettle head. |
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Washington, DC
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OK, since nobody has stepped up to defend Cam... You said states, he said Hawaii was not a state at the time. He did not "blow it." You said you would "defend the mainland." He tried to assume what you were saying maybe meant "defend the country." To many people that does not include territories (I would not be particularly upset if Guam were attacked compared to Alaska or Hawaii). He was TRYING to give you some benefit of the doubt for the fact that you said "mainland" and then continued on to state that Hawaii was part of said grouping. As I have said before, get a thicker skin. People find minor grammar mistakes to change the meaning of a sentence and you're all worked up because Cam pointed out that you said "mainland" to mean that you would defend a territory thousands of miles from the US mainland.
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#103 | |
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY
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Its a matter of perception really, you see him as being the benevolent "hey you said this and this when you meant something else" when if you actually read the post, you can see that he wasn't. When you're trying to give someone the benefit of the doubt you don't insult them as you do it, you certainly don't follow that up with personal attacks on peoples family. I'm sure he COULD have done it the way you say, but in this case he didn't. Its sad that its becoming what I expect from him far more than the exception as I have always held his opinions on many topics to a high respect. Just Disappointing. |
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#104 |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
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Can I just say I have platonic love for lungs?
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#105 |
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bath, ME
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Hopefully this thread has answered your question. The reason Ali was not considered a coward by all is because there are obviously a variety of opinions on whether objecting to the draft was cowardly or not. Clearly you should have made a thread about that instead.
Frankly, I find Ali's story very stirring. To live a life in our country, hated for the color of his skin, hated for his religion, and then be told he had to go fight in a war for the very country who would discriminate against him when he came home. He (and many others) had a powerful truth that our country needed to face. He may not have served in prison, but he certainly was made to suffer to some degree for it. Our country needs more people willing to stand up for the truth (as best as they see it) even if it means being robbed of what has been your life to that point. There are plenty of other people who have led more cowardly lives than Ali. |
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