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AIN'T IT COOL? A Tale of Two Cultures
American Digest ^
| April 13, 2004
| Gerard Van der Leun
Posted on 04/11/2004 12:36:55 PM PDT by vanderleun
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To: vanderleun
Long but good, very good.
Tet
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posted on
04/11/2004 12:41:58 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: vanderleun
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To: vanderleun
Cool.
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posted on
04/11/2004 12:51:20 PM PDT
by
AM2000
To: vanderleun
Awesome article. Are you the author? It's fabulous.
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posted on
04/11/2004 12:55:33 PM PDT
by
EggsAckley
(.......John Kerry suffers from delusions of adequacy........)
To: vanderleun
Thanks for posting..awesome..loved it!
To: vanderleun
Very good.
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posted on
04/11/2004 1:22:05 PM PDT
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Give us GW Bush or give us.........never mind, even those who don't get it will get it too!)
To: vanderleun
I too came from a culture of 'cool'.
-- With one big difference. A military draft.
Instead of two & a half years of a war on terror, we were 10 years into a 'cold war', and just phasing out of a hot police action in Korea.
But of course the ~real~ cool kids knew they had an out.. A way to avoid being forced to serve. With the proper connections, school deferments, etc, you could play your cards right & beat the system.. Many of my contemporaries did.. To their vague shame..
The topic of military service comes up constantly in todays social situations. Those who served, drafted or not, are proud of their service. Those who didn't tend to avoid the subject.
-- I see a need for a voluntary 'rite of passage' type draft in America..
One tied to becoming a full voting citizen. -- Call it a boot camp for the franchise. -- No service, no vote.
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posted on
04/11/2004 1:24:11 PM PDT
by
tpaine
(In their arrogance, a few infinitely shrewd imbeciles attempt to lay down the 'law' for all of us.)
To: vanderleun
Dripping, sarcastic invective..
I am jealous of such writing skills...
My compliments..
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posted on
04/11/2004 1:25:39 PM PDT
by
Drammach
(Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
To: vanderleun; archy; Travis McGee
BTTT. Ping for comment.
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posted on
04/11/2004 1:34:49 PM PDT
by
spodefly
(I'm still trying to decide whether or not to include a tagline with this post.)
To: vanderleun
One of the best things I've read in many a year.
Thanks for posting this.
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posted on
04/11/2004 1:37:04 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
To: vanderleun
After reading this, I had to restrain myself from wishing for a San Onofre explosion and a wind to blow the fumes northward. But I have to remind myself that you and other conservatives are still there in OC, fighting the good fight, no matter how badly you're being beaten by the cool fools.
To: vanderleun
Gerard spelled "Hangar" wrong. That's not cool.
To: spodefly; maica; Freee-dame; onyx; Joe Hadenuf; basil; Squantos; Eaker; river rat; ...
The best writing I've enjoyed in I can't remember how long. And probably the best look at the culture war in the USA as well.
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posted on
04/11/2004 2:10:27 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Freedom4US
It's coat hanger. It's airplane hangar.
I know, because I spelled it airplane hanger about 40 times in the first edition of my novel.
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posted on
04/11/2004 2:13:19 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: vanderleun
Read later
To: vanderleun
Sat Apr 10, 1:26 PM ET
U.S. Marines pray over a fallen comrade at a first aid point after he died from wounds suffered in fighting in Fallujah, Iraq, Thursday, April 8, 2004.
(AP Photo/Murad Sezer)
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posted on
04/11/2004 2:18:18 PM PDT
by
archy
(The darkness will come. It will find you,and it will scare you like you've never been scared before.)
To: wardaddy; JohnHuang2; HiJinx
Don't miss this. Ping it to the world.
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posted on
04/11/2004 2:21:11 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: vanderleun
I salute your writing skill and your insights. Thank you....
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posted on
04/11/2004 2:22:19 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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