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Originally posted by yournamehere
<b>pan6467</b>,
Don't take everything so personally.
In my earlier post, I responded to two separate quotes, by two separate people.
My response to <b>ARTelevision's</b> quote was to him - not you - and it was based on the surprising (to me) general tone of a lot of the responses in the thread.
Also - if you're going to assert that everyone is entitled to his own opinion, then that must include those who disagree with you.
Although we as Americans are not perfect, I still don't think we're the bad guys. And even though I'm not saying, "My country right or wrong," I still have the utmost respect for and confidence in the vast majority of our military personnel over there.
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Yourname, IF you say you were replying to Art, in the same post berating me and I mistook the meaning, then I appologize, and I will believe that you did not mean offense by it.
So Yourname I do appologize.
Art, the post about loathing, in my opinion was a bit ambiguous (sp) and I saw people using it to burn others. To me personally, I do think you should have said more so that what you meant may not have been taken out of context. But it led me to believe, having read your past posts, that you were directing that to people who believed the military was wrong and should hold those who did the torture responsible.
I have been very outspoken in my support of the military, having been in the Navy and having friends still serving, I will not disparage the military. However I will hold accountable the actions of bad apples whether in the military, the DoD, or private civilian life. I do not loathe my country, I have differing views than you and some others, but it is not a hatred of my country. In my opinion, politics has gotten so partisan that no matter what you say someone can take it as hating the country or hating the freedoms we have or hate in general.
Anyway, Art I do appologize if I was mistaken. As I wrote, I was having a very bad day and my emotional state and reasoning may have been somewhat skewed.
If I took it out of context then to you Art, I sincerely appologize.