Statement from the Family of Pat Tillman

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
i must admit, you have a very ungrateful outlook on life.

And you are unfair to plumbers.

i despise plumbers.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
i despise plumbers.

plumbers are hardly the same as soldiers.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
plumbers are hardly the same as soldiers.

Well, no, they basically are actually.

explain? this should be good.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
explain? this should be good.

They trade their work for money.

I don't see why soldiers are better just because they choose a more dangerous line of work.

never said they were better. just that it takes more guts.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
never said they were better. just that it takes more guts.

Or less brain.

remind me to never trust you at my back in a fight.

LOL! I was just about to make a post like that. ^^

If there was a possibility of a splintered finger, you'd be left all alone to defend yourself.

There is a difference between reasonable fights and signing up to invade a foreign country. To me...there is.

Originally posted by Bardock42
There is a difference between reasonable fights and signing up to invade a foreign country. To me...there is.

As he was running away while RJ was getting his ass kicked, would the bystanders really say, "Wow, there goes a really smart guy?"

Originally posted by botankus
As he was running away while RJ was getting his ass kicked, would the bystanders really say, "Wow, there goes a really smart guy?"

This thread shouldn't be about the ridiculous idea to invade a foreign country. I agree with that point. I just think there is a certain amount of valor that goes with enlisting on one's free will. To me, there is. To others, maybe not so. I never did. I'm not really that brave of a guy to begin with nor do I consider myself smarter than those that do.

[/true sobby confessions]

gotta love the honesty.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
so you wouldnt defend the freedom of your family and loved ones if it was required to do so?

Why did you feel that was a relevant reply?

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
so if someone believs in something, takes a stand, puts their life on the line fighting for their country, they are dumb? the fact that he could have been a punk and say "let the other guys fight for me" but chose to say "ok, i am gonna put everything on hold and fight for my freedom" speaks volumes for his character.

He wasn't fighting for his freedom was he? He was fighting an unjust war against a country who never really threatened anything, if we're being realistic. Stop knee-jerking.

Punk? Forget that bs. I fight for myself if I need to, if it's to protect myself or my loved ones from imminent and direct danger, which wars hardly ever are.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
never said they were better. just that it takes more guts.

I.e: You don't see why they're better because they choose a more dangerous line of work either. You just say it takes "guts", which means nothing. Stupidity, more like it.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
I [would, theoretically, though in actuality, if such a thing ever occurred, foetal-curved incontinence would ensue] fight for myself if I need to, if it's to protect myself or my loved ones from imminent and direct danger, which wars hardly ever are.