Small moment of American pride.

[Sinfix_15]

Riding to work today on my bike when i'm the first vehicle to get stopped by the train crossing. Usually this is something that annoys me greatly, however this train was full of interesting military vehicles so it wasnt so bad. Goes by a few minutes and it's hummers and service vehicles ect ect... towards the end of it was nothing but big ass tanks.... i noticed that every tank had it's own named painted on barrel of the cannon......

As these big ass tanks go by, i start reading the names on the barrel of each tank..... i cant remember them all... but it was Doc Holliday, Duece Bigalow, Big Daddy, Terminator, Maverick..... ect ect... you get the point....

And i thought to myself..... only in America.

[RandomGuy]

Badass, shoulda got a pic. That' was a sick photo op.

[D3UC3S]

Hell yes!!!

I built a power generator facility on the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany. Being surrounded by that much american badassery, i felt the same way.

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Overly glorified militarism. Only in America.

[Matt300ZXT]

Ya know I've read multiple responses of yours to posts on this forum of a politicalish nature, and it's fine to have opinions that differ from others....but you seem like a totally limp wristed communist that hates America for being a successful country and looks for any opportunity to insult it.

[green91]

Overly glorified militarism. Only in America.

So you have no pride in the accomplishments of our military? I think they have every right and ability to be proud of what they do and if naming some of their tools brings them any amount of satisfaction to them regarding their roles, I am all for it.

[Sinfix_15]

Overly glorified militarism. Only in America.

It wasnt about the tank or the military........ it was that freedom of expression is so ingrained in our DNA that it's OK to name a tank Duece Bigalow. That somewhere in the world, people arent allowed to read a book of their choosing or own a cell phone and our soldiers are allowed to name their tanks after pop culture movies.

Go cast your vote for the food stamp president, this is the type of thing he would apologize to a muslim for.

[D3UC3S]

Well said guys.

[Catnip]

Overly glorified militarism. Only in America.

Lots of other places you could go, if American isn't up to your standards.

[BanginJimmy]

Lots of other places you could go, if American isn't up to your standards.

I hear N. Korea is nice this time of year.

[Got Milk?]

It wasnt about the tank or the military........ it was that freedom of expression is so ingrained in our DNA that it's OK to name a tank Duece Bigalow. That somewhere in the world, people arent allowed to read a book of their choosing or own a cell phone and our soldiers are allowed to name their tanks after pop culture movies.

Go cast your vote for the food stamp president, this is the type of thing he would apologize to a muslim for.

Why Muslims? I'm a Muslim, I don't need his apology for anything. For one I love USA, I support our soldiers and what they are doing in the middle east, and I've donated money to our soldiers on numerous occasions. I have three family members fighting over there right now for your freedom, who are also Muslim. So you if you want to give an apology to these "Muslims", an apology for your ignorance would be a good start.


What is wrong with freedom to do w.e. we want, if that includes naming your tank to your liking.

[Sinfix_15]

Why Muslims? I'm a Muslim, I don't need his apology for anything. For one I love USA, I support our soldiers and what they are doing in the middle east, and I've donated money to our soldiers on numerous occasions. I have three family members fighting over there right now for your freedom, who are also Muslim. So you if you want to give an apology to these "Muslims", an apology for your ignorance would be a good start.


What is wrong with freedom to do w.e. we want, if that includes naming your tank to your liking.

Nothing i said should offend you. I worded it insensitively, as i often do, but the point is that this is the type of thing that Obama would apologize for to someone who did not believe in it. Am i wrong for drawing a connection between Muslims and a lack of tolerance towards freedom of speech?

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Lots of other places you could go, if American isn't up to your standards.

That's the most ignorant, unbelievably stupid response I've ever seen, and I've read comments from theblaze.com. Congratulations!

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Go cast your vote for the food stamp president, this is the type of thing he would apologize to a muslim for.

::face palm::

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Ya know I've read multiple responses of yours to posts on this forum of a politicalish nature, and it's fine to have opinions that differ from others....but you seem like a totally limp wristed communist that hates America for being a successful country and looks for any opportunity to insult it.

I guess I can't blame you for not understanding a word I say since you have about the intellectual depth of a single sheet of 1-ply prison issue toilet paper.

[Matt300ZXT]

Do you even know anything about me? Nope, you don't know anything about who I am, what I think or believe....however you make it painfully obvious through your anti-American posts that you are a complete pussy who'd apparently let people (foreign or governmental) come take your freedoms or property away from you w/o even putting up a fight. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck.

[Catnip]

That's the most ignorant, unbelievably stupid response I've ever seen, and I've read comments from theblaze.com. Congratulations!

How do you figure?

[Elbow]

Overly glorified militarism. Only in America.

Wow...

[98blackcivic]

Nothing i said should offend you. I worded it insensitively, as i often do, but the point is that this is the type of thing that Obama would apologize for to someone who did not believe in it. Am i wrong for drawing a connection between Muslims and a lack of tolerance towards freedom of speech?

u just wont understand so fuck it.

