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Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« on: August 30, 2016, 06:48:01 PM »
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Today was "Military Appreciation Day" at the Minnesota State Fair.
 
Since tickets were discounted, my wife and I went today, and I showed my DD Form 214 from 1969 at the ticket booth and got my reduced price tickets, and we enjoyed a few hours at the fair.

What I found interesting was how many military veterans showed up with some sort of identifiable hat or other clothing that indicated their service. Almost all of them also had some sort of right wing slogan or graphic on their clothing, too. A lot of the people at the fair today were veterans, but you wouldn't know it by looking at them. Like me, they didn't wear evidence of service for public view.

Only those who wanted to do some sort of political statement on the right seemed to want people to see that they were "real" veterans, I guess. The rest of us were happy about the $5 ticket discount to get into the fair, but don't see our service as something we need to put on display to sell some political position. I used the $5 to buy a corn dog, and my wife used hers to buy some cheese curds. Cool!

Odd, isn't it?

What's odd is how whenever military vets display non-liberal tendencies they're fakers stealing military valor but when the military is fighting commies or muzzies the military is full of RW trash.

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3. It's the conservative way.

Wear flag lapels.
Push for the term "freedom fries" when the French express doubts about the invasion of Iraq.
Get upset about someone sitting down during the national anthem.
Get upset about people protesting the Vietnam conflict. Say "My country right or wrong!" instead.

Have all of these authoritarian and nationalist views... but complain about our national government being too big.

It all boils down to conservative propagandists pushing ideas that promote what they care about. In their minds, government should only provide services that protect the wealthy from outside threats (via the military) and inside threats (via the police). They don't really need anything else. Actually, that's more of a Libertarian view. Republicans don't mind welfare as long as it benefits the rich.

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4. I'm a real veteran US Army 1978 - 1991

There are times I wear my Desert Storm Veteran hat, usually when the sun is out and I like to have my own shady spot, little though it may be!

And I don't own any right wing or political slogan clothing, the closest one I have is a t-shirt that says "That which does not kill you, will make you stronger! except for bears, bears will kill you."

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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2016, 07:22:16 PM »
Went to the Texas State Fair the first year we moved to Dallas.

I don't think there is a meter that can measure the size of the yawns we had.

I don't get it and probably never will.

And don't bother to tell me about the Frying Arms Race.  Not only do we not care for deep-fried foods, the extreme silliness of the contents is out of control.  How long until they start deep frying live puppies?
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2016, 07:24:17 PM »
More on point:
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7. It's best for someone on the left to keep their service under the radar.

The second anyone on the left mentions military service to anyone on the right, the RWer will invariably start probing to see if you're lying.

It is because history tells us YOU ARE.
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2016, 07:26:42 PM »
Rock head wanted the discount but was not proud enough to show his service.

Become maggot food soon ****tard.
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2016, 07:31:28 PM »
Quote from: Carl on August 30, 2016, 07:26:42 PM
Rock head wanted the discount but was not proud enough to show his service.

Become maggot food soon ****tard.

I forget, what's his alleged 'service?'
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2016, 07:36:19 PM »
Quote from: RayRaytheSBS on August 30, 2016, 07:31:28 PM
I forget, what's his alleged 'service?'

I am not sure he has ever said.
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2016, 07:41:52 PM »
Quote from: Carl on August 30, 2016, 07:36:19 PM
I am not sure he has ever said.

He sounds like someone who joined the Air Force to avoid the draft. As shiny as he is, an Army or Marine Corps NCO would have killed him themselves before sending him into combat to get others killed by his stupidity.
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2016, 07:43:01 PM »
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What I found interesting was how many military veterans showed up with some sort of identifiable hat or other clothing that indicated their service. Almost all of them also had some sort of right wing slogan or graphic on their clothing, too. A lot of the people at the fair today were veterans, but you wouldn't know it by looking at them. Like me, they didn't wear evidence of service for public view.

Only Lib/Prog vets "didn't wear evidence of service for public view"? You asked every one of them? Or did you just ASSume that was the case?
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2016, 08:47:58 PM »
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4. I'm a real veteran US Army 1978 - 1991

Thank you for your service.
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2016, 09:29:56 PM »
Never question anyone's service to our country. No matter the political persuasion.

Leave it up to Internet sleuths to reveal the liars.

Regardless, thank you to those who served! 
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2016, 07:13:02 AM »
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It all boils down to conservative propagandists pushing ideas that promote what they care about. In their minds, government should only provide services that protect the wealthy from outside threats (via the military) and inside threats (via the police). They don't really need anything else. Actually, that's more of a Libertarian view. Republicans don't mind welfare as long as it benefits the rich.
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2016, 08:06:02 AM »
Don't know why, but I was under the  impression ol' Hopalong Bob lost his foot to diabetes or some such, I find it hard to imagine that he wouldn't have been waving the bloody shirt about his sacrifice every single day he's been on DU if he had actually lost it in Viet Nam.
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2016, 12:54:37 PM »
Quote from: RayRaytheSBS on August 30, 2016, 07:31:28 PM
I forget, what's his alleged 'service?'

Here ya go:

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I enlisted in the USAF, where I became a Russian linguist. I protested at the Pentagon in uniform in 1969. I could have been court-martialed, but wasn't. I participated actively in anti-war actions while stationed near DC.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251959797

I think it was probably best he enjoyed his reduced price admission to the Fair and kept his mouth shut.  I highly doubt those horrid right wingers would have taken to kindly to a communist sympathizer in their midst.
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Re: Only Proglodytes serve in the military, all you RWers are just faking it
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2016, 10:21:30 PM »
Quote from: wasp69 on August 31, 2016, 12:54:37 PM
Here ya go:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251959797

I think it was probably best he enjoyed his reduced price admission to the Fair and kept his mouth shut.  I highly doubt those horrid right wingers would have taken to kindly to a communist sympathizer in their midst.

Very true.  And it's just as I suspected. He enlisted in the AF as a linguist so he wouldn't get drafted into the Army. I feel no remorse in saying  :bigbird: to this oxygen-thieving Douche.
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