Remembering Pearl Harbor: 72 Years Later
Day 2,209, 02:23
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by Ronald Gipper Reagan
I thought it was worth writing an article to mark the anniversary of this day. While it was one of the saddest days in American history, where thousands of Americans lost their lives, and our mighty Pacific fleet was crippled, it also symbolizes great courage and defiance on behalf of our country and its people. Not only was our entrance in to the Second World War absolutely pivotal in destroying the Japanese Empire and Nazi Germany(too bad we didn't take the Soviets down too, but that's another story), but many more Americans would give their lives on foreign soil for the freedom of others. There is nothing that means more to the spirit of this nation than that.
As the years roll by, it saddens me to know that as goes the passage of time, so goes the greatest generation. I used to question this term and whether it was true, but there is no more doubt in my mind today. The generation of that era was clearly far superior in quality to what we have today. I wish we could bring that back. There was a time when being an American was truly something to unquestionably be proud of, where the very meaning and symbolism our flag was something worth dying for, and where freedom truly rang from sea to shining sea.
Also, I saw a movie called 'The Final Countdown' which I had never heard of until I came across it on Netflix recently. Kirk Douglas stars in it, so you should check it out. It involves Pearl Harbor and time travel, interesting stuff. Speaking of which, Kirk Douglas is going to be 97 on December 9th! He served in the US Navy during the war too, and is probably the last of that great generation of old-time actors still around. God Bless him, and all the other members of the 'Greatest Generation', and may we somehow learn from their example.
PS- Only cowards PTO other people's parties.
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Yeah in the grand scheme of things Pearl Harbor is towards the bottom of the list of "bad things in WW2".
Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki ¬¬
You should really remember Tokyo too. You lost more people there.
Do you remember Nanking or is that left out of your history books too?
that never happened
Future congressman Bruno, you need to start listening to or asking advice from your election team. Statements like "too bad we didn't take the Soviets down too" will cripple your FA credibility.
I will be here to review your work prior to publication in the future. Always here to help.
BRUNO FOR SC1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The "team" needs to do a couple of things..
1.Tie him up securely so he cant type. You could just break his fingers to avoid the hassle of having to tie him back up after he gets loose.
2.Gag and muzzle him so he cant speak.
Without these measures the "team" is doomed
If you are such a big supporter, where's your legal maximum $2,600 donation?
Hasn't shown up on the campaign account yet!
I'm sure nothing has shown up in the campaign account yet. Those of us who regularly support political campaigns tend to focus our support on races where there is a chance to win. I really wish you would stop portraying yourself as a Conservative. People like you cost us a lot of money trying to undo the damage you fringe guys do. Not to mention the fact that you people cost us votes by scaring the hell out of independents who we need to sway to the Conservative side.
Keep the cons going, Ajay. Eventually something might pan out, and if it doesn't, jail is hardly worse than the life you live now. Christine O'Donnell, Sharron Angle -- there are plenty of crazy people who got a lot of mileage out of the ignorance and craziness of the conservatives. Why not you, too?
I thought about it but as I assume you will be paying your high powered staff eventually it would be silly to donate to myself.
For now I will continue to provide pro bono work for the greater good of the campaign.
no LordFail.... since you support me so much I am telling you we need the $2,600.. now be a good supporter and donate
please run for potus, it would make any candidate running for the democrats or any centrist or left wing party win in the largest landslide of votes in election history.
I can't run for POTUS for another 10 years
Future Congressman...ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Uhm, no.
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cheesy and lame
So they were the greatest generation, but they couldn't invent computers smaller than rooms, and they couldn't realize that black kids in a regular school wasn't going to doom the nation, and they couldn't resist going into a foreign country to fight a useless proxy war, TWICE.
Interesting little fact here. The most fully integrated army that fought in World War 2 was the German one. Yep, the supposedly racist Reich Wehrmacht had integrated divisions along with the Waffen SS. The Germans had many races and nationalities fighting side by side while the Allies segregated their troops both by color and race. Interesting to say the least.
seems strange. Hitler wouldn't shake the hand of Jesse Owens because he was black, but he would let them fight.
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You also need to add that most of those 'integrated' troops were conscripted from prisoners of war....
You are joking right with the above statement. Correct? It was not a fully integrated army. Yes many from occupied territories joined the rank and file of the Waffen SS. Belgians, Croat, Ukranianes, Dutch, etc, etc. They gladly joined the SS to help settle old scores and hatred that festered in Europe for centuries. And yes most of the defenders of The Atlantic Wall were Poles and or Hiwi. But to say they embraced to fight side by side is just stupid at best. Whatever, I guess that is how history looks through the prism of conservative values. One of the dumbest statements I have ever seen in this stupid game.
