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why do service members get all the love?
BucfanNC12:
--- Quote from: Durango 95 on April 04, 2012, 11:00:01 AM ---The deference shown to the military is enormous, especially after 9/11. I suppose it's a way for some to feel they are showing their patriotic allegiance. It's a really a screwed up psychological thing. That's not to take away from the individual members of the military or the people that honor them. But it is still a fact.
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Yet people have no problems with millionaire athletes and entertainers eating free at restaurants. Or people know having a problem letting politicians tell them how they are going to fix gas prices, at the same time they are issued gas cards at the tax payers expense. I find that as a screwed up psychological thing.
wreck ship:
--- Quote from: Durango 95 on April 04, 2012, 11:00:01 AM ---The deference shown to the military is enormous, especially after 9/11. I suppose it's a way for some to feel they are showing their patriotic allegiance. It's a really a screwed up psychological thing. That's not to take away from the individual members of the military or the people that honor them. But it is still a fact.
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I don't respect my family members who have served any less b/c of their service but I'll be damned if I'm gonna give them a special shout out during the blessing of sunday dinner.
wreck ship:
--- Quote from: BucfanNC12 on April 04, 2012, 11:21:33 AM ---
--- Quote from: Durango 95 on April 04, 2012, 11:00:01 AM ---The deference shown to the military is enormous, especially after 9/11. I suppose it's a way for some to feel they are showing their patriotic allegiance. It's a really a screwed up psychological thing. That's not to take away from the individual members of the military or the people that honor them. But it is still a fact.
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Yet people have no problems with millionaire athletes and entertainers eating free at restaurants. Or people know having a problem letting politicians tell them how they are going to fix gas prices, at the same time they are issued gas cards at the tax payers expense. I find that as a screwed up psychological thing.
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You can't compare atheletes and entertainers to public workers.
But yes, politicians suck gas
acacius:
Face. Palm.
Because they're literally putting their lives on the line for our benefit. Letting uniformed servicemen board first is a really trivial way to say, "hey, thanks guys". Whining about it seems pretty immature.
Durango 95:
--- Quote from: acacius on April 04, 2012, 11:38:13 AM ---
Because they're literally putting their lives on the line for our benefit.
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Well you're at least half right.
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