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Warren Stupidity

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4. 1. when I was a kid pearl harbor day was a big fucking deal.

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 06:29 AM

Sep 2014

2. WWII was a relatively short war, only four years for us. We have been in this mess since 1991, 24 years now and counting with no end in sight.

3. we decisively won WWII. We aren't decisively doing anything in our misbegotten middle east adventure without end. Instead we do a lot of reactionary knee jerk cannon firing, kill lots of people many of whom had nothing to do with this endless war other than wrong place wrong time, and we do a lot of flag waving.

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Why do we not commemorate 12/7 that way we do 9/11? [View all] liberal N proud Sep 2014 OP

We all participated in 9/11 in real time. IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #1

At some point clydefrand Sep 2014 #2

you need not forget the past to look to the future... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #3

1. when I was a kid pearl harbor day was a big fucking deal. Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #4

Nothing here in my PA schools, 1954-1967. What kind of "big deal" did you experience? WinkyDink Sep 2014 #19

By law, December 7 is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #5

I always think about Pearl Harbor Day on Dec. 7 alfie Sep 2014 #6

9/11 is already fading alcibiades_mystery Sep 2014 #7

My grandfather survived Pearl Harbor deutsey Sep 2014 #8

Well, I was in school from 1954-1967, much closer to 12/07/41, and we NEVER did a thing for it. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #18

That time in middle school wasn't really the norm deutsey Sep 2014 #20

It's still somewhat recent The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #9

Theres dates all throughout our history madokie Sep 2014 #10

If only you were more "appalled" at the death of thousands of innocent civilian workers Renew Deal Sep 2014 #11

That is very close - it is what the bush regime did as a result. liberal N proud Sep 2014 #12

Sept 11 should be remembered, it happened under Bush's watch Raine Sep 2014 #21

It is what the results were: Fascist "Homeland Security"; illegal invasions; endless wars; sickening WinkyDink Sep 2014 #16

Don't look at it as being neglectful. littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #13

We used to Recursion Sep 2014 #14

Yeah, "hipsters" would be the ones to remember. LOL! WinkyDink Sep 2014 #17

There's no money in it. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #15

Lots of reasons YarnAddict Sep 2014 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Sep 2014 #23

The two really cannot be compared. Glassunion Sep 2014 #24

I've always remembered 12/7 steelsmith Sep 2014 #25

There was always lots of stuff on 12/7 when I was growing up. HuckleB Sep 2014 #26

too long ago alc Sep 2014 #27

Good point! DrewFlorida Sep 2014 #28

Pearl Harbor was a military target, Motown_Johnny Sep 2014 #29