TSA Follies

Steve Foley wrote:
"Kev" wrote in message
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Larry Dighera wrote:
Does not one who enlists in the military demonstrate his disregard for
his own life and those whom he intends to kill?

No. That's the perspective of a civilian who's never served, and thus
has no idea who the (U.S.) military is really composed of.

But I just installed 'Call to Duty 3'. It's just like the real thing!!!!

Winner, funniest post of the month award!!!! Kudos!

Steve Foley wrote:

But I just installed 'Call to Duty 3'. It's just like the real thing!!!!

HA !!!

What a stupid statement !!! Everyone knows civilians can't learn to
fire a gun in simulation !!! Only real life drill instructors can
teach you how to pull a trigger !!!

You must be a troll, and I'm putting you on a list. Yeah, that's
right. You heard me. And your mother too... because she once said
something nice about you.

gd&r, kev

"Kev" wrote in news:1165446439.197794.257260
@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:


Steve Foley wrote:

But I just installed 'Call to Duty 3'. It's just like the real thing!!!!

HA !!!

What a stupid statement !!! Everyone knows civilians can't learn to
fire a gun in simulation !!! Only real life drill instructors can
teach you how to pull a trigger !!!

You must be a troll, and I'm putting you on a list. Yeah, that's
right. You heard me. And your mother too... because she once said
something nice about you.

Nonono. You missed the point entirely.

Anyone can learn to fire a gun using "Call to Duty" if they have the proper
controller.

However, there are real-life sensations, such as intense fear for one's
life, bugs stinging your nose when you are hiding in the bushes 6 inches
from the enemy who is hunting for your, and the realization that if you
actually do fire your gun you are more likely to give away your position
and be "lit up" by the other 7 enemies who are looking for you too.

These sensations cannot be accurately duplicated in a computer game.

Perhaps they are simulated better in a full-motion simulator, such as
Paintball.

Kev writes:

No. That's the perspective of a civilian who's never served, and thus
has no idea who the (U.S.) military is really composed of. They're
just ordinary people, and no, they have no desire to kill anyone, or to
die themselves, any more than someone who gets a driver's license
demonstrates such thoughts.

Different people enlist for different reasons. Some of them do indeed
have a desire to kill, but certainly not all.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
Different people enlist for different reasons. Some of them do indeed
have a desire to kill, but certainly not all.

Well, I was in for three years plus some weird active duty callups
after that, and I never met anyone who had a desire to kill. However,
I did meet a guy training to be a SEAL who said he loved blowing things
up. His enthusiasm worried me a bit.

:-)

Kev

Kev writes:

Well, I was in for three years plus some weird active duty callups
after that, and I never met anyone who had a desire to kill.

Unfortunately, they exist.

However, I did meet a guy training to be a SEAL who said he loved
blowing things up. His enthusiasm worried me a bit.

There are worse than that.

If someone has an intense desire to shoot people, wouldn't the
military be a logical choice of career? There aren't too many
competing options.

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Mxsmanic wrote:

Different people enlist for different reasons. Some of them do indeed
have a desire to kill, but certainly not all.

Some who DON't enlist have a desire to kill....
But it is harder to detect them in civilianhood and weed them out.

In a room full of guys with guns, who have to depend on each other, I
can't imagine much that would be scarier than someone who sits alone
mumbling "Kill, kill, kill".

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In a room full of guys with guns, who have to depend on each other, I
can't imagine much that would be scarier than someone who sits alone
mumbling "Kill, kill, kill".

But they wouldn't take him cuz he's a litterbug

OMG. Unbelievable.

Does not one who enlists in the military demonstrate his disregard for
his own life and those whom he intends to kill?

Probably not. These are young kids who enlist for a variety of reasons
other than out of disregard for life. Most of them have no better place
to be. Being young, they don't even think of dying or killing when they
enlist. If they do think about it later they figure it won't happen to
them. Isn't that a typical attitude for teenagers? Plus they can hope
that they are not assigned to combat units. Plus they are naive about
how bad it really can be when you get shot. etc.

Larry Dighera wrote:


Does not one who enlists in the military demonstrate his disregard for
his own life and those whom he intends to kill?