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[Frank MetaMusil]

Originally Posted by algernon

I recall a television edit on Die Hard.

"Yipeeeee Kiyaaaaaaaaaa MELON FARMERS!!!!!!!

I still use that euphemism.

Mister Falcon

[DuffMan]

can we get a list of words that are not allowed?
if a word goes through the filter ok, is it ok?

tits

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

can we get a list of words that are not allowed?
if a word goes through the filter ok, is it ok?

tits

No.

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by algernon

I think one of the most respected posters put a link to some horrific Iraq death images.
We don't need a Rerun of that.

It was ONE pic of a 1500 yd US sniper kill of an Iraqi terrorist (who had numerous explosives strapped to his chest) who was trying to sneak into a restricted area (the Green Zone) in Bagdad.

And you immediately asked me: "Where did your thread about Iraq go? Do you have a link?"

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

There was one that popped up during lunch time a couple days back that I wish I never clicked on.

And you opened the thread even after the thread title said: "WARNING!!! Extremely gruesome Iraqi war pic. DO NOT OPEN!"

tsk tsk.... can't say I didn't warn you.


... and just think... all you saw was a pic... imagine what it would be like to see it in person.

No wonder combat veterans come back all screwed up and frequently have nightmares reliving their experiences over there. We are so sheltered over here in North America we have absolutely no idea of what the horrors of war are really like.
Maybe pictures like what I posted should be shown more often... then maybe we would understand what war REALLY is all about. Its about death and killing and most of it is pretty ugly.

[IliketoPuck]

whoah whoah

back the truck up.

[photon]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Maybe pictures like what I posted should be shown more often... then maybe we would understand what war REALLY is all about. Its about death and killing and most of it is pretty ugly.

Maybe, but not here.

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by Rerun

And you opened the thread even after the thread title said: "WARNING!!! Extremely gruesome Iraqi war pic. DO NOT OPEN!"

tsk tsk.... can't say I didn't warn you.


... and just think... all you saw was a pic... imagine what it would be like to see it in person.

No wonder combat veterans come back all screwed up and frequently have nightmares reliving their experiences over there. We are so sheltered over here in North America we have absolutely no idea of what the horrors of war are really like.
Maybe pictures like what I posted should be shown more often... then maybe we would understand what war REALLY is all about. Its about death and killing and most of it is pretty ugly.

For posts like this we need an EPIC eye roll emoticon, because this just isn't sufficient.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

For posts like this we need an EPIC eye roll emoticon, because this just isn't sufficient.

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

For posts like this we need an EPIC eye roll emoticon, because this just isn't sufficient.

No we don't because we are so insulated from the realities of war... we trivialize and romanticize it. Its an ugly business.

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by Rerun

No we don't because we are so insulated from the realities of war... we trivialize and romanticize it. Its an ugly business.

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

Not a serious topic... so I'll trivialize it with a silly emoticon.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Not a serious topic... so I'll trivialize it with a silly emoticon.

Heh...I'll bite, I guess.

What do you propose? High School textbooks showing what war injuries look like? Regular shock ad campaigns showing heads exploding? Constant news stories going into great detail about a soldier's injury?

Is desensitizing people to the violence of war really going to make it any easier for the people who go out there and fight? Will it stop people from doing despicable acts and stop people from starting wars in the first place? I don't believe it would.

On top of that, does the idea of exposing people to these images regularly "so they can see the truth" potentially make it easier for people to be okay with killing other people?

By no means do I feel particularly informed on the subject, but this is my point of view on it.

[Frank MetaMusil]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Not a serious topic... so I'll trivialize it with a silly emoticon.

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

Heh...I'll bite, I guess.

What do you propose? High School textbooks showing what war injuries look like? Regular shock ad campaigns showing heads exploding? Constant news stories going into great detail about a soldier's injury?

Is desensitizing people to the violence of war really going to make it any easier for the people who go out there and fight? Will it stop people from doing despicable acts and stop people from starting wars in the first place? I don't believe it would.

On top of that, does the idea of exposing people to these images regularly "so they can see the truth" potentially make it easier for people to be okay with killing other people?

By no means do I feel particularly informed on the subject, but this is my point of view on it.

The problem is that we are continuously exposed to violence.... at a distance... ie the movies. If anyone has seen the latest movie "The Expendables" you know what I mean. The whole movie is about violence... but violence and blood at a distance... which makes it seem perfectly acceptable and fun. .... and in truth its all a lie. Blood and guts are dirty, smelly, and very unpleasant... just like war is.

People need to be exposed to the truth.. not some hollywood hype/make-believe.

[photon]

But not here.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Rerun

The problem is that we are continuously exposed to violence.... at a distance... ie the movies. If anyone has seen the latest movie "The Expendables" you know what I mean. The whole movie is about violence... but violence and blood at a distance... which makes it seem perfectly acceptable and fun. .... and in truth its all a lie. Blood and guts are dirty, smelly, and very unpleasant... just like war is.

People need to be exposed to the truth.. not some hollywood hype/make-believe.

Okay, so say we're all exposed to the truth...what exactly has been accomplished?

[Kybosh]

Originally Posted by Rerun

And you opened the thread even after the thread title said: "WARNING!!! Extremely gruesome Iraqi war pic. DO NOT OPEN!"

tsk tsk.... can't say I didn't warn you.


... and just think... all you saw was a pic... imagine what it would be like to see it in person.

No wonder combat veterans come back all screwed up and frequently have nightmares reliving their experiences over there. We are so sheltered over here in North America we have absolutely no idea of what the horrors of war are really like.
Maybe pictures like what I posted should be shown more often... then maybe we would understand what war REALLY is all about. Its about death and killing and most of it is pretty ugly.

You'll note that I clearly put the blame on myself for opening the thread, not you. Thanks for going on a rant about the trivialization of combat though.

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Okay, so say we're all exposed to the truth...what exactly has been accomplished?

People become less violent perhaps... and perhaps more likely to look for other solutions to problems?

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

You'll note that I clearly put the blame on myself for opening the thread, not you. Thanks for going on a rant about the trivialization of combat though.

This is clearly blaming yourself? Hmmm... ok.

Originally Posted by Kybosh

There was one that popped up during lunch time a couple days back that I wish I never clicked on.