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Originally posted by Maxmars
When I served, and as I got closer to my separation, I noticed something about the \'younger\' airmen/sailors/marines/and soldiers that were taking the place of us \'old-timers\'.
They were strangely more fired up and focused on being \'killing machines\' and \'above the cut.\' They were an O-1s wet dream, in my day - even up to the time I left, we saw these \'recruits\' as kind of scary. Like you could order them to do anything, even to the point of doing the \'wrong\' thing. They obeyed because of their unusually strong ideas about honor and duty to your oath.
I always found it ironic that something like that, on the surface, is considered a \'good thing\' Until the wrong commander comes along; then the results of having that kind of loyalty could lead to tragedy.
I won\'t paint scenarios, I think you all know where this line of reasoning could lead. Can we be so certain that military people can\'t be convinced to act in defense of their country \'from home and from abroad\'? There is no reason to think that peace officers would become part of the oppressive regime, but more and more we see examples of it everyday. Do you really think that American solders can\'t be \'misinformed\'? I\'m not so sure.
[edit on 8-4-2008 by Maxmars]
Originally posted by DisgustedOne
reply to post by Maxmars
I, too, am an old timer ex-navy vet as is my father. My son just finished USN bootcamp. Will Americans fire on Americans? I remember Kent State. I am a patriot to my core, and I ingrained this in my son. He will not. I don't know about others. If it comes to armed revolution, my hope is that he will get home as fast as he can and fight by my side. All I can say is, we better be darn sure we know what we are fighting for. It would be a terrible thing to "remove" the current regime and replace it with one just as bad or worse. Bottom line? I don't know who you guys are, but I am trying to be hopeful....
Originally posted by projectvxn
Many things have been corroborated already. This document is stating nothing new. I can tell you one thing, I'm not one of those insurgent US citizens. I happen to think that the revolution should take place only on paper, and with money attached, like true Americans, we cannot destroy what we have been building up for so long. I'm sorry but violence just won't solve this. Because if the economy crumbles, then we'll all be poor people with guns, and if we go and fight a civil war, then we'll be poor, armed, and with no place to call home. I'm sorry, but if this is the price of revolution then count me out.
Originally posted by Maxmars
Originally posted by DisgustedOne
reply to post by Maxmars
I, too, am an old timer ex-navy vet as is my father. My son just finished USN bootcamp. Will Americans fire on Americans? I remember Kent State. I am a patriot to my core, and I ingrained this in my son. He will not. I don't know about others. If it comes to armed revolution, my hope is that he will get home as fast as he can and fight by my side. All I can say is, we better be darn sure we know what we are fighting for. It would be a terrible thing to "remove" the current regime and replace it with one just as bad or worse. Bottom line? I don't know who you guys are, but I am trying to be hopeful....
I'm hoping that we might be able to avoid violent conflict altogether. I differ with some patriots here in that I do not expect our political machine to have the dexterity nor the will to strain against the legal and procedural roadblocks in place. I feel encouraged by the will of some to take the existing system to heart and try honestly to use it for it's original intent.
Unfortunately, I haven't seen any indication that the system is self-correcting. I know what it is supposed to do, since I have seen so many instances of the system being easily short-circuited I figured I will believe in the system AFTER it gets fixed. I know if it comes to it, we will face the greatest challenge in terms of strategic direction. We got plenty of good tacticians out there. But survival will depend on support mechanisms and logistics which may be out of reach or control. Lacking an intelligence network will reduce all efforts to basic survival.
That's why I think we should try something quite different from physical confrontation. I have some serious ideas about minimizing the effectiveness of an oppressive regime. But frankly, I'd rather you believe I don't know what I'm talking about and am full of crap. Until I know more, I can only speculate.
[edit on 9-4-2008 by Maxmars]
Originally posted by projectvxn
Many things have been corroborated already. This document is stating nothing new. I can tell you one thing, I'm not one of those insurgent US citizens. I happen to think that the revolution should take place only on paper, and with money attached, like true Americans, we cannot destroy what we have been building up for so long. I'm sorry but violence just won't solve this. Because if the economy crumbles, then we'll all be poor people with guns, and if we go and fight a civil war, then we'll be poor, armed, and with no place to call home. I'm sorry, but if this is the price of revolution then count me out.