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Originally posted by sdocpublishing
My brother is an ex-marine serving in the Air Force now.
Originally posted by sdocpublishing
I asked him this question specifically and he said he would follow whatever orders he was given, that is his job.
Originally posted by sdocpublishing
Although my brother is a hardcore right wing republican and feels that if the government says it, it must be true. If you see it on the news, it must be the truth. Anyone who thinks the government and the media lie are just a bunch of stupid hippie trouble makers.
Originally posted by sdocpublishing
So, yes, he does think I am a stupid hippie trouble maker and he would round me up as well if given the order. In his eyes it would be my own fault for not supporting the government.
Sounds to me like another load of bollocks. I find it hard to believe that any veteran would have such a shallow grasp on their duty. Perhaps, if he actually exists, it's a good thing he's no longer in serving on active duty.
I wonder at times if today's military officers are up to doing what is right at any cost
Originally posted by sdocpublishing
reply to post by navy_vet_stg3
My brother was and is in the military, not me. I do not know or claim to know military jargon. He is no longer in the Marines, so to me he is a PRIOR SERVICE Marine.
The movie takes place in 1970. The Vietnam War is escalating and United States President Richard Nixon has just decided on a "secret" bombing campaign in Cambodia. Faced with a growing anti-war movement, President Nixon decrees a state of emergency based on the McCarran Internal Security Act of 1950, which authorizes federal authorities, without reference to Congress, to detain persons judged to be a "risk to internal security". Members from the anti-war movement, civil rights movement, feminist movement, conscientious objectors, and Communist party, mostly university students, are arrested and face an emergency tribunal made up of community members
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Originally posted by michaelbrux
reply to post by lonewolf19792000
if its the center of the galaxy...isn't our solar system ALWAYS lined up with it?
if not...how could it be the CENTER?
do you guys read what you write before posting?
WHAAAA.
I'm not an astronomer, duh!
Originally posted by popsmayhem
Originally posted by SeventhSeal
"Will the US Military Soon Turn Against Americans?"
Ask the ones who lost loved ones at Kent State.
So the majority of armed forces
marched on kent state to kill people?
If the shot people at kent state had military family there, they
would of took out the people who shot their family..
Military would not turn on the citizens because
the citizens consist of their own blood too..
My answer? No.
On an unrelated note... where the hell did all of these service flags come from in the sigs? Did I miss the memo?
Originally posted by popsmayhem
Originally posted by SeventhSeal
"Will the US Military Soon Turn Against Americans?"
Ask the ones who lost loved ones at Kent State.
So the majority of armed forces
marched on kent state to kill people?
If the shot people at kent state had military family there, they
would of took out the people who shot their family..
Military would not turn on the citizens because
the citizens consist of their own blood too..