Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Those script writers can sure make a person sound good. For myself, having been a lowly RA, I always wondered were in the great scheme of things my garrison duty fit in. Slobodan Dimitrov Mark Rabiner wrote: > > Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > > > > Now that angry white men have enjoined themselves to the anti-war > > movement my world is aright. I can now sleep the sleep of babes at > > night, and at afternoon nap time. > > http://www.whitecivilrights.com/ > > Slobodan Dimitrov > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be > guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I > have more responsibility here than you could possibly fathom. You weep > for Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have > the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while > tragic, probably saved lives. And that my existence, while grotesque and > incomprehensible to you, saves lives. I know deep down in places you > dont talk about at parties, you don't want me on that wall, you need me > on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words > as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a > punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself > to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I > provide, then question the manner in which I provide it. I prefer you > said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a > weapon, and stand to post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you > think you are entitled to! > > That was Jack up at the witness stand in "a few good men", a great > moment in film. Not my argument but in some ways he does have a point. > > Mark grotesque and incomprehensible Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > Email: mark@rabinergroup.com > Fax: 503-221-0308 > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html