Posted on 08/07/2016 10:57:26 AM PDT by real saxophonist
Of course he didn’t.
Thank you. It prompted me to look up the word "sacrifice":
"The act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone."
We didn't sacrifice much in raising him. Love is free to give or receive. Money is better spent on health care, clothing and good schooling instead of fancy cars and a lavish life style.
It was Karl who sacrificed. To quote him:
One thing keeps popping up in my mind though... a couple years ago I swore an oath, that I would "...support and defend the Constitution of the United states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same..."
"I didn't join up to be part of some government conspiracy--I joined because I thought it was just one small way that I could contribute to the people of this country... although the discipline didn't hurt much either. As I think back to that oath, something about all enemies, foreign AND DOMESTIC... I wonder who is really to blame for the degredation of the American society.
My money's on the American mass media. It seems like you can't turn on the news without seeing news reports about the death and destruction, and commercials that seem to subtlely induce worthlessness or fear, offering solace in the consumption of goods and services. The way I see it, people in this country (and the attitude is spreading across the globe), are encouraged by corporations and broadcasters to spend more and acquire more stuff, inducing a sense of security in material wealth. Some things, even tradition, can have a spin put on them to make the public needlessly wary--even fearful. Why aren't houses in this country built with big front porches anymore? Probably because we know more about fictional TV characters than we do our own neighbors....
Though I think this veritable brainwashing may not have been intentional, the people who cultivate this sort of society have a lot of the general public in their pocket, and many are trying to use their positions to reshape the world the way they think it should be, not taking into account any consequence of their actions.
Given a choice and an opportunity, I'd gladly do my part to "restructure" the commercial institutions that poison the society whose flag will one day be draped over my coffin. [/rant]
Another quote: "...I'm also Buddhist, so wealth and materialism is pretty darned low on my priority list..."
That was my boy.
I’d like a headstone that says “Here he lies, 6 feet deep.” With a picture of a backhoe digging a hole. :)
I’d like a headstone that says “Here he lies, 6 feet deep.” With a picture of a backhoe digging a hole. :)
Yer givin' Teh Irish a bad name, Mike, boyo. Shet yer yap.
"Well, then stay off of this stuff...that's the curse of you people."
This fool ranch hand needs to become more informed. What an absolute idiot.
The Immigration Reform Act of 65 changed the countries where parents and children of new Americans came from. This brought in Orientals, Africans plus other 3rd world types. I never agreed with anything Ted Kennedy did. I saw how damn lazy and sorry Vietnamese men were. The women did the work. I saw the Korean women work, too. The Korean men were damn good soldiers. They also had great tailors in Korea. I had some fine suits tailor made in Korea. The Montagnards were real warriors too. Sadly only one Montagnard from my company survived that war. He drove a bus in Charlotte. I believe we must stop all immigration until we straighten this damn mess out. Then redo the Act.
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