Veterans Day is observed today tomorrow is the actual date
twentyfive
Living well and enjoying my retirement
I’m not posting this in the political section because there should be nothing political about honoring our veterans
So if you are proud to be an American thank a veteran for their service, if you feel the need to post shit start your own.
So if you are proud to be an American thank a veteran for their service, if you feel the need to post shit start your own.
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You’re just a twelve year old sore head prick that just wants to irritate everyone on TUSCL because you’ve decided you don’t like me.
Guess what? I don’t like you either, and I’ll bet there’s more that like me than you.
Gammy95, really?
Other first responders fit in this category, ie nurses, police, fire, teachers. All are veterans of service to our country.
So please explain how we are better off because guys got drafted and went to viet nam where we lost? I'm sure I will get plenty of pointless insults, and no explanation.
I, too, wondered why I am supposed to thank the bottom third of my high school class? Is it really service? Did they really serve me or their country? Every single veteran I know did so because they had no other option. My best friend, just as bright as me but too lazy to apply himself in school could not go to college. His parents could afford it, but he did not have the grades. My cousin didn't have enough credits to graduate in four years and my uncle was not paying for a ninth semester. Why not get a small loan and complete school? Even he doesn't know. My own father, until the day he died, could not explain why he walked into that USMC recruiter's office that day, when he had declined every other day prior. So, no, no one I know fought for me, or freedom, or their country. Even the ones who fought after 9/11 (my cousins).
However, without a standing military, without an active American military, the world would be a very different and more dangerous place. Al Qaeda would still be running terror ops out of Afghanistan. Saddam Hussein would be buying the hostages from Hamas as we speak. Taiwan would be a CCP province. Ukraine would not exist. So the actions of veterans have served to make America safer and the world safer. A lot of them are just absolute pieces of shit, like the OP, but many, many more served their country honorably and are jsut trying to make their own way in the world.
Our government should be ashamed of the recent revelations, though. Poison water at Camp Lejeune. Chronic and terminal diseases from the burn pits. TBIs from outgoing artillery and incoming missiles. Suicides and toxic environments (literally and figuratively) at naval refit and refueling sites. Moldy barracks. Punishments for reporting injuries.
So, again, do what Mate and I have advised. Bring them a meal. Take them golfing. Give them a ride to the VA or the pharmacy to pick up their meds. Fly the American flag or just hold a door open and smile for them. But don't say "Thank you for your service [better you then me]." even veterans know what it means.
twentyfive
6 years ago
You need to remember I’m in a group where the minimum threshold is 1Meg investable 5Meg net worth you cannot compare the guy whom I use to those insurance salesmen who call themselves FAs
Plus you need to remember that many of the individuals in this group are accredited investors.
I’m not saying this so much as a brag it is more as an informative there are two other TUSCLERs that are part of this
You’re pretty stupid I was offering you some genuine advice.
Seems to me you’re a broke loser and a genuine cheap ass.
The other thing is especially in the last 20-30 years there have been numerous wars fought that many people consider to be unnecessary and fought for mostly profit or other unjustifiable reasons.
A lot of people hate on cops and/or the military, but with cops its less than 0.1% of them who are really doing anything seriously violent or wrong. With the military it could be a much higher % and they dont need to wear bodycams.
Also mate what do you mean about “mensch”? Thats a german word…
Penultimate means second to last. So, does that mean 25 is the second richest guy on the board or the second poorest? Which also begs the question who is the ultimate broke loser?
Eh, never-mind, get back to your flame war.
A) SJG
B) Dougster
C) ICEE
D) desertscrub
E) twentyfive! (We can advance him to the winner's [of the losers] bracket in this final round)
We’re you idiots up all night trying to come up with these witty ideas.
I forgot about wld4cocks. He is the Ultimate Loser. 25IQ cannot even win at losing.
Don’t worry mate & gammy neither of you two would meet the mental standards required.
Yes, this is true.
And, don't you say "Thank you" to the majority of people who serve you? Like, whether it's the barista who just made your coffee, the intern who did the tiresome reports, or a stripper who just gave you a mind blowing LDK, who wouldn't be grateful? A bit of gratitude and a "thank you" goes along way in every one of these situations.
> And does it mean that there should be a sort of formality where you go around thanking every veteran you see for their service.
Short of some kind of formality, like the day of remembrance that is Veteran's day, what other opportunities do you have to thank those who have risked or given life and limb to protect American interests? It's not like you're out there at a FOB in Afghanistan to say "thank you" after a company of rangers fends off a Taliban attack on an American school.
Why else would we attract such a large proportion of people willing to sacrifice almost everything to get into this country?
Like I said earlier we have such a large number of spoiled entitled lazy people living here, that the very thought that they might need to earn the right to be here is threatening to them, that’s why they don’t feel gratitude towards our military men and women, they think they have some sort of special privilege they think it’s coming to them.
In the same vein, this demented liberal votes for Biden and Clinton who to abolish police, abolish ICE, erase the border, dismantle jails and prisons and free felons, rapists, and pedophiles into the streets, allow anyone from any other nation to just stroll on in and go on welfare and live for free, and to tax the shit out of anyone who exceeded in school, worked hard, and earned any modicum of success to pay for it.
What a demented, old, jackass.
A taxpayer funded prison system shouldnt exist. Most prisoners are probably in there for non violent crimes that shouldn’t actually be crimes?
As far as murderers/rapists/thieves they could be sold as legal slaves or given some sort of death penalty. Even that death penalty would need to be something using cheap means like bullets or blades or flames, not an exclusive, expensive drug meant to help pharma companies profit off the death penalty. The taxpayer contributions need to be kept to a minimum. No minimum wage, and no laws regulating people from other countries. So you would likely see people from other countries being brought here either as low wage workers or as slaves.
In a truly free market with no restrictions, it wouldn’t make sense for these companies to use overseas labor and factories.
Small and private businesses also need to be allowed to engage in discrimination. You dont show up at someones random village demanding they serve you food or trade with you right? It would be the same with any other private property or business. It wouldnt apply to mcdonalds unless the shareholders/owners agreed on the terms for their franchises. But it would definitely apply to dugans burger shack or other small restaurants. If you can pick who youre friends with, pick your beliefs and expression, and pick who can or cant enter your property, then that means you can discriminate.
If you implemented these sorts of changes, it would resolve most of the immigration issues. People probably wouldnt come here at all unless they were being hired by a company that already existed here, or they were brought here as a slave, or, if they we’re already somewhat wealthy and coming here to live here or for schooling or to start a business or otherwise invest here.
I dont think immigrants are coming here for welfare. Maybe a significant proportion of Mexican immigrants are. But as far as Indians and Asian immigrants and even middle eastern ones, it seems they come here for school or work. A lot of them seem to already be wealthy or are exchange students of some sort. Or, its someone who’s already working here but moving their elderly parents here. So immigrants of that sort would still be coming here even if you took down all welfare incentives. That then begs the question, should their immigration be restricted too? Some nerdy guy from india or the Middle East coming here to work at microsoft or amazon? I would say that’s a good way to figure out who’s racist. If they dont want immigrants coming here even if there is no risk of mooching welfare, it probably has to do with stereotypical beliefs about certain immigrant populations.