I just saw the 1917 movie

Can you at least tell us who won the war?

John Lennon
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American government agencies funding hero war movies again. keep walking .

John Wayne / wrote:

American government agencies funding hero war movies again. keep walking .

U.S. federal government spends a fortune on theater at N.F.L. games, tv commercials and contributing to these war movies. Teenage boys think they choose on their own to volunteer for U.S. military service. Our young lads are being put together like Manchurian Candidate.

U.S. feds spends a fortune ... wrote:

John Wayne / wrote:American government agencies funding hero war movies again. keep walking .

U.S. federal government spends a fortune on theater at N.F.L. games, tv commercials and contributing to these war movies. Teenage boys think they choose on their own to volunteer for U.S. military service. Our young lads are being put together like Manchurian Candidate.

And meanwhile, spoiled brats like you take advantage of the freedoms real men’s blood paid for while turning up your pansy nose at them.

A letsrun poster chose to see a movie with no people of color in prominent roles. I'm shocked.

Crooked Hillary wrote:

U.S. feds spends a fortune ... wrote:
U.S. federal government spends a fortune on theater at N.F.L. games, tv commercials and contributing to these war movies. Teenage boys think they choose on their own to volunteer for U.S. military service. Our young lads are being put together like Manchurian Candidate.

And meanwhile, spoiled brats like you take advantage of the freedoms real men’s blood paid for while turning up your pansy nose at them.

Chill out. The US hasn’t declared war in 78 years. They’re not fighting for freedom; they’re fighting for imperialism.

Crooked Hillary wrote:

U.S. feds spends a fortune ... wrote:
U.S. federal government spends a fortune on theater at N.F.L. games, tv commercials and contributing to these war movies. Teenage boys think they choose on their own to volunteer for U.S. military service. Our young lads are being put together like Manchurian Candidate.

And meanwhile, spoiled brats like you take advantage of the freedoms real men’s blood paid for while turning up your pansy nose at them.

When was blood spilled in defense of our freedoms? Revolutionary War? With huge oceans on both sides, the U.S. has never been invaded.

so surprised wrote:

A letsrun poster chose to see a movie with no people of color in prominent roles. I'm shocked.

Pump the brakes on your “people of color” nonsense. No one’s impressed by how woke you are. Turn on the TV if you wanna see a 13% demographic in 50% of the commercials.

Crooked Hillary wrote:

U.S. feds spends a fortune ... wrote:
U.S. federal government spends a fortune on theater at N.F.L. games, tv commercials and contributing to these war movies. Teenage boys think they choose on their own to volunteer for U.S. military service. Our young lads are being put together like Manchurian Candidate.

And meanwhile, spoiled brats like you take advantage of the freedoms real men’s blood paid for while turning up your pansy nose at them.

Funny. You do not disagree with one thing I stated. You feel it is better making personal attacks toward me. I question your reading comprehension if you read my post and took it as a shot toward those who volunteer. It's a shot at the phony, "Volunteer system." Most know: young teenage lads frontal lobes are not fully developed until age 25. A draft would be more honest. Btw know it all. I was a Manchurian Candidate. Four years active duty with over seas deployment.

Actually the US was invaded during the War of 1812. The British went so far as to burn down the White House.

history is important wrote:

Actually the US was invaded during the War of 1812. The British went so far as to burn down the White House.

The Japanese even attacked the California and Oregon coastlines during WWII. Also, the Civil War is another prime example, as immigrants were widely conscripted for the purposes of eradicating Jeffersonian principles in the United States. From the perspective of Native Americans, the postbellum period marked an intense period of invasion by Federal troops upon native lands.

so surprised wrote:

A letsrun poster chose to see a movie with no people of color in prominent roles. I'm shocked.

There were several Indian soldiers featured (I guess India was a British colony at the time?). One of them had a speaking part.
There was one black dude that I recall. He did not have a prominent role.

klar bustling wrote:

history is important wrote:Actually the US was invaded during the War of 1812. The British went so far as to burn down the White House.

The Japanese even attacked the California and Oregon coastlines during WWII. Also, the Civil War is another prime example, as immigrants were widely conscripted for the purposes of eradicating Jeffersonian principles in the United States. From the perspective of Native Americans, the postbellum period marked an intense period of invasion by Federal troops upon native lands.

They attacked Alaska too. My maternal grandfather was stationed there during WW2 and saw combat.

1917 wasn't just another year in history. Quite apart from the fact that US troops served on the Western Front that year, and many key US figures in the Second World War learned their military skills in the earlier conflict - like McArthur, Eisenhower and Paton (and President Truman), the First World War shaped the rest of the 20th century. In the words of the historian, David Reynolds, that war "cast a long shadow". We live in the world we see today because of it.

Zev wrote:

klar bustling wrote:
The Japanese even attacked the California and Oregon coastlines during WWII. Also, the Civil War is another prime example, as immigrants were widely conscripted for the purposes of eradicating Jeffersonian principles in the United States. From the perspective of Native Americans, the postbellum period marked an intense period of invasion by Federal troops upon native lands.

They attacked Alaska too. My maternal grandfather was stationed there during WW2 and saw combat.

The Aleutians islands are part of Alaska, but the Japanese were still 1200 miles from the Alaska peninsula and the occupation of the islands had no strategic value.

It was Germany that attacked Oregon and California.

Zev wrote:

klar bustling wrote:

The Japanese even attacked the California and Oregon coastlines during WWII. Also, the Civil War is another prime example, as immigrants were widely conscripted for the purposes of eradicating Jeffersonian principles in the United States. From the perspective of Native Americans, the postbellum period marked an intense period of invasion by Federal troops upon native lands.

Alaska was not a state at the time of WW2. It was only a territory known as the district of Alaska.

They attacked Alaska too. My maternal grandfather was stationed there during WW2 and saw combat.

SDSU Aztec wrote:

Zev wrote:

The Japanese even attacked the California and Oregon coastlines during WWII. Also, the Civil War is another prime example, as immigrants were widely conscripted for the purposes of eradicating Jeffersonian principles in the United States. From the perspective of Native Americans, the postbellum period marked an intense period of invasion by Federal troops upon native lands.

It was Germany that attacked Oregon and California.

"It was Germany that attacked Oregon and California [during WWII]"?

There are some interesting people on this forum.

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