WARCHILD
Babyface
*Silence*
Never forget.
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Never forget.
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{ AIM HIGH }
Beyond that, we were fighting in a war that we DID NOT START. They attacked us, unannounced and unprovoked, on an early Sunday morning while we were at peace.
Maybe you could try to pass some law that prohibits Americans from making speeches about it or commemorating it.
Originally posted by DoctorGonzo:
sneak attack
Originally posted by Danospano:
Every year we relive that horrible moment in U.S. History. I hate to say this, because it will undoubtedly get me stonned, but think enough is enough.
It's treated almost like a national holiday or something. We were attacked for Christ's sake!
To realize why I think we should let sleeping dogs lie, think of what our world would be like if we had a moment of silence for every damn horror that EVER took place and harmed a large number of people. ---We'd never be able to enjoy our lives.
I'm only 21, and I'm already getting tired of being told EVERY YEAR about how 'today is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor...let's talk about how brave our grandfather were" or "Elvis Presely died on this day back in 1977...let's do another stupid news story on the Nightly News"...
Urrrghhh! I just had to vent that frustration...
Originally posted by U2Bama:
I thought they determined that "sneak attack" was racist, offensive, and politically incorrect towards the Japanese attackers?
Originally posted by Anthony:
U2Bama, with all due respect, I think you're getting it wrong - I don't know exactly where DoctorGonzo is coming from ( I don't agree with him in his stance on the American Taliban fighter in the other thread) but I do know that calling the Japanese attack as a 'sneak attack' is not wrong; I deplore what happened in Pearl Harbour and it was unprovoked as it was callous.
Incinerating innocent children by the millions is probably one of the most barbaric things any civilisation has ever done, and I want everyone to admit to it, while they go on about the lives lost during Pearl Harbour.
Originally posted by pub crawler:
I dunno, I can kind of see where the term "sneak attack" might be problematic. If you say the Japanese executed a sneak attack, you might be implying that Japanese people are "sneaky" in general, or your words might be perceived that way despite your intentions.
I do have somewhat mixed feelings about it. I am sometimes a little annoyed by the PC police but I always try to put myself in the place of those who say they feel maligned. Once I do that, my annoyance usually fades away.
Originally posted by U2Bama:
Japan's imperial military brass designs an attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor; it is considered a "sneak attack." That doesn't lead me to consider Japanese people "sneaky."
Originally posted by sv:
I don't want to heap too much blame on the soldiers, since they are victims of government propaganda even worse than what civilians are subjected to, but I certainly can't consider them heroes. I understand that many of them believe that they are doing the right thing, because in their training the "enemies" of the U.S. are demonized. I suspect that many of these young people would do the right thing (i.e. not kill) if they were given accurate information. But really, the whole idea that you have the right to murder someone because your government tells you to is asinine. Even if goverments could be trusted to tell the truth.
Originally posted by pub crawler:
I dunno, I can kind of see where the term "sneak attack" might be problematic. If you say the Japanese executed a sneak attack, you might be implying that Japanese people are "sneaky" in general, or your words might be perceived that way despite your intentions.
Originally posted by brettig:
Ive heard promos for the pearl harbour dvd trying to sell off the anniversary...