You know Rigsy, the older I get the more I realise that my own experiances of ex soliers must be particular to my country. Which I can only count as a great shame of the UK.
On Apr 13, 1:25 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > That can be true but what are the advantages to being in a street/drug > gang on the civilian side? Or an aimless 20-something? There are many > ways to volunteer- conservation, teaching, etc. Most ex-soldiers are > solid- from presidents to cops to pilots...and they can bounce a > quarter off the bed and polish their shoes! :-) > > On Apr 13, 6:11 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Ohh noo not the draft. I'm sooo agianst that and here is why. I have > > known and still know many ex soldiers. These are kids I went to > > school with, well mainly. In each case the army has taken in the > > youth trained them to obey orders without question and then when their > > time is up kick them out totaly umprepaire for civilian life. In > > short I have not yet met an ex sqauddie who didn't turn out to be a > > wanker. Do we really want to take out young minds and turn then into > > wankers? > > > On Apr 11, 12:36 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Free speech or cheap talk? The breakdown of etiquette has had a > > > negative impact on society and I have never thought a mob charming. > > > > I think universal draft should be reinstituted- for both sexes- after > > > highschool- except for those who wish to teach or perform some > > > volunteer work that requires additional training/education. I haven't > > > worked out the details...yet! :-) > > > > On Apr 9, 2:14 pm, malcymo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > With regard to whether or not society is progressing. Is not > > > > scientific advance just altering the playing field? > > > > > Europeans left for the Americas fo similar reasons to those that we > > > > feel are necessary to leave the earth, though perhaps not so pressing. > > > > > The fact that we discuss these matters in relation to the survival of > > > > nature rather than just a desire to get away must be considered > > > > progress, musn't it. > > > > > ALSO:- > > > > > Within the last 200 – 300 years our lords and masters made perhaps one > > > > of the most courageous decisions which left them open to the powerful > > > > criticism of public opinion; they decide to educate all; enable > > > > everyone to read and write. The enormity of this step, albeit an > > > > enforced step, is difficult for us to conceive because we have known > > > > nothing other than our right to free speech. > > > > > Yes society does still act with hubris often motivated emotively by > > > > insecurities but the right to free speech among a large proportion of > > > > society must indicate a move forward. > > > > > Giving your population that right would be equivalent in magnitude to > > > > dissolving ones armed forces, would it not? > > > > > Malc > > > > > On Apr 10, 2:53 am, Chuck Bowling <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 3:05 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, Chuck. Welcome aboard! > > > > > > > A common worry of animals- predator and prey. Humans have more > > > > > > categories of panic, don't they? > > > > > > I don't know. I'm not really clear on what 'categories of panic' > > > > > means. As I > > > > > understand it there are two reactions to fear - fight or flight. > > > > > Typically > > > > > in humans the higher functions of the brain shut down and allow the > > > > > more > > > > > primitive instincts to take over. In effect, in a raw survival > > > > > situation, we > > > > > become little more than animals ourselves. > > > > > > Of course there are different levels of anxiety with panic being the > > > > > extreme. But, even there we aren't any different in the actual > > > > > feeling of > > > > > anxiety. I would hazard a guess that the only difference would be in > > > > > the way > > > > > we internalize our anxiety after the fact. > > > > > > As to my reply to the previous post; of course it was a joke. I doubt > > > > > animals think much about jesus or god. If anything, I'd imagine that > > > > > they > > > > > see us as their gods. > > > > > > > This evening I heard a rattle on the driveway gate and I opened the > > > > > > door to see if a neighbor child was retrieving a ball that had flown > > > > > > over the fence. A fierce slap of wings and a huge bird took off- an > > > > > > eagle?- so quickly, I couldn't identify it plus I slammed the door > > > > > > in > > > > > > fear. Maybe it was an eagle who knows about the rabbits and other > > > > > > critters. It's always something! :-) > > > > > > > On Apr 8, 11:14 pm, Chuck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On Apr 7, 7:34 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > to know what the animals think of us humans!!! > > > > > > > > They're thinking "don't eat me. oh jezus god, please don't eat > > > > > > > me!"- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