Wow. Hitler mixed various European ethnic groups. Like the USA separated them ? Think a little clearer.
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DylanBAS, you mentioned the US segregation during the WWII period so I mentioned an interesting fact I came across while researching WWII. German views on race at the time were in some ways more liberal than views here in the USA. Now if you look at German views on religious groups, well that's a different story. You mention the famous encounter between Hitler and Jesse Owens, however if you do a bit of digging you will find that when interviewed about it later Owens version was very different from the commonly accepted version. Here's a line from that interview. "Owens himself said that on one occasion, while in the stadium, he caught sight of Hitler: “When I passed the Chancellor, he arose, waved his hand at me, and I waved back at him."While I do agree that the NAZIS were quite possibly one of the most evil governments to ever govern, I also realize that history is written by the victors and with a little research you definitely can see history a little different. Franklin and shiloh13, I do realize that a good bit of that integrated were serving against their will and also that a large number of them were there for reasons of their own ie "settling old scores", it doesn't change the fact that there were volunteer divisions made up of many different races. What I find most interesting about that was that while many of the Allied nations would not even station different races in the same barracks, the Germans had different races fighting shoulder to shoulder with each other. Paul Proteus, I used the term supposedly racist Reich, because in reality the Reich was not as racist as our governments(The Victors) have made us believe. Once again, their views on religion were about as extreme as it gets, but as far as race they were somewhat comparable to other nations for that time period. Yes, fascism is a faulty, and very poor choice of government. As is communism. Although as far as body counts go, communism has been the most deadly form of government in history.
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I came here expecting the usual drivel, but....nice article
nvm, I just saw the P.S.....should have known
I agree I am very surprised and I voted it
Nice
Honestly boys and girls, dont be suprised by his charitable antics, this lucifer being is the child of satan himself and is trying to play you as the serbs are not playing in his sand box anymore. Nice try ajay...
I guess sociopaths can love their country
you are crazy. You don't seem to understand what a sociopath is. If an individual is capable of feeling EMPATHY, they are by definition, NOT a sociopath. I have cried for bad things happening to total strangers who I don't even know... find a new insult.
For anyone doubting Ajay's sociopathy, read this definition, consider what you know about him, and draw your own conclusions. One of the hallmarks is "diminished" empathy, not an absence of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy_or_sociopathy
Get a life you crazy old man
Come now, Ajay, old people are the most important voting bloc. You can't expect your heroic campaign against corruption to win if you disparage a key bloc of voters, can you? Plus, old people have plenty of disposable income you can try to fleece for your con. Mark Sanford is too savvy to insult the elderly, I can tell you that!
Basthro alta'iin felcaul suvar.
Never thought I'd vote one of your articles, but I just did. Very thoughtful. I actually agree very wholeheartedly. But I'm not donating to your campaign. Sorry.
You are two weeks old and believed Fed propaganda because they got to you first
Not too bright
They also have power and can do things for me. You can't. And don't give me the Kennedy quote, I'll do things for my country as soon as I can. Not much to do when you're two weeks old though, 'cept fill out forms and read propaganda.
Feds told you a bunch of nonsense, and you bought it. It's hard to deprogram people who they get to as well as they have to you.... as evidenced by your very misguided comment.
How do I get my vote back? It's 1 step forward, 3 steps back with you. This was a decent article, but you couldn't help tainting it with your nonsense. Quit being such a tool....this guy paid you a compliment, and you rewarded him with an insult.
rofl. saying you are a liar and a cheat is not propaganda. Its a eHistory lesson
Trrbl "fed propaganda" like facts and history. Get a life Ajay, quit this game and get whatever help it is you need.
I lol'd. We have a great group of people who are welcoming and actually care about people, whereas you like to insult the same people you're trying to recruit.
Welcome to the party Earendil. o/
I read the part of deprogramming to be hard... So what is your excuse for me disliking you?
There is nothing thoughtful or heartfelt about ajay's article here.
Do not buy into the BS.
Yes what happened at Pearl Harbor was a bad event in our history.
And yes to the men and woman that died that day , they do deserve our reflection and memory.
But this simplistic drivel that he has written is nothing more then pure crap.
Whatever, never mind.
Hey ajay, go f🙂@ yourself.
Bet that felt good?
Clown.