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To: isrul; Feline_AIDS

“And so my generation will let the lifeblood of America, this beautiful and righteous nation, slip through the cracks in their fingers as they each look at the blood on their hands and point to the rest of us, blaming us for trying to save her while we still could.”

I respectfully disagree. Our generation (I’m 18) grew up in the shadow of 9/11. Patriots of our generation are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan right now. You should not judge an entire generation based on one college campus.

“Do not join the marines or any service. Because after November you will surely be ordered to do the devil’s work.”

Sir, that is bad advice. Our military and this country have withstood bad Presidents before. We withstood Jimmy Carter and even a civil war. I believe it is a line from the movie, The Patriot, “Will you when your country needs you most stop only at words?” Our country faces enemies from within and from without and it is the pinnacle of selfishness to refuse to defend her simply because you disagree with the policies of the (then) current administration.


73 posted on 07/11/2008 6:09:35 PM PDT by minor49er ("We're in a war, dammit! We're going to have to offend someone!" - John Adams)
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To: minor49er
isrul, I don't mean to imply that any of our servicemen are cowardly. We can all agree they are decidedly not so. Unfortunately, many of our generation are cowardly. They've been taught that safety should be considered before all else, resulting with appeasement and cowardice.

I certainly do not base my views on one college campus. We conservatives are, however, in the minority on college campuses.

I have great hope for our generation, but at present most are brainwashed into something I'd like to coin “the doctrine of inevitable liberalism.” Basically they are taught that if society is good, then society is “progressive.” If society is progressive, it accepts all sorts of reforms, and if you oppose it, you are stupid, backward, and a racist/a bigot. The reason I think we are in more trouble than in the past is that more people are being tricked, and fewer are trying to stand against these changes.

74 posted on 07/14/2008 7:31:02 AM PDT by Feline_AIDS (Because canine AIDS ain't funny.)
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