Posted on 05/14/2009 8:06:40 PM PDT by NorwegianViking
Headlines in the news have read: "Bodies of soldiers killed by comrade returned to U.S.; one was assigned to Waco unit"---Seeing the media use the term "comrade" in reference to our United States Servicemen is very distressing to me. Growing up, I only observed the term used in reference to Communists. For clarification, I checked The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, and found, "A fellow member, as in a political party or fraternal group; especially, a fellow member of the Communist Party."
So, I suppose the main stream media is admitting that we are a Communist country after all. Makes me sick!
Soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War OFTEN referred to their mess mates as Comrades and/or pards
been around a loooong time..no hidden connotations
Yeah, if they would use the term on a newly appointed Supreme Court Justice, then we’d have reason to celebrate - comrade!
Just to add the Nazi’s to the mix, they used the term Kamerad. Same thing.
I wonder if JR would be annoyed if we addressed him as “comrade leader”?
If that were the most important thing I were worrying about, it would be a good day.
We just called them "Rads".
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