I'm fine soldier boy. I just get tired of bullshiters
No need to worry about me.
It sounds like you have a lot of respect for your father.
That's a good thing.
I understand why he doesn't talk about his service life.
I do, however, find it ironic that you can't talk enough about yours.
Originally Posted by tbone2u
if USA spent all his time on here talking about his military service, ya'll would call him a braggard and a showoff. if he doesn't spend enough time talking about his military service, then ya'll call him a fake soldier. and when he calls into question the value of one really stupid war and one war that in retrospect didn't seem to accomplish much, ya'll call him unpatriotic. so he can't win no matter what he says.
how bout at a minimum everyone just follow the damn rules? i know that's funny for me to say as someone who's been banned like 20 times, but the last couple were pretty technical and just an oversight on my part.
the rules that everyone should remember imo are as follows:
-stay on topic
-be respectful
-avoid obvious troll-type remarks
i started this thread as a public service. if i can get even one person to think twice before pulling the lever for Trump in November, it will have been worth it for me.
there are 3 reasons i chose this forum instead of the Political forum:
1. i can reach more people
2. i may actually have a chance of convincing at least 1 person to think twice before pulling the lever for Trump, whereas i'm pretty sure i won't change a single mind no matter what in the Political Forum.
3. the tone of the Political Forum appears to be more of a food fight than a rational discussion, the couple of times i've peeked in there. maybe i just caught it on a bad day.
this thread has brought out some insightful commentary from members who i didn't even know existed, such as hyperinflation, aquastro, and cyberdude.
although Boardman and i usually don't agree with each other, i find his commentary well reasoned and insightful.
fyi i went on sabbatical because i got tired of the constant trolling in Coed; this is the only thread i'm taking part in because as i said i consider it a public service.
obviously it goes without saying that any thread that is of no interest to a member is anything but required reading. and any member who thinks i'm full of shit should just put me on ignore and leave it at that.