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Ike on war...
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Ike on war...
Unfortunately we are a tribal species. I wish my species were not, but we are. We do unfortunately need protection. I sincerely value our military, not that I agree with every war America has been involved in. I would say I hate the attitude that service is about tribalism or revenge. Ike understood what assholes like Hitler did not. Ike understood that while a military was necessary, it was not something to be glorified like the global dominate mentality of Hitler or ancient Rome.

This quote is one of my favorite in Presidential history, 
Quote Ike, "I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."

Dwight D. Eisenhower"

I never served. But I do know I'd rather have the reluctant hero protect me, than a gung ho blind loyalist who is a narcissist out to protect their own ego. Great leaders don't silence dissent or whine when criticized. Bullies intimidate, Ike responded.
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RE: Ike on war...
'God created war so that Americans would learn geography.' - Mark Twain

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: Ike on war...
(November 1, 2019 at 5:30 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: 'God created war so that Americans would learn geography.' - Mark Twain

Boru

Ha Ha, did he really say that?
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RE: Ike on war...
Ha, Ha, yes he did.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: Ike on war...
(November 1, 2019 at 5:44 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Ha, Ha, yes he did.

Boru

UGGG, I really hate when even otherwise mostly reasonable people say stupid shit like that with the best intent.
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RE: Ike on war...
(November 1, 2019 at 5:47 am)Brian37 Wrote:
(November 1, 2019 at 5:44 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Ha, Ha, yes he did.

Boru

UGGG, I really hate when even otherwise mostly reasonable people say stupid shit like that with the best intent.

You mean like Ike's hypocritically stupid quote on war?

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: Ike on war...
(November 1, 2019 at 5:48 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(November 1, 2019 at 5:47 am)Brian37 Wrote: UGGG, I really hate when even otherwise mostly reasonable people say stupid shit like that with the best intent.

You mean like Ike's hypocritically stupid quote on war?

Boru

What?

It is possible for humans to say, "I hate conflict, I don't want it, but sometimes it gets to that point."
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RE: Ike on war...
(November 1, 2019 at 5:50 am)Brian37 Wrote:
(November 1, 2019 at 5:48 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: You mean like Ike's hypocritically stupid quote on war?

Boru

What?

It is possible for humans to say, "I hate conflict, I don't want it, but sometimes it gets to that point."

It's also possible for people to say, 'You can only hammer a shark with a banana on Ash Wednesday.'  People say all manner of stupid things. 

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: Ike on war...
(November 1, 2019 at 6:00 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(November 1, 2019 at 5:50 am)Brian37 Wrote: What?

It is possible for humans to say, "I hate conflict, I don't want it, but sometimes it gets to that point."

It's also possible for people to say, 'You can only hammer a shark with a banana on Ash Wednesday.'  People say all manner of stupid things. 

Boru

It is impossible for anyone of any religion to expect 7 billion humans will magically and suddenly settle  on Jesus, Allah, Yoda, Buddha, Vishnu , Thor, Captain Kirk, Luke Skywalker.
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RE: Ike on war...
(November 1, 2019 at 8:14 am)Brian37 Wrote:
(November 1, 2019 at 6:00 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It's also possible for people to say, 'You can only hammer a shark with a banana on Ash Wednesday.'  People say all manner of stupid things. 

Boru

It is impossible for anyone of any religion to expect 7 billion humans will magically and suddenly settle  on Jesus, Allah, Yoda, Buddha, Vishnu , Thor, Captain Kirk, Luke Skywalker.

Dafuq's that got to do with anything?

Ike was a hypocrite because he never 'saw' war - he saw the aftermath, certainly, but he had zero actual combat experience.  And I don't believe for a moment that he 'hated' war. 

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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