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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

I’m guessing that you never served or you wouldn’t be asking.


13 posted on 12/08/2009 1:07:57 PM PST by SmithL (SARCHASM: The gulf between the maker of sarcastic wit and the person who just doesn't get it.)
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To: SmithL

I served, and I have the same question. Of course, I also don’t wear decorations I didn’t earn, but those who do are pathetic losers who should be shamed but not treated as criminals.


14 posted on 12/08/2009 1:16:51 PM PST by joe.fralick
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To: SmithL

How is that relevant? There are a lot of things I find offensive as well, but I don’t believe in making recourse to the law to suppress them.
This is the kind of logic that is justifying hate-crime legislation (adding thought-crime as an aggravating factor in ordinary crimes) and to people being prosecuted by various governments for criticising Islam or Homosexuality....


16 posted on 12/08/2009 1:18:25 PM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan
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