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Infamy: on why never forgetting matters
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was correct when he declared that December 7th, 1941 would be a day that will live in infamy. The brutal Japanese attack on the US bases at Pearl Harbor shocked what had been just before a naive … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, Pearl Harbor Day
Tagged History, Ideals, liberty, Pearl Harbor, remembering
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For the love of god and country
I once opined that no one can face a fiercer opponent than someone fighting for what they hold most dear. We Americans, and really most Westerners, have a very romantic view of that idea. When we hear it, we see … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Entities, Foreign Policy, fundamentalist Islam, Government, Groups, Hamas, Hezbollah, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Nations, Syria, Taliban, Turkey, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged Ideals, ideas, Reality, romance, War
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The day no one fought back
Last week, a madman visited a terrible tragedy on the nation of Norway, murdering 76 people in a rampage that included a car bomb and a shooting spree at an island camp for youth. Yet in the hour and a … Continue reading
Posted in News, Philosophy, Society
Tagged fighting back, Ideals, indoctrination, missing the point, Norway
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Never forgotten–Memorial Day 2011
It is appropriate that our nation should set aside a day to remember the sacrifices of all those who gave of themselves in defense of their nation to the point of giving their lives. Without such sacrifice, the republic could … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Memorial Day
Tagged cost, Ideals, Independence, Individualism, liberty, Memorial Day, memory, sacrifices, Service
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Declaring independence
It was never about the geography and always about the lives, liberty, and happiness of the people. Read these words and think on them. If they make you uncomfortable or squeamish, do you still believe in the ideals therein that made … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, Independence Day
Tagged declaration of independence, Ideals, Independence Day, liberty
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