Comments | p_money69: Freedom of Speech

p_money69

Freedom of Speech

Oct 17, 2005 20:05

So, I am viewing this clip of Fox News (or some show on Fox News, I don't even know) where this one dude is calling America's troops 'scumbags'. Who knows, it might be all over the news, but this is the first I heard of it ( Read more... )

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iwrite4food October 17 2005, 18:38:07 UTC

There is a difference between expressing your thoughts and doing it in in such a way that is extremely ignorant, but yeah, the art of debate seems to be getting lost in society.

irishmastermind October 17 2005, 19:40:42 UTC

And no offense, but I don't think the government is crying about not having to pay someone their wage when they are reported MIA.

Actually, I think they have to pay extra to the family.

I can't even listen to Sean Hannity. He's so pompous, that I don't care if he's arguing that eating babies is wrong- he just cancels out everything he says by being obnoxious.

ah irishmastermind October 17 2005, 23:40:20 UTC

yeah...that sounds about right...severence pay?

-paul

Re: ah irishmastermind October 18 2005, 12:03:29 UTC

Isn't that when someone gets fired?

pjsiqhh October 18 2005, 08:32:01 UTC

I was just about to say that.

The immediate family (spouse and dependents) get money for the rest of their lives or until dependents are of legal age. Spouses get full lifetime medical coverage, a pension and base services until they die, or until they remarry.

The military actually gives shitloads about losing their troops. Monetarily speaking, they are an investment and when they go *POOF* they lose that investment. Yeah, they cry.

leperkaun October 18 2005, 09:40:38 UTC

There is not necessarily a reason to value everyone's views. Opinions, like "John is cute" or "Chocolate is tastier than vanilla" are based purely on preference, and are all equally valuable. There is no right or wrong opinion. But beliefs, such as "Jefferson was a better president than Cleveland" ARE based on fact, and can be proven or disproven. In some cases, ideas like "The war in Iraq was justified" cannot be absolutely proven or disproven, facts exist pertaining to the idea that can be used to make a meaningful conclusion one way or another ( ... )

Interesting notion p_money69 October 18 2005, 23:13:44 UTC

First off, I have no knowledge about the pay structure of the military, thank you Anne and Christine for correcting my misinformation. I shouldn't have written as if I had some knowledge about it when in reality I was pretty wrong. Now I know ( ... )