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You can say all you like about local pride and you have a point, but when a policeperson or soldier walks down the street (we have a military base in town), My daughters stop and THANK that person, and for that I am proud.
The reason my life is as it is, is because my country allows me the opportunity. I wish I had the balls or capability to defend my way of life the way that my military or police do.
I recall a thread I started about a year ago when I said I was nervous because my young daughter stated that her life goal was to become a policewoman, this was right after the cop-killing in alberta. A policeman sent me a private message and we conversed for awhile. While it made me feel better, I couldn't help but think that while I sat in my cushy office, here was a guy that laid his life on the line EVERY day to protect the way I lived my life.
That, in my mind, is what a soldier and policeman do. The fact I can even speak my mind and get flamed by you people is BECAUSE of my military, police, and government. So flame on.
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"Whoever you are, go out into the evening,
leaving your room, of which you know each bit;
your house is the last before the infinite,
whoever you are."
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