[lit-ideas] Re: On being a Marine and an American
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 10:27:18 -0700
Omar,
I don't usually respond to all the insults you & others regale me with in
lieu of valid arguments or debates. As that wise Lit-Ideas Philosopher,
Irene Cassidy once said, "When people have nothing to say of substance, they
make personal attacks." But yesterday I was waiting for my wife to come
home from a long trip and didn't want to tackle anything very serious while
I waited; so why not respond to all the insults?
Unfortunately your personal attacks are brief, sometimes consisting of
little more than a line or two. And if I respond to them, I open myself up
to "you didn't get it right." You at least explained what you meant,
dripping your explanation with more insults and sarcasm in the process of
course. Others don't bother doing that; they just say go back and read what
I wrote, or read what I wrote more carefully. Of course if I try to do that
I open myself up to more ridicule for still not getting their cryptic little
barbs quite right.
Well, that was all very amusing yesterday, but I won't be doing much of that
today.
Lawrence
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On Behalf Of Omar Kusturica
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:07 PM
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: On being a Marine and an American
--- Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Judy didn't quote my entire statement which was to
> Omar. He was jerking my
> chain by calling Marines Mentally Ill.
*I wasn't calling Marines mentally ill, I was
suggesting that your description of them makes them
look mentally ill. This was in reply to your account
of your neighbour, a former Marine (long since
discharged, I believe), who works in his garden all
the time imagining what he would do if the scene were
to suddently turn into a battlefield. At least, that
is what you think he thinks, though I don't know how
you can read his thoughts. So this wasn't originally
about Marines as "fighting men" but precisely about
Marines in their non-fighting lives. That is why
John's comment was pertinent; I suppose that John has
spent enough time with his son-in-law to be pretty
sure that he is not bracing himself permanently for
combat.
So much about the context which is so important to
you. As to your comments about Islamists, this has
been discussed before ad nauseam.
O.K.
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