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September 11, 2007, 01:43:33 PM
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My boss was making fun of the entrance today at work.  I told him I thought it was cool and it gave me goosebumbs but then again I am patriotic.  He just dropped it.  I don't know about the cadence leading up to the screen going up, but when the team was marching it just got me.

Patriotism has nothing to do with getting goosebumps when hearing/seeing football players marching in step.  It has nothing to do with getting goosebumps when hearing a military do it.  Football is not war, as football is wonderful, war is absolutely horrible.  Patriotism is not about feeling goosebumps when thinking about football or war.  Your quote sounds as if you're saying that part of being a patriot is getting goosebumps over marching in step.

Ever been to war, O-townhusker?

Nope, I haven't.  But I've talked to enough people with first hand experience, and read/studied enough about the subject to be able to say that war is in fact a horrific and horrible experience.  That's not saying it's not necessary sometimes, but that it's not something a patriot should get goosebumps over.  War nostalgia is sick.

In some situations opinions have to be earned.  This would be one of those situations.  The people you talk to about their horrific experiences are full of crap.  If their stories were true, they wouldn't talk about them.  Do me a favor, sign on the line, raise your right hand, go out and EARN your opinion, and then tell us how that video makes you feel.

September 11, 2007, 01:48:46 PM
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My boss was making fun of the entrance today at work.  I told him I thought it was cool and it gave me goosebumbs but then again I am patriotic.  He just dropped it.  I don't know about the cadence leading up to the screen going up, but when the team was marching it just got me.

Patriotism has nothing to do with getting goosebumps when hearing/seeing football players marching in step.  It has nothing to do with getting goosebumps when hearing a military do it.  Football is not war, as football is wonderful, war is absolutely horrible.  Patriotism is not about feeling goosebumps when thinking about football or war.  Your quote sounds as if you're saying that part of being a patriot is getting goosebumps over marching in step.

Ever been to war, O-townhusker?

Nope, I haven't.  But I've talked to enough people with first hand experience, and read/studied enough about the subject to be able to say that war is in fact a horrific and horrible experience.  That's not saying it's not necessary sometimes, but that it's not something a patriot should get goosebumps over.  War nostalgia is sick.

In some situations opinions have to be earned.  This would be one of those situations.  The people you talk to about their horrific experiences are full of crap.  If their stories were true, they wouldn't talk about them.  Do me a favor, sign on the line, raise your right hand, go out and EARN your opinion, and then tell us how that video makes you feel.

My god.  You don't have to go to war to be able to say it's horrible, just like you don't have to be raped to say it's horrible, or anything else.  Jesus christ man I haven't said anything against the video other than at the very end I said I think there's better ways to honor than that.

War is hell.  To say otherwise, or to say that me saying that has no meaning, is just plain STUPID.
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September 11, 2007, 01:56:32 PM
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This thread has gone the way I hoped it would go. 

September 11, 2007, 02:00:54 PM
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September 11, 2007, 05:30:48 PM
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My boss was making fun of the entrance today at work.  I told him I thought it was cool and it gave me goosebumbs but then again I am patriotic.  He just dropped it.  I don't know about the cadence leading up to the screen going up, but when the team was marching it just got me.

Hearing the recitation of a cadence doesn't give a patriot goosebumps, it gives a militarist goosebumps.  It made me think of the A&M "Corps" and their merry band of 4 yr toy soldiers.  Cadences, military drills and camo are for real soldiers that make real sacrifices not for football games and all the "football is war" rhetoric that undermines the true meaning of words.
You are truly a dumbass kk.  this wasn't intended to foster the "football is war" belief, it was to honor the soldiers (notice the black lions flag they had).  it was fort riley day and i don't know if you noticed or not, they had numerous videos on the jumbotron THANKING the soldiers. get your head our of your ass.

Quite a reaction there, perhaps if your depth of your ideas matched the depth of your anger you'd have something to add.

I intended no comment on the intentions of those who organized the whole thing and I don't think "Ft. Riley Day" is a bad idea I just saw it for something quite different than what Cat Doctor did.  Not the whole day, just the cadence and the specific instances where the football team took on the persona of a military unit.  It reminded me of A&M's "corps."  Read about them and their "commitment" to this country and you might discover why it left a sour taste in my mouth.
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September 11, 2007, 05:35:04 PM
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My boss was making fun of the entrance today at work.  I told him I thought it was cool and it gave me goosebumbs but then again I am patriotic.  He just dropped it.  I don't know about the cadence leading up to the screen going up, but when the team was marching it just got me.

Patriotism has nothing to do with getting goosebumps when hearing/seeing football players marching in step.  It has nothing to do with getting goosebumps when hearing a military do it.  Football is not war, as football is wonderful, war is absolutely horrible.  Patriotism is not about feeling goosebumps when thinking about football or war.  Your quote sounds as if you're saying that part of being a patriot is getting goosebumps over marching in step.

Ever been to war, O-townhusker?

Nope, I haven't.  But I've talked to enough people with first hand experience, and read/studied enough about the subject to be able to say that war is in fact a horrific and horrible experience.  That's not saying it's not necessary sometimes, but that it's not something a patriot should get goosebumps over.  War nostalgia is sick.

In some situations opinions have to be earned.  This would be one of those situations.  The people you talk to about their horrific experiences are full of crap.  If their stories were true, they wouldn't talk about them.  Do me a favor, sign on the line, raise your right hand, go out and EARN your opinion, and then tell us how that video makes you feel.

Besides your poor attitude and claiming to know something you couldn't possibly know, you illustrate a clear disdain for our Constitution.

If opinions about war "have to be earned" then why on Earth would our founding fathers have placed civilians in command of our armed forces at every turn?  Why is citizenship not contingent upon military service?

I'm sure you misspoke in the heat of the moment, I'll allow you to collect your thoughts and clarify for the benefit of all.
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September 11, 2007, 06:21:12 PM
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My boss was making fun of the entrance today at work.  I told him I thought it was cool and it gave me goosebumbs but then again I am patriotic.  He just dropped it.  I don't know about the cadence leading up to the screen going up, but when the team was marching it just got me.

Hearing the recitation of a cadence doesn't give a patriot goosebumps, it gives a militarist goosebumps.  It made me think of the A&M "Corps" and their merry band of 4 yr toy soldiers.  Cadences, military drills and camo are for real soldiers that make real sacrifices not for football games and all the "football is war" rhetoric that undermines the true meaning of words.
You are truly a dumbass kk.  this wasn't intended to foster the "football is war" belief, it was to honor the soldiers (notice the black lions flag they had).  it was fort riley day and i don't know if you noticed or not, they had numerous videos on the jumbotron THANKING the soldiers. get your head our of your ass.

Quite a reaction there, perhaps if your depth of your ideas matched the depth of your anger you'd have something to add.

I intended no comment on the intentions of those who organized the whole thing and I don't think "Ft. Riley Day" is a bad idea I just saw it for something quite different than what Cat Doctor did.  Not the whole day, just the cadence and the specific instances where the football team took on the persona of a military unit.  It reminded me of A&M's "corps."  Read about them and their "commitment" to this country and you might discover why it left a sour taste in my mouth.
sorry, i was a little angry, patriotism runs deep in my blood.

but seriously, that's A and M, who cares, f*uck em'.

September 11, 2007, 06:22:36 PM
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September 11, 2007, 06:24:34 PM
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It is a tragedy because now, we have at least an extra month without Cat football until next year. I hate wasting my life away but I can hardly wait until next year.