Now we're coming to the meat of the matter. During WWII, at one concentration camp (I don't recall which one), a number of the Jews being held prisoner inside rushed the fence to try to break out. They knew that there were more of them than there were Germans and SOMEONE would have to be able to escape.
So, they rushed the fence and many of them were killed by their German guards, but more than 300 were able to escape. The fact is this: When our Founding Fathers pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor for the cause of freedom, they knew that they might lose everything, but that having a free country would be worth it. When the Jews at that concentration camp rushed the fence, they knew that some of them would be killed, but the cause of freedom would be worth it for those who escaped. When the young man in Tienanmen Square stood in front of the tank, he knew that they might run over and kill him, but the cause of freedom was worth it. At what point, then, is restoring America's freedom from this usurper worth potentially losing your life so that America can, once again, be a free nation??
When I fought my war for America, I fought to free others, not Americans. I wasn't necessarily ready to lose my life for that cause, but I was going to do my job, no matter what it took. I find this battle one worth fighting and, if necessary, dying for. I grew up in a free America and I didn't put my life on the line so that we could come to this, and so did the majority of men and women I served with. America's freedom and America's future are at stake.
You asked me how I say Tienanmen Square in your response. Let me throw one back at you - can you say Kent State??
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That was a fantastic response!
Thank you.
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