If you are looking for a fight...

Ed Rasimus wrote in message . ..
"Kilroy" wrote:


"Ed Rasimus" wrote in message
Didn't take long to lower the level of discourse.

Are eee esss pee eee cee tee--just a little bit....

It is a two way street, buddy.
He needs a Valium.

Let's start out by acknowledging that WW II was a long time ago and
fortunately for most of us we haven't again seen a conflict of that
magnitude. That result may be partly attributable to the sacrifices
made by that generation. It's difficult to comprehend the involvement
of all aspects of society and the impact on folks who were involved.

We can be grateful that Art participates in the group, that he shares
his memories of his experiences and that he freely expresses his
opinions. I don't agree with everything he says and will confess that
occasionally I express that disagreement.

But, I do it with an explanation of my position and a respect for his.
Respect is definitely a two-way street and demonstrating respect isn't
just for the other guy, it reflects favorably on the respecter.

This ****ing contests regarding whose is bigger don't do much but
waste bandwidth. And, in short order we have a collection of anonymous
twits sharing their ignorance. Frankly that doesn't appeal to me.

Ed, most of the "anonymous twits" are none too anonymous, and I have
yet to read of where any of Art's recent detractors have expressed
anything but the utmost respect for *all* of those who served during
WWII, or for that matter at any other time. The only disrespect I have
readily observed is that on the part of Art himself, who continues to
denigrate the service of not only the millions of his fellow service
members from WWII who performed their duties, no matter how seemingly
trivial, with honor equal to (or exceeding) his own, but also that of
the countless other allied forces who were fighting long before we
even entered the war, not to mention his numerous attacks on those who
served during other periods. That Art has already taken your more
equitable comments as some kind of personal endorsement on your part
of his comments in these regards is evident from his response to this
same message; I'd hope that was not your intent.

Brooks



Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (ret)
***"When Thunder Rolled:
*** An F-105 Pilot Over N. Vietnam"
*** from Smithsonian Books
ISBN: 1588341038