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During the war and commission the word conspiracy theory was invented in order to discredit those that would question. It does not apply here. Everything that I mentioned is true
No, it is not due to the military. The US military only endangers US citizens, it never helps them. The USA has never been under anything even slightly resembling attack or threat of overthrow of our democracy and the constitution by a hostile foreign belligerent. They simply do not protect Americans from anything, because we are not and have never been under any imminent threat, other than maybe Pearl Harbor, and that was just a raid. Of all the weirdo philosophical pillars you guys build your fantasy ethos around, that one has always been the most egregious.
It's utterly nonsensical, and you just keep it trotting it out every time you guys feel threatened or somebody starts badmouthing the army. Liberal Hollywood even made a movie mocking this very notion, and it became a huge hit, and appears to have gone right over the head of most patriotic jingoistic military types. It was called 'A Few Good Men', and it was a very clear moral attack on the entire US military ethos, even though nobody seemed to have caught on at the time. And the climactic sequence, we get Jack Nicholson's famous speech, about that wall that marines have to guard, that liberal pussies are too scared to do themselves, when the truth is we are not under any attack, we occupy part of Cuba and threaten them, for our own ends and purposes, not the other way around. Cuba is not going to attack America, and the only thing standing between us and foreign occupation is Guantanamo. And that's true for America's entire global military presence. Which only creates resentment and terrorism, at least in the Middle East with all that oil we pretty much consider our own property. If the military wants to take credit for anything, let it be for artificially raising America's standard of living, through global economic coercion and armed power projection, and not protecting US citizens' personal freedoms and constitutional rights at home, which they do not do at all, because they're not under threat, and require no, nor receive any military protection. And it's' a totally nonsense claim to keep making as if it were a mantra. It's like creepy propaganda or something, because it's so absurdly stupid and untrue.
We had a nice finance thread going for this topic. Investing and money are dear to my heart in a positive way. Suffice it to say, I'm a pretty disciplined and successful investor: 1) dollar cost into an age appropriate mix of stock, bond, money, & REIT funds; 2) Better yet, value invest in irrationally underpriced individual instruments, per Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett.
Money is the following:
- Medium of exchange: People use money to buy and sell things from each other.
- Unit of account: Money provides a common base for setting prices.
- Stable Store of value: People can save money and use it later...emphasis on stability, which crypt isn't!
But, gotta be honest, there is no Ponzi scheme here. The US system is fair when it comes to money, investing, and ROI. The S&P500 has produced 9% CAGR in nearly any 20 year period since 1871. Never has lost in any 20 year period...a remarkable and investable phenomena.
Lastly, with that, don't bet your hard earned money on sports. Not even on Notre Dame.
Invest in the S&P500. Use some surplus to buy Irish tickets! I volunteered out of gratitude for the USA accepting my family and me as immigrants. I even lost a scholarship because I still wasn't naturalized in college when I took ROTC. I still honored my commitment...sure, you do what you're asked to do.
And yes, it's uncommon service. You put your life and limb on the line. And yes, as an officer, I got a bit more pay and benefits compared to enlisted men. But nothing compared to my civilian peers.
Honor the enlisted 11Bravo's who serve < 20 years. They don't qualify for pensions. But struggle to transition to a civilian sector often disdaining them. They kept open global supply chains, correlated to rising GDP everywhere. Keeping ambitious oppressors at bay...like I explained.
BTW: we watched college football together in the military. Rec rooms were packed. Jawing back and forth. These are your fellow fans and Americans. Great enlisted looking to do better in life, classically from the lowest rung.
Today I'll cheer cheer for ole Notre Dame...and our veterans! You should too.
You are free to believe what you want...but I am surprised you believe what you do. No hard feelings. Each to their own.
We line up behind Notre Dame today.
Exactly, this is what I'm talking about. The redcoats! You gotta be a troll, man, no one would seriously say something like that. And even that, was an uprising. We didn't even have no constitution to protect.
I'm not trying to belittle your service or just feel like patriotic people have been deceived. But I will thank you for your service.I volunteered out of gratitude for the USA accepting my family and me as immigrants. I even lost a scholarship because I still wasn't naturalized in college when I took ROTC. I still honored my commitment...sure, you do what you're asked to do.
And yes, it's uncommon service. You put your life and limb on the line. And yes, as an officer, I got a bit more pay and benefits compared to enlisted men. But nothing compared to my civilian peers.
Honor the enlisted 11Bravo's who serve < 20 years. They don't qualify for pensions. But struggle to transition to a civilian sector often disdaining them. They kept open global supply chains, correlated to rising GDP everywhere. Keeping ambitious oppressors at bay...like I explained.
BTW: we watched college football together in the military. Rec rooms were packed. Jawing back and forth. These are your fellow fans and Americans. Great enlisted looking to do better in life, classically from the lowest rung.
Today I'll cheer cheer for ole Notre Dame...and our veterans! You should too.
Why wouldn't I say that. Am I going to just pretend that we're not doing things that are hurting us. I mean it's just ridiculous to believe that we are God's chosen people and that America exists because God favors us we do evil things. We need to focus on our own people not just bribe other governments to go along with our b*******
The victory by our Colonial Army is why we are an independent nation and have a Constitution.
Oh is that so? Why this is a revelation to me! I had no idea this was the case, take back everything I said and wash my ungrateful mouth out with soap! And I mean the real harsh and abrasive revolutionary soap without all the softeners and additives. I thought this whole time it was space aliens, and their allies in the fight, a massive Indian super army hopped up on peyote and a primitive version of speed made from dehydrated corn stalks soaked in rattlesnake brine mixed with beaver shavings. And they just overran the hated redcoats in a powwow frenzy with the aliens hovering above issuing laser blasts to clear the path for their assault on Yorktown. And GW and the rest of the founding fathers swooped in at the end and stole all the credit, after promising to share the land and live in perpetual peace and harmony if they would only help them rout the Brits back to England. And we know how that part of it turned out.
But thank you, sir. Thank you! I stand corrected. Corrected and edified.....
Yeah wooden teeth was like the worst General in the history of the world. Listen you're not going to get through to these people. They have no perception of the world around them
We are not an independent nation or politicians are controlled by outside forces I get a kick out of how we name ourselves a democracy when all of our Representatives are bought and paid for by big business and parasites
