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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 7:34 pm
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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike
Your very freedom to speak the dreck that you speak is in part upheld by the very same class of people that you profess to despise... it's really quite ironic, isn't it?
Who despises anyone? I don't think it's appropriate to single the military out for special treatment, but that doesn't make one despise them. They're people, just like everyone else. They chose a profession, just like everyone else. And they get paid for their work, just like everyone else with a job.


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike
You are in the minority. Suck it up and deal with it.
I also disagree with this. Of those speaking about the issue, he's in the minority. But of people overall, if asked individually and confidentially, the division is probably split right down the middle.

Most likely people realize that those who are pro-military are so gung-ho about the issue (your rhetoric is a perfect example), that they either don't want to express their sentiment publicly, or are simply too intimidated to do so publicly.

I guess that's one of those freedoms, too.
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