Veterans groups banned from Veterans Day Parade

[Neptune]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

Glad to know that you don't mind seeing Veteran's Day parades or other solem, respectful activities turned into sideshows.

Until we care about our Veterans, all of them, Veterans Day is a joke.

[Neptune]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Sheesh Neptune, are you going to pull the First Amendment out next and say the protesters have a protected right to march in the parade, being the Constitutional law expert you are pretending to be on another thread?

The only one the mention "rights", was CF.  Period.  Run with it if you have to.

I only said banning the Vets was a crappy thing to do.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by Neptune

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

Glad to know that you don't mind seeing Veteran's Day parades or other solem, respectful activities turned into sideshows.

Until we care about our Veterans, all of them, Veterans Day is a joke.

The point is, a relatively small group of anti-war veteran's want to make a display which would denegrate the occasion for the majority of veterans and those who are there to show their appreciation.  

I don't know of anyone who selectively cares about veterans.  Those people have a choice now, they can organize their own parade next year and walk through relatively empty streets.  

It's a classless act by a small minority of veterans who wish to usurp an otherwise honorable event.

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by Neptune

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

Glad to know that you don't mind seeing Veteran's Day parades or other solem, respectful activities turned into sideshows.

Until we care about our Veterans, all of them, Veterans Day is a joke.

Allowing to people to march with God Hates Fags signs in a Vet march is a joke; one which you entirely support.  It's comforting that even people in California have more common sense than you, but I don't think for a second you believe a word of this in the first place...

[Neptune]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

The point is, a relatively small group of anti-war veteran's want to make a display which would denegrate the occasion for the majority of veterans and those who are there to show their appreciation.  

I don't know of anyone who selectively cares about veterans.  Those people have a choice now, they can organize their own parade next year and walk through relatively empty streets.  

It's a classless act by a small minority of veterans who wish to usurp an otherwise honorable event.

What's honorable about the principle that Veterans have no lives?  What's honorable about a "sanitized" event?

We don't want reality.  We want someone to perpetuate a lie:  That we care.

[Neptune]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

Allowing to people to march with God Hates Fags signs in a Vet march is a joke; one which you entirely support.  It's comforting that even people in California have more common sense than you, but I don't think for a second you believe a word of this in the first place...

Well, ok you got me.  I don't really care who marches for what, or who bans whom.

Veterans Day is a joke.  We don't care, we just like pretending that we do.

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I see Admin's floating around.  Usually happens when I start exchanging barbs with the local morons.  Maybe he'll delete some posts.  Let's see if he starts off with the right one this time, or if it's mainly my posts.

So far you and iplaw are tied at about 48% of the posts I've redacted today.

[cannon_fodder]

quote:Originally posted by Neptune


I only said banning the Vets was a crappy thing to do.

I misread your post then.  I think it was appropriate if they wished to remain A-political.  However, if you feel it was crappy do something about it.  Organize an alternative parade for next year to express all opinions or some other activity.

I think no less of any veteran because of their political opinions, but that does not mean I want to associate my appreciation for their service with any political position.

[Neptune]

Naw, no reason to fret.  It's a dying trend.  Vet Parades all over the place are accepting it, this one eventually will too.  

Unless we head back towards Peace-time.  Then the issue goes away.

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by Neptune



Unless we head back towards Peace-time.  Then the issue goes away.

Why? Are those vets only anti-war when a republican is in the Whitehouse or just when we're in a war they don't like...