[Sinfix_15]

u just wont understand so fuck it.

i think all religions are silly. if you think your religion is important enough that i deserve to be killed for insulting it, then no, i dont understand. fuck it.

[Catnip]

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So you have no pride in the accomplishments of our military? I think they have every right and ability to be proud of what they do and if naming some of their tools brings them any amount of satisfaction to them regarding their roles, I am all for it.

This is not what my post meant. I dont give a shit what they name their tanks. Thats fine. And there are some accomplishments I feel some deserve recognition for. I would be the first person in line to defend the United States if our liberty and way of life was at stake. But its not, it hasnt been for a long time, probably never will be in our lifetime, and no, everything the military does is not great, and over-glorification and pseudo-patriotism, one, detracts from their actual accomplishments, and two, detracts people from the truth that we are not the greatest country on earth anymore so that they're less apt to speak out about it.

Guess I didnt know it was so socially taboo to speak ill of the military. I guess its only ok to speak ill of the government right? LOL

Do you even know anything about me? Nope, you don't know anything about who I am, what I think or believe....however you make it painfully obvious through your anti-American posts that you are a complete pussy who'd apparently let people (foreign or governmental) come take your freedoms or property away from you w/o even putting up a fight. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck.

Ok. Let me rephrase my last post to make it more congruent with yours, so it doesnt seem like Im hastily generalizing you: You make it painfully obvious through your incoherent rambling that you have the intellectual depth of a 1-ply sheet of prison issue toilet paper. Every day I hear, "Fuck Obumba this" and "fuck Obama that" and the responses (down here in the south anyway) is "LOL HAHAHA UR SO RIGHT OBAMA IS A IDIAT", but when I say America over-glorifies its military, Im a limp-wristed communist? Heh. Dont make me laugh

How do you figure?

Because thats the typical answer people give when they're punched square in the throat with cold hard controversial truth: "If you dont like it, go somewhere else". Its a cop out for actually having to think about an answer. As much as I would love to go somewhere else, I'd rather it change here.

Wow...

Damn right wow. And Id say it again.

[David88vert]

.blank_cd, it's the US military's accomplishments that have given the the opportunity to express your beliefs and opinions. That's a pretty large accomplishment, spanning centuries of conflict, not over-glorification.

I really think that France is the probably the best place for you to live. Of course, you would still need to remember that it was the US military that allowed them to continue learning French as a main languiage, rather than German.

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.blank_cd, it's the US military's accomplishments that have given the the opportunity to express your beliefs and opinions. That's a pretty large accomplishment, spanning centuries of conflict, not over-glorification.

I really think that France is the probably the best place for you to live. Of course, you would still need to remember that it was the US military that allowed them to continue learning French as a main languiage, rather than German.

Did you read the last post at all?

[Elbow]

Blank CD, am I right in thinking you think all the wars we have fought recently were for no reason and there for should not be appreciated? That's what I made of your "But its not, it hasn't been for a long time, probably never will be in our lifetime, and no, everything the military does is not great" comment.

The "over-glorification and pseudo-patriotism" in my view is not a bad thing, we need the strongest military, Amurka, fool. From my knowledge that has been going on since before you and I were born, in your view we should just have quiet soldiers with no motivation?

Your comment "detracts people from the truth that we are not the greatest country on earth anymore" tell me, who is? As I agree America isn't as high as we use to be on the "greatest country on earth" scale, I still believe the US is the place to be. I may disagree with some of our governments decisions, laws, and some of the population worries me, but in the big picture, this COUNTRY and it's fundamentals are still in my opinion the greatest. Does that mean we should shove that down everyone's throats? No. I'd even move if I could out of the country, but you portray America to be a dying breed. You seem ashamed to be an American.

Comments like these make Obama supporters look bad, just as Romney supporters thinking every Muslim is an issue makes him look bad.

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Blank CD, am I right in thinking you think all the wars we have fought recently were for no reason and there for should not be appreciated? That's what I made of your "But its not, it hasn't been for a long time, probably never will be in our lifetime, and no, everything the military does is not great" comment.

Realistically, over the past 10-15yrs, what do you believe we've accomplished, militarily? Do you believe our core freedoms and liberties have, or have had an external threat in the past 30 years? If so, when and why?

The "over-glorification and pseudo-patriotism" in my view is not a bad thing, we need the strongest military, Amurka, fool. From my knowledge that has been going on since before you and I were born, in your view we should just have quiet soldiers with no motivation?

You think people who pretend to be patriotic while not actually being patriotic is not a bad thing? Do you believe we don't have the strongest military?

Comments like these make Obama supporters look bad, just as Romney supporters thinking every Muslim is an issue makes him look bad.

How in the world does any of this have anything to do with Obama supporters? I haven't said anything about supporting Obama at all. Do all opinions that differ from yours get lumped in some "Obama supporter" category? Most of my family and about half the people I know are military or former. I love all of them to death, but I am not a supporter of our current military endeavors.

[David88vert]

Realistically, over the past 10-15yrs, what do you believe we've accomplished, militarily? Do you believe our core freedoms and liberties have, or have had an external threat in the past 30 years? If so, when and why?

