(July 25, 2014 at 12:56 pm)Chuck Wrote:(July 25, 2014 at 12:25 pm)Bibliofagus Wrote: To me the thing reads as an advertisement to vote for politicians who like marines. The conclusion is that these politicians are the only thing that keep the core alive.
The root cause is not politicians keeping the corp alive. The politicians are just responding to the mythology surrounding the corp which is deeply rooted in national self-perception.
(July 25, 2014 at 12:31 pm)Minimalist Wrote: We have a long history of maintaining weapons systems which are obsolete because of political reasons. Why not a redundant branch of the military?
Actually, one might argue that in the new century, United States would likely to be able to harm itself less if it were to keep the marines but disband the army.
The army is the mainstay of the military, right? I doubt they'd disband that.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
