[Rhodes22-list] Draftdodger/cowards

[Mark Kaynor]

Neil,

You get the point. Not choosing to fight does not make one a coward. By
Steve's measure, Gandhi was a coward. My uncle was a conscientious objector
during WWII - no one can tell me that was the act of a coward - it was a
very difficult thing to do at that time. He got the worst assignments -
working in a delousing camp, for instance - for an extremely low wage. I've
always admired him for it. So did his brothers, all of who served in the
armed forces. My dad was one of a fairly small fraternity who were certified
to fly both the B-29 Flying Fortress and the B-24 Liberator. He and his
other brothers all gave my uncle a portion of their pay every month because
"what Al was doing was just as important to the war effort as what we were
doing".


Steve,

Wow. You're a real piece of work. You don't have any idea who I am, yet this
is the second or third time you've leveled a personal attack at me because
you didn't like what I was saying. You've called me a coward at least twice
now, and I find that, no, make that YOU, very offensive. 

<stevemode>
Thanks for the reminder of why I added you to my email filter, troll-boy.
Now I just need to write some routines that strip the crap you spew from
other people's replies so I don't have to read that, either.  

And it seems to me, that people who resort to name calling are basically
cowards. It's a tool often used by bullies, whether they're stupid or
bigoted or both because the grey matter between their ears is calcified to
the point that they're unable to carry on a rational conversation.  
</stevemode>

Good day, sir.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Neil Townsley
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 11:01 AM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: Re: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Draftdodger/cowards

Steve,
Being a conscientious objector is not the same as being a coward. I spent
two years in Viet Nam as a helicopter pilot in assault helicopter units. I
can remember one conscientious objector with the 25th Inf Div (he objected
to carrying weapons) who would get off the helicopter and go into battle
carrying only a medical bag. He certainly was not a coward. 
Neil Townsley

Steve wrote

Voice your opinion all your want.  I am only recommending that you list
yourself properly.
Conscientious Objector is wrong; You are a coward. 


 












		
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