You think people who pretend to be patriotic while not actually being patriotic is not a bad thing? Do you believe we don't have the strongest military?

How in the world does any of this have anything to do with Obama supporters? I haven't said anything about supporting Obama at all. Do all opinions that differ from yours get lumped in some "Obama supporter" category? Most of my family and about half the people I know are military or former. I love all of them to death, but I am not a supporter of our current military endeavors.

All you have done is avoid answering questions. You haven't answered a single one.

I'll answer your first two -
USS Cole was 1999. That was a direct attack on American's miltary. 9/11 - that was a direct attack on the American citizens. Both of those came from external threats within the last 10-15 years. Luckily, we dealt with them.
Additionally, the military has brough assistance to less fortunate people around the world for decades. That's more of an accomplishment than you have done.

As for external threats in the last 30 years, do you not remember that the Soviet Union didn't dissolve until the very end of 1991? That is only 21 years ago. Russia still has nuclear missles aimed at the US. I'd call that an external threat still.

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All you have done is avoid answering questions. You haven't answered a single one.

I'll answer your first two -
USS Cole was 1999. That was a direct attack on American's miltary. 9/11 - that was a direct attack on the American citizens. Both of those came from external threats within the last 10-15 years. Luckily, we dealt with them.
Additionally, the military has brough assistance to less fortunate people around the world for decades. That's more of an accomplishment than you have done.

As for external threats in the last 30 years, do you not remember that the Soviet Union didn't dissolve until the very end of 1991? That is only 21 years ago. Russia still has nuclear missles aimed at the US. I'd call that an external threat still.

The reading comprehension is strong with this one.

[Elbow]

The reading comprehension is strong with this one.

Man you're not even worth replying to with comments like these. lol

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Man you're not even worth replying to with comments like these. lol

Then why did you just post that? Gettin your post count up? The fact is he didn't read the post and added nothing to the conversation. It's a recurring thing with this guy.

[Elbow]

Then why did you just post that? Gettin your post count up? The fact is he didn't read the post and added nothing to the conversation. It's a recurring thing with this guy.

Yeah, post count is very important.

You said: "Realistically, over the past 10-15yrs, what do you believe we've accomplished, militarily?"

He answered that pretty well from what I comprehended.

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Instead of coming up with an opinion of his own, he says things like "the military has helped a lot of people, more than you ever will". No duh, hill jack, I'm not a multi-trillion dollar government funded organization. What was the point of even thinking of some dumb shit like that?

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Yeah, post count is very important.

You said: "Realistically, over the past 10-15yrs, what do you believe we've accomplished, militarily?"

He answered that pretty well from what I comprehended.

And that was it. The rest of it didn't mean a thing

[Elbow]

Instead of coming up with an opinion of his own, he says things like "the military has helped a lot of people, more than you ever will". No duh, hill jack, I'm not a multi-trillion dollar government funded organization. What was the point of even thinking of some dumb shit like that?

So your game is to take out one small piece of a reply and than shake your head at that and ignore the rest?

You still never really replied to me, just replied with questions.

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So your game is to take out one small piece of a reply and than shake your head at that and ignore the rest?

What am I supposed to say? Lol. The rest of it was literally bullshit, most of which isn't true. So why even dignify it with a response?

You still never really replied to me, just replied with questions.

I answered your question with other questions in an attempt to get you to think critically about both sides of the answer

[Elbow]

What am I supposed to say? Lol. The rest of it was literally bullshit, most of which isn't true.

I answered your question with other questions in an attempt to get you to think critically about both sides of the answer

How was any of that BS?

I'll answer yours:

-Yes I think we have.
-Definitely believe we have faced threats within the past 30 years, where have you been?
-Who pretends to be patriotic?
-You leg hump Obama all over this site yet make posts like these.

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How was any of that BS?

There wasn't really a military response for the Cole bombing, and the result of both was we dropped bombs on countries in the name of officially declaring war on an idea. Russia doesn't have nukes pointed at the US

I'll answer yours:

-Definitely believe we have faced threats within the past 30 years, where have you been?

I mentioned a specific threat. What was it?

-You leg hump Obama all over this site yet make posts like these.

I don't leg hump Obama, or Romney, or anyone else.

[Elbow]

There wasn't really a military response for the Cole bombing, and the result of both was we dropped bombs on countries in the name of officially declaring war on an idea. Russia doesn't have nukes pointed at the US


I mentioned a specific threat. What was it?


I don't leg hump Obama, or Romney, or anyone else.

You seem to always swing towards Obama. So...

I'm not wasting my time writing out anything to you so all I can get is some three word smart ass reply.

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You seem to always swing towards Obama. So...

Yes. You assumed. No one really attacks Romney without hard evidence. If someone said dumb shit about him, I'd correct them just the same. If he wasn't such a puppet, Romney might actually be a decent president. But that has nothing to do with this conversation.

I'm not wasting my time writing out anything to you so all I can get is some three word smart ass reply.

Good idea.