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Thread #141427   Message #3255143
Posted By: Jack the Sailor
11-Nov-11 - 02:52 PM
Thread Name: BS: Amazing Speech By War Veteran
Subject: RE: BS: Amazing Speech By War Veteran
Bobad, Respectfully, This man being a veteran does not make this an appropriate message for Remembrance Day. There are plenty of veterans, even some on this forum who would beg to differ.

I beg to differ because he proposes swapping one enemy for another. I am no liberal or bleeding heart. But I know that war is not the answer.

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"Our real enemy is not the ones living in a distant land whose names or policies we don't understand; The real enemy is a system that wages war when it's profitable, the CEOs who lay us off our jobs when it's profitable, the Insurance Companies who deny us Health care when it's profitable, the Banks who take away our homes when it's profitable. Our enemies are not several hundred thousands away. They are right here in front of us." - Mike Prysner<<


The enemy is not the system. The system is us. It is what we allow to be done in our name. The banks and the insurance companies are made up of people. Political power is composed of our votes. We will get no where blaming others. We must take responsibility and get involved. We have met the enemy and he is us.