God bless our Servicemen and women!

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While I tend to think Muchacha could have phrased herself a bit better (probably the fatigue of 29 posts in one day has taken its toll), I interpreted the post not to be about Australia but about the possibility that those who aren't from coalition-of-the-willing countries may feel alienated.

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Oh OKAY. That explains it. I was wondering why you would identify with a Jewish peace activist as your avator. I'm so glad that is not a picture of Jason Alexander.

This James Gandofilin looks similar to Jason Alexander though but that's where the similarity stops. Gandofilin is the star of The Sopranos and he's used his celebrity status to call for the draft to be instituted in the US. The Sopranos is a violent soap about Mafiosos that has been widely criticisized for its glorification of violence, racism toward African Americans, stereotyping of Italian Americans, denigration of family values, and most especially its violence and sexual degradation of women.

How does a picture of Gandofilin fit with your Christian values?

I'm confused.

I deleted this post. It was my second attempt to post during the bug thing.

Well yes, thank you, that's as close as anyone has come to the point. Although I can assure you that I was anything but fatigued, thank you very much. Just very fired up and not about to apologise.

Well that was a joke OK?

I just think everybody is going overboard here.

Very personal and not cool.

Gandofilin / The Sopranos fits perfectly well with his Christian values. i.e. the Christian bible is loaded full of violence, it glorifies violence, it contains racism, it denigrates families, and it contains hundreds of statements that denigrate women. The Sopranos seems to be inspired by the Christian bible. Therefore Gandofilin is a perfect match with his Christian values.

Or maybe this person is able to realize that The Sopranos is just a television show.

No, my response wasn't the height of hypocrisy. That's pretty easy for me to say because I wasn't angry at the time of the post, I was just being honest. Unlike some of the other posters in this board I try not to sugarcoat the truth. To me, it can sometimes get pretty close to outright lying, and it doesn't help. Proven by your response to my post. Instead of the insulting nonsense you posted the first time, you actually put some thought into your second one.



Lack of personal insults will get you everywhere. The OP sounds like a reasonable person, and I doubt he or she would throw a hissy fit if people wished good to luck to soldiers from their own country, and not exclusive to soldiers in Iraq. I think you are reading way too much into this. There are plenty of anti-war or anti-Bush threads on this board, and I'm not too bothered by them. It's also interesting to see what posters from other countries view points are. Which brings me to my next question. How come you have such a problem with a thread that can be viewed as pro-Iraq war, but have expressed no concerns for other threads that are blatantly against the Iraq war?

I really wish there were a nicer way to say this, but this thinking is subjective to the point of conceit. Absolutely anyone who has done their nut on this thread could redefine their anger as "honesty". Did you know, or would you care, how I would describe my feelings and intent at the time of my post?

If you really are not into "sugarcoating the truth", then consider that a) whoever "some of the other posters in this board" are, you have no right to question the honesty of what they say or how they say it, and b) what you are trying not to sugarcoat is, in this instance, your opinion. Of course you're entitled to it, but that doesn't make it "the truth".

Oh, and c) "actually putting some thought" into my second post (read: saying something you agreed with) was a result of having to explain what I thought was a fairly simple point, so be careful about taking credit for that.




I have absolutely no problem with the idea of a pro-Iraq thread per se, and I really didn't log on to this thread with the intent of attacking it. As for anti-war or anti-Bush threads, well to be honest I haven't seen one. They're probably in the politics and/or world events forums where they belong. That isn't meant to be an attack on the OP but I guess it is a constructive criticism. If I saw anti-war thread that was in the wrong place and was headed "May God Condemn The War And Everyone Involved In It" then I can only imagine that I'd be pretty upset by it too.



On a different note: Amen to that.

For Independance day and the British ones and I am praying for a woman whose baby is being taken away because of Aspergers this week

It is just like hoping for the welfare of all, as much as possible. i have a friend called Maysuon who is a good wife in Baghdad if she is still alive. I marched for peace. But I understand all are working for a satisfactory and just solution to the conflict before all come home. My friend has a cousin in the army but i don't know if he's there this time. Whatever you believe it is good to send goodwill to people. And I bet they think the inventor of the mobile phone is the best thing since sliced bread! I mean you can get messages along the bottom of Tv on it and see your loved ones too and hear their voices even from I raq.Whatever happens tomorrow, love is sent.