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| 11-10-11 06:50pm - 4791 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Just a question, and no disrespect meant, so don’t take any… please don't... November 11 in Canada is called Remembrance Day. The purpose is exactly the same as Veteran’s Day. I’ll admit that it’s an occupational hazard that I tend to live in communities that are pro-military by the fact that there is a base next to them, but based on some observations I’m wondering a bit about the American observation of Veteran’s Day. I’m not saying what I’m saying to be boastful. I mean that. But my wife works for an American company and she has to work on November 11. In the community we live (a small city) probably 40% of the population will attend a parade in memory of deceased veterans. I’ll be on parade with the unit I’m serving with now, shoes and everything else shining. After the parade the entire community will be welcomed at local Messes and Legion Halls and it’ll be a great time. It always is. So my question is this. I’m a military officer in a small city where an enormous percentage of the population will show up for a poignant and special ceremony. It’s also a big event for national media as they cover events across the country but mostly in Ottawa at the National War Memorial. (Where I once asked a young couple to stop their children playing on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...) In the community where I live, any business that opened tomorrow morning would be shut down by citizen uprising. For those interested in the Canadian take on this search "Pittance of Time" on Youtube. So I guess what I’m asking is whether this is the same in the U.S.? My experiences in Canada are obviously in communities that support bases so that taints my opinion. Halifax, Oromocto, Edmonton and Winnipeg are all big military towns. Maybe someone from a non-military town in Canada will tell me that I’m full of crap because Toronto and Montreal don’t have anything. But the U.S.? I figured that you guys would shut the country down. Why not? Am I waaaaay off the mark here? Sorry for the non-porn question guys, but this is the only forum I belong to. | |
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| 11-10-11 08:36pm - 4791 days | #2 | |
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PinkPanther (0)
Active User  Posts: 1,136 Registered: Jan 08, '07 Location: Oakland, CA |
Veterans take Veterans Day seriously - many of them, anyway. It's a bank holiday and a post office holiday and politicians have a chance to pay lip service to how much they care about veterans before passing some bill cutting their benefits the next day. But it's just another day for most people in the US - less traffic on the way to work, though. | |
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| 11-10-11 08:51pm - 4791 days | #3 | |
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turboshaft (0)
Active User Posts: 1,958 Registered: Apr 01, '08 |
Shut the country down? And mess with our sacred free market?!  Okay, just kidding, but in the U.S. these types of days seem to be more about keeping stores open in observance of some big sale, rather than--dare I say it--as a time of remembrance. I'm quite biased here too (I'm a veteran) but I would say on the topic of "supporting" the military, or honoring, or remembering, or whatever positive thing we do with regards to it, we are very superficial and short term. Hell, Bush II and John McCain originally threatened to veto the Post-9/11 GI Bill when it was going through congress in 2008--apparently those two dickheads worried it would end up hurting retention, never mind that it might help veterans. Fortunately W did sign it, though McCain never ended up casting a vote either way. But even outside this issue so many of these politicians with raging war boners have served little to no time in the military, much less in a hostile environment. And while this seems unfortunate it's fairly representative of a country of 300+ million with around 1% volunteering to serve. And this is why I think we see so little real support of the military, or at least what I believe any thinking person would consider support. Yeah, bumper stickers and lapel pins are great but do they do anything beyond making the person displaying them feel self-congratulatory? How exactly do long wars with no clear goals, extended deployments, lies to families, not to mention a seemingly unending list of shameful scandals really help anybody?  ...But if you're looking for a more celebratory holiday in America, I would recommend the 4th of July--burgers, booze, fireworks, and warm weather! (Unfortunately, quite frequently celebrated in that order.  ) "It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hardcore Commie works." - Gen. Jack D. Rippper, Dr. Stranglove | |
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| 11-10-11 09:36pm - 4791 days | #4 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
No one gives a shit about Veterans Day (or Vets for that matter), unless they are trying to sell something where they can put vets in the commercial for their product or services. There is no honor given to vets by our government who grudgingly dole out benefits while trying to cut them to the bone. Mostly this is due to the fact that the American government is run by big business (those that can provide the most powerful lobbyists to sell their point of view) and vets are nothing more than fodder for furthering the interests of our country's big business interests. Eisenhower warned of this - the Military Industrial Complex, which we, as Americans, let fall on deaf ears. It's is truly amazing how dumb Americans are and how corrupt our leadership and representatives are... and how ignored the true hero's of America are. My personal belief (and the better part of a bottle of 2004 St. Veran) is that ALL (that is pornstar & whoremongers)should put forth some sort of service for our country and then perhaps they might have half a clue. Not really I guess but in my fantasy they would and they would vote REAL people into office and not politicians (i.e., attorneys and money whores). Can you imagine George Washington being elected today? Can you imagine Dwight Eisenhower being elected? And could you see Colin Powell being elected(my personal contemporary favorite).  Sorry - Canadian, American, Danish, or whatever - Go out tomorrow and give a salute to the people who were willing to give their lives to keep your ass free even as the troll's in our governments look to make that 1% list. Here's a clue, taken from a sci-fi movie. Nations WILL be businesses, run by Boards, for the benefit of the corporation and they won't give a shit about you even if you work for them, invest with them or die for them. Pretty bleak isn't it. How do you educate your grandchildren for that!?! If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee. If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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| 11-10-11 11:30pm - 4791 days | #5 | |
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Cybertoad (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 2,158 Registered: Jan 01, '08 Location: Wash |
Whether you are pro military or not. I think any American should feel proud of any other American who would lay down their life for their country. I am not pro-war. But I am pro-veteran. And I am honored to have so many people who do not know me, but are willing to fight so I may have my TV and football and twinkies. Why they pay for that at a huge price. Know one has to agree or disagree with me, this is my relationship I have for these honorable men and women.  Since 2007 | |
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