Re: They gave their lives....

[Marvin Long, Jr.]

On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, William T Goodall wrote:

> [2] If I had been of an age to participate in WWII my contribution would
> have been as a code-breaker (where the war was actually won). Dumb fucks
> getting shot at hasn't won wars since the 19th C. Sending blacks and poor
> white trash into Vietnam is an American shameful episode.

I'd be surprised if Alan Turing weren't immensely grateful for all the
poor dumb fucks who kept Germany out of Britain in order for him to have
the time to do his code work.

By your reasoning we shouldn't have sent any of our blacks and poor white
trash to Europe during WW2 either, then?

Marvin Long
Austin, Texas