tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post1071571921107973754..comments2024-03-28T21:12:06.818-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: My Apologies...JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-67087419049125965772010-07-18T01:14:06.394-07:002010-07-18T01:14:06.394-07:00@ Nick: I hope your fortune holds, man.@ Nick: I hope your fortune holds, man.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-16546240515954866302010-07-17T20:12:40.166-07:002010-07-17T20:12:40.166-07:00Speaking as an enlisted person in the armed forces...Speaking as an enlisted person in the armed forces, I agree with you wholeheartedly. I don't particularly want to go to war, and I don't want to kill anybody. I signed up to protect my country, not to go across the ocean and kill some people for no reason.<br /><br />Of course, I'm a Navy Seabee, so my job is to build houses and pave roads and then fight if I have to, so I guess I'm kind of set, huh?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596442998967851832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-41404538074967239092010-07-17T00:03:54.594-07:002010-07-17T00:03:54.594-07:00@ Bear and Amanda: Again...thanks.@ Bear and Amanda: Again...thanks.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-78448948364982510772010-07-16T21:50:53.115-07:002010-07-16T21:50:53.115-07:00I think some people just don't think you can b...I think some people just don't think you can be supportive of the men and women in uniform who serve and protect our country, and disagree with the mission they have been given. I believe that if we are to send our soldiers off to war, it better be for a damn good reason. Their sacrifice should be meaningful and whatever victory we gain should be worth the price they pay in their time away from home, the hardships of the theatre of war, and sometimes their lives or health.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061065184847980217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-56378182376048215682010-07-16T09:04:02.622-07:002010-07-16T09:04:02.622-07:00No need to apologize, it was a cogent, well-articu...No need to apologize, it was a cogent, well-articulated thought on the matter.<br /><br />TO follow-up my other response, another thought that it is somewhat of a false paradigm to define "war" as "bad". There are degrees, reasons, and each case is unique. However, it is fair to say most cases are unjustified. But others? And countries like Belgium who don't go to war and remain "neutral" often get rolled over repeatedly, sadly when they should be rewarded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-24401163325160901062010-07-16T08:36:28.769-07:002010-07-16T08:36:28.769-07:00Thanks folks.Thanks folks.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-69996625992263105432010-07-16T08:15:09.563-07:002010-07-16T08:15:09.563-07:00You have every right to say whatever you like my f...You have every right to say whatever you like my friend! Regardless of if I personally agree or not, I think it is important to get divergent views out into the marketplace of ideas. Don't apologize for speaking your mind! <br /><br />While I disagree with most of what you have to say, I respect your views and the sincerity with which you state them. I'd like it very much if reasonable conversation and gentlemanly accommodation replaced bullets and bombs as well, unfortunately not everyone play the game strictly according to Hoyle.Fenway5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14870312188585916750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-92084757107633501072010-07-16T08:05:09.647-07:002010-07-16T08:05:09.647-07:00I appreciated those comments. Of course, I happen ...I appreciated those comments. Of course, I happen to agree with them, but I thought you presented them appropriately. I don’t think I would have objected to your expressing your opinion even if I did disagree.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-65528529944262803772010-07-16T07:44:14.966-07:002010-07-16T07:44:14.966-07:00Real war sucks and it's never a joke. People a...Real war sucks and it's never a joke. People and states do have actual deadly enemies in the real world.<br />Playing war-games and violent RPGs is thankfully nothing like war. Cardboard veterans aren't sent home missing limbs, lead widows don't lament their lost loves and plastic children don't die with empty stomachs.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-79660524432858365332010-07-16T07:31:53.832-07:002010-07-16T07:31:53.832-07:00I refrained from commenting on that post. I will d...I refrained from commenting on that post. I will do so again here.Lord Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100447170529010062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-36790051681910055502010-07-16T01:32:47.649-07:002010-07-16T01:32:47.649-07:00no need to apologize. almost everything you said w...no need to apologize. almost everything you said was true. the truth does offend people sometimes. not your fault at all.<br /><br />i especially like how you point out that despite being a pacifist you realise that sometimes military action is indeed unavoidable. my stance on the subject exactly.<br /><br />i feel that when playing games involving violence and death (sometimes on a grand scale) like rpgs or tabletop wargames, gamers have chosen a civilised outlet for our more aggressive tendencies. quite healthy i believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-34523756298648644022010-07-15T23:52:05.359-07:002010-07-15T23:52:05.359-07:00I love me some Recon.
Haven't played it since...I love me some Recon.<br /><br />Haven't played it since the 6th or 7th grade. With so many z-grade Vietnam movies on cable at that point (to say nothing of <i>Tour of Duty</i>), we had tons of cheesy inspiration.FASERIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858463803195240463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-21417812847010119892010-07-15T23:38:55.878-07:002010-07-15T23:38:55.878-07:00The "War On Terror" is a joke and it is ...The "War On Terror" is a joke and it is being played upon the American people.By The Swordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799389743529116360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-41981667579561410642010-07-15T22:03:45.979-07:002010-07-15T22:03:45.979-07:00I thought your comments were right on. This "...I thought your comments were right on. This "war against terror" is a disgusting affair that has gone on for too long. How many people will our country kill/murder/main before the events of 9/11 put to rest?christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.com