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longship

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12. Notice he does one thing Repukes and Faux never, ever do!

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2012, 03:13 PM

May 2012

I'm not talking about his question, "Why do I feel so (uncomfortable) about the word hero... it seems to me that it is so rhetorically proximate to justifications for more war?"

I'm talking about the question we should all ask ourselves about every important decision in our lives. Hayes ends with this admission, "But maybe I'm wrong about that."

That's the question everybody needs to pose. What if I'm wrong?

It's one that never penetrates the cortex of the authoritarian, Republicans' brains. However, I may be wrong about that.

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Chris Hayes: Referring to fallen soldiers as heroes can be used to justify potentially unjust wars [View all] Cali_Democrat May 2012 OP

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He is right CrazyBob May 2012 #11

Notice he does one thing Repukes and Faux never, ever do! longship May 2012 #12