Pilferk, don't lecture me on the role of a soldier in following orders. I know this first hand and deal with it every day.
Ditto. And the membership of the local and state police and fire departments too. So, if you THINK you know it first hand, why make the statement you did? Because anyone that knows anything about our troops would tell you the same thing. Saying you KNOW about following orders, and then making the statement you did to SLC, makes it all the worse...because you KNOW what you were saying is untrue.
Funny when asked what YOU do to help the troops that you claim to support, you get offended and say "non of your business."
I'm not offended (not really) but I say it's not your business because, well, it's not. Just like I don't discuss my charitable contributions, my investment porfolio, my income level, or any of my other PERSONAL financial information. That's between me, my family, and those I choose to help (if I choose not to be anonymous). For you to try to even bring it up speaks volumes and is rude, crude, and crass....not to mention, it has NOTHING to do with the discussion at hand.
I come here for entertainment and don't think I'm making a difference by partaking in discussion on a band's forum. I get the impression that some of you consider bitching behind your computer the equivalent of actually trying to make a difference.
Then you get the wrong impression....
I have 850 post vs 8k. granted he's been registered on his account twice as long as I have, but that doesn't equate to 7200 more post.
Lets really look at your post stats, eh?
In your first 6 mos, you had about 45 posts.
In your next 6..about 200.
In the last year..about 600.
Active is active, sir. And posting to this board is posting to this board. Telling someone else, essentially, to "get a life" when you're engaging in the same activity smacks of hypocrisy.
The problem with a picture for a response is that it's not original and allows the poster to claim it holds a different meaning after they're called out. If we're here to have discussions, let's do such.
As far as I can tell, when asked, SLC has been pretty steadfast in how HE interprets the picture. That YOU don't seems to be a failing of yours, or a disconnect on your part, rather than on his. He's even explained it to clarify his position. If you feel he's being less than honest.....or disingenious....one would question why you think that. I suspect it's because of your differences of opinion, rather than anything based in evidence.
Finally, I didn't cite the Ann Coulter piece because it would be denounced in the first few seconds. Ann Coulter is a right wing nut, that doesn't mean she doesn't make a good point here or there, just as it doesn't mean Al Franken or Michael Moore don't have good points.
When you accuse someone of something, and there is ample evidence that you've done the same sort of thing.....one wonders if you're projecting. From reading your past rhetoric and diatribes......Pot. Kettle. Black.
No one seemed to have a problem with rejoicing in Al Gore's global warming video, why the double standard?
Nice there...trying to change the subject. We're talking about YOU engaging in precisely the acts you accuse others of. Not Al Gore's video or Ann Coulter's article, per se.
I love to hear the view points of different sides and opinions. Others just want to blast anything that doesn't conform to their views. You can't say someone is stupid or doesn't think when you yourself go to the same source to have all your thinking done for you. The reason I come to this part of the forum is to get other viewpoints, I'm obviously the minority here.
No, you don't. You love to argue your viewpoint. You don't respect anyone else's view unless it mirrors your own..or at least there is no evidence that you do . You're combative, inflammatory, derogatory and generally argumentative. Much like (and SLC knows I say this with every ounce of "love" possible) SLC is (except I HAVE seen SLC respect contrary viewpoints when presented well.....). That's why when you accuse him of things that you, yourself, are doing or have done, it's so "amusing"...and it bears pointing out.
I suspect the ACTUAL reason you come here is because the viewpoints expressed here, by and large, burn your britches...and you can't abide by letting them go "free" without your comments. And there is more than enough evidence to support that suspician, and precious little to support yours, at present.
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