first off, it is those who are blind that don't wish to allow others to form their own opinions. as a christian myself, it saddens me to see that there are those out there who make the rest of us look like assholes. i do not believe that anything should be forced down someone else's throat, whether it be religion, politics, or opinions. i do not believe that there is a right or wrong religion. in the commandments it says "thou shalt not have any other gods before me" implying to me that there ARE other gods, but if you are to follow christian beliefs that they need to come behind the christian god. i cannot stand it when i hear people coming around to my doors trying to "sell" me God...even if i say that i am christian already, they have something lined up to say to tell me i'm still wrong and need to go to THEIR church. this is why i have stopped answering my door when these so-called "christians"come around. i do not believe someone can call themselves christian if they are not tolerant of the views of others. it sickens me to see such ignorance.
and as for the soldiers, yes, some do get out of hand. they get a power trip from holding a gun in their hands and being told that they can kill. i feel sorry for some of the people that they murder, the innocents. however, i understand that they are out there doing their job, doing what they have been told to do. i cannot blame most of them for committing these acts because they do not do it of their own will. i think most men signed up for the military not expecting to have to go to war. i do not feel sorry for those men. they made the choice to enlist and they have no right to whone when war time comes. i do not think that you should hate all US soldiers. most of them are out there fighting with all their heart because they believe that they are doing the right thing, just as the men over in Iraq are, just as the islamic terrorists are...however we all have a different opinion of what is right and what is not. i do not agree with the fact that they shot the man playing dead, but had they let him go, he may have turned around and shot our troops. (personally, i think taking prisoners isn't much better as we have seen in the past, they are not treated well in all the places that they are held). war is difficult on everyone. each of us thinking we know what is right and what needs to be done. if only things were easier, if we knew what was right and what was wrong.
to combine these two subjects into one, unfortunate fact: one thing i hate about the military [and note that i did not say soldiers] is the fact that every war we have ever fought since i was born was fought because we americans didn't agree with someone else's religion.
but i am a bit prejudgediced against soldiers and sailors, even though i myself am in the navy, because almost all of them, with few exceptions, feel like they are owed something for defending the country. as if their paychecks were not enough, now they have to demand and take things... with many of their actions hurting people. i hate being associated with a group of men, and sometimes even the women, who don't follow the rules of the country and society they are fighting to protect.
i normally don't rant about things like this. but i just felt like it.
True my lady, you do give a excellent point in your note. Okay, because you and ryan are great friends to me. I decided to try harder to understand these reasons.
I know that I have been away for quite some time, forgive me if you have been at the clubs and I was not there. I have been occupied with so many objectives and missing out on the battle of the bands.
I shall return soon, for I am almost done with my tasks at hand.
and as for the soldiers, yes, some do get out of hand. they get a power trip from holding a gun in their hands and being told that they can kill. i feel sorry for some of the people that they murder, the innocents. however, i understand that they are out there doing their job, doing what they have been told to do. i cannot blame most of them for committing these acts because they do not do it of their own will. i think most men signed up for the military not expecting to have to go to war. i do not feel sorry for those men. they made the choice to enlist and they have no right to whone when war time comes. i do not think that you should hate all US soldiers. most of them are out there fighting with all their heart because they believe that they are doing the right thing, just as the men over in Iraq are, just as the islamic terrorists are...however we all have a different opinion of what is right and what is not. i do not agree with the fact that they shot the man playing dead, but had they let him go, he may have turned around and shot our troops. (personally, i think taking prisoners isn't much better as we have seen in the past, they are not treated well in all the places that they are held). war is difficult on everyone. each of us thinking we know what is right and what needs to be done. if only things were easier, if we knew what was right and what was wrong.
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but i am a bit prejudgediced against soldiers and sailors, even though i myself am in the navy, because almost all of them, with few exceptions, feel like they are owed something for defending the country. as if their paychecks were not enough, now they have to demand and take things... with many of their actions hurting people. i hate being associated with a group of men, and sometimes even the women, who don't follow the rules of the country and society they are fighting to protect.
i normally don't rant about things like this. but i just felt like it.
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I know that I have been away for quite some time, forgive me if you have been at the clubs and I was not there. I have been occupied with so many objectives and missing out on the battle of the bands.
I shall return soon, for I am almost done with my tasks at hand.
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