Excuse me?
You want to play the not fair game?
How about:
"It's not fair that hundreds of people dies in the terrorists attacks"?
"It's not fair that hundreds of children die every year malnutrition"?
"It's not fair that my son and daughter never had the chance to meet
my parents"?
It's not fair:
I'm 50% medical.
People go to bed hungry.
People don't read the fine print on the contract they sign.
The courts are overburdened with frivolous law suits.
Many people try and still fail.
Some people thought that the US military would always be on a peace
time setting.
That people are human and make mistakes and decisions that affect others.
It's not fair that my wife obtained 3 credit cards ( and maxed them
out ), without my knowing it, but, you know what? I still have to
live up to the obligation, and have one of them almost paid off.
It's not fair, that I have to sit around and hear people complain
that, " It's not fair that I have to live up to a contract, even
though I didn't think we would ever go to war and I chose the wrong
job to be in "
Sorry I forgot, It's not fair that life is not fair.
Shall I go on?
Who ever said the world / life was fair or that it was supposed to
be? I would like to know so I could tell him/her that it wasn't
fair for them to say that.
Don't give me "it's not fair".
They didn't have to go in the military or pick the branch or MOS that
they went in.
Greg H.
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Michael Redler <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
<mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org>
*Sent:* Monday, June 06, 2005 10:55
*Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] New York : DA Drops The Charges Against
Carol Lang
"...when they are told that they can not get out when the going
gets rough, they cry "Not fair!"
How about...
...when they are told that they can not get out when the president:
1.) abuses the war powers act
2.) provokes attacks to manufacture an excuse for war months
before any security council resolution is drafted
3.) Bribes a "coalition of the willing" when most of the free
world isn't fooled
4.) Coerces government agencies to manufacture evidence to justify
an illegal war
5.) Limits inspectors (mostly chemical weapons inspectors) from
entering Iraq and works toward the dismissal of the most vocal
analysts reporting that there are no WMD's
and you realize that your purpose in the military has changed from
that of defender, to that of conqueror.
...they cry "Not fair!"
Mike
*/Greg Harbican <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:
No, up till 9/11 most people entered the military for one of
two reasons.
The first and most popular reason is Education.
They think that it will be an easy way the get an education,
without having to work hard to get a scholarship or the need
for a loan.
The second reason, is that they want money for something and
they currently don't have enough.
I have heard some of their complaints, and almost always it's
along the lines of " When I signed up almost _______ yrs ago,
there wasn't any war. I did it because I wanted to get 'an
education' or 'the education benefit's or 'to get a job and
skills for a job when I get out', not to kill people or get
killed".
Many of them think that they are using the military, for their
own purposes/benefit, but, then when they are told that they
can not get out when the going gets rough, they cry "Not fair!"
The facts are:
*The military is just like any other company trying to get you
to join, in that it is going to push the fun exciting stuff,
while under emphasizing the bad.
*Anyone that thinks they can join the military and be subject
to the possibility of being killed or having to kill, is
living a dream that has no connection to reality.
*Anyone that thinks that the military can't or will not alter
their terms of enlistment in a time of crisis is dreaming.
*Anyone that does not read the fine print on any
contract before they sign, is a fool.
*All it takes is some checking, to find out what being in the
military is really like. There are to many people in ( and
now out ) of the military to say what it was like.
Any person, in any job, that think that they can take the good
and leave the bad, has another think coming.
Greg H.
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Michael Redler <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
<mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org>
*Sent:* Friday, June 03, 2005 12:44
*Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] New York : DA Drops The Charges
Against Carol Lang
"To enter military service and then say, I dont want to go
there! or
I don't want to do that! is simply childish
selfcenterdness (sp)."
Well Larry, if that were true, we would have an increasing
number of "self centered objectors" instead of
conscientious objectors. Most people who join the
military, do so with a belief (faith) that their
commander-in-chief will make the right decisions. When
they don't, it is no exaggeration to look at it as a
breach of contract. You have every right to object to
improper use of the military (that would be YOU, if you
are a soldier) due to the fact that your government did
not work with you in good faith.
Conscientious objectors are often examples of fearless
objectivity and heroism. They see war during their time
as a divisive instrument of policy and not a mechanism for
self defense.
Mike
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