Anti-war mongers

[Aldo]

Just wondering what you thought about people like anti-war protestors and the like.

The reason I ask is because I have a mate who, since he found out I was joining the marines, has spent every second he can trying to talk me out of it usualy stating the obvious like "you know you could end up in a war" and "you know you could get killed." I mean does he think that I'm joining thinking that all I'll be doing is going to Iraq to get a nice tan. I know he's entitled to his opinion but I don't want to hear about it every second of the day.

Have any of you had any experience with someone like this? What did/would you do?

[adj125]

sounds like what most mums say

[Aldo]

sounds like what most mums say

My mum says she wants me to kill every terrorist b*s*a*d out there
so no probs with support on that front

[lodgi]

Aldo my mothe is like that. She is against me joining the forces.

[davo141]

All my mates and people i hang around with including my mam and dad now are up for me joining, i know what i am joining for, there are a few opposed who say trash like 'what if you go to war?' i normally reply with...'SHIT i never thought of that:| i suposed i will have to either run or lie down and pretend to be dead, you stupid f@#k, what if i goto war? what do you think i am going to do!?!?'

The support for me is growing now from family and family friends now that i did well on thursday, and i feel more confident in my self....so bring on PRMC and Recruit training!

Cheers, dave

[lew]

They’re dicks, most of them are gutless and would be happy letting someone else do it, I have no time for them...



lew

[Jason The Argonaut]

My old dear just wants me out the f@*king house , no but really mum don't reckon I will join my old man say go for it. And anti-war protesters I don't have the time of day for them, they do what they want I don't complain so I will do what I want end of.

[Aldo]

I know what you mean about gutless, but what really gets me is that when I question him about his beliefs and ask about stuff like world war 2 he says he would genuinly not mind if the country was run by hitler!!

'SHIT i never thought of that:| i suposed i will have to either run or lie down and pretend to be dead, you stupid f@#k, what if i goto war? what do you think i am going to do!?!?

Yeah I've used that one now and then.

[lew]

I know what you mean about gutless, but what really gets me is that when I question him about his beliefs and ask about stuff like world war 2 he says he would genuinly not mind if the country was run by hitler!!

I hope you re-adjusted his way of thinking when he said that


lew

[Sisyphus]

Aldo,

Your mum might want you to knock off all those terrorists today. Ask her again when you're leaving for a combat zone.

For the Omaha landings the top brass used untried and untested troops - not because they thought they would be brilliant, but because they knew the troops would have no real idea about what they were about to be asked to do.

[voodoo sprout]

Personally I don't mind anti war protestors on the whole, it's their right to protest and hold their opinion, though of course it's not the same when they try to forcve their opinions on others. With regards to my family, I'm quite lucky as they're all decent and are happy to let me join because it's what I want to do, even my grandparents are supporting me despite being quakers (very pacifist).

[Aldo]

I hope you re-adjusted his way of thinking when he said that

I thought about re-adjusting his face when he said that

[BenChug]

When confronted by your w@#k friend
quote this.

War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

[Aldo]

War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

Great quote, I have a nagging feeling I've heard that before though. Who originaly said it?

When confronted by your w@#k friend
quote this.

I will if I can remember it.

[Budgie]

War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

John Stuart Mill 1806 - 1873 English Philosopher. (Sorry. Rockape in show off mode! )