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albacore

(2,747 posts) Sun Oct 22, 2023, 02:59 PM Oct 2023

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Hawkeye (M.A.S.H.) told it like it is... and not just in the Middle-East, either. [View all]

Hawkeye: War isn’t Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.
Father Mulcahy: How do you figure that, Hawkeye?
Hawkeye: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?
Father Mulcahy: Sinners, I believe.
Hawkeye: Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them — little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.

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Hawkeye (M.A.S.H.) told it like it is... and not just in the Middle-East, either. [View all] albacore Oct 2023 OP

Hawkeye was right. Srkdqltr Oct 2023 #1

the brass - and the power hungry megalomaniacs that unleash them. -(nt)- stopdiggin Oct 2023 #2

God's will though? czarjak Oct 2023 #3

What God Wants, God Gets. spike jones Oct 2023 #13

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius. Kennah Oct 2023 #14

Hawkeye speaks truth. He did that a lot. n/t ms liberty Oct 2023 #4

Still watch it every night! Never tire of it. As years go by, it becomes more profound cornball 24 Oct 2023 #5

Great show BOSSHOG Oct 2023 #15

One of Rebl2 Oct 2023 #21

Same Orrex Oct 2023 #16

As an Rebl2 Oct 2023 #23

I prefer the later seasons too Unwind Your Mind Oct 2023 #24

Something else I've noticed as an aging viewer Orrex Oct 2023 #25

Another thing I notice too Unwind Your Mind Oct 2023 #28

Good point Orrex Oct 2023 #35

Alda had no relationship to the character when it started underpants Oct 2023 #30

That makes perfect sense Orrex Oct 2023 #34

Alda was such a devoted husband and father ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #36

That's a cool story. underpants Oct 2023 #37

. ItsjustMe Oct 2023 #6

Alan Alda is a national treasure! Abolishinist Oct 2023 #7

Hawkeye was no Frank Burns or Charles Emerson Winchester III True Dough Oct 2023 #8

"All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque Bo Zarts Oct 2023 #9

Wonder what Hawkeye would have to say about Ukraine? hueymahl Oct 2023 #10

I still like the "M.A.S.H." movie a lot more than the TV series. Paladin Oct 2023 #11

There's no soundtrack for the first 1/2 of the movie underpants Oct 2023 #27

Interesting. Thanks. (nt) Paladin Oct 2023 #31

Consider that, when MASH was on TV, people didn't understand how really oppressive NK would become. brooklynite Oct 2023 #12

Is Hawkeye still working.... Fichefinder Oct 2023 #17

M.A.S.H. was a tour de force rollercoaster ride of comedy and tragedy. cayugafalls Oct 2023 #18

It still holds up. calimary Oct 2023 #32

The show was never about the Korean War bronxiteforever Oct 2023 #19

As someone who grew up watching it, we knew. Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2023 #29

Alan Alda talks 'M*A*S*H' bigtree Oct 2023 #20

mythical hell doesn't exist so the whole damn thing is moot Snooper9 Oct 2023 #22

K n R with.... JoeOtterbein Oct 2023 #26

Besides his apparent opposition to the Vietnam War during that era.. Jrose Oct 2023 #33