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Vabeachdude · 01-18-2010, 08:26 AM

[QUOTE=Slims;2747152]Deference...None

As far as your buddies outlook is concerned:

1. You do seem to be a pussy.

That was my first reaction as well... overall, the opinions your friends military friend made about the Hadjis seemed inmature. I like to treat everyone with a certain amount of respect and try and give a bit of deference to most new people I meet.. especially when I don't know what I'm talking about.. and depending on the situation of course. Sounds like alot of painting with a broad brush on both sides of the conversation which resulted in your broken friendship.

As a retired Navy Vet, I believe the military is just a swatch of the population as a whole. Your going to have great people and your going to have assholes... but your stereotypes of the military as a whole being uneducated, unmotivated.. etc.. etc are not factual and it's been so eloquently disputed by other former military members that I don't really need to go into that much further. It appears your attitudes towards the military need a second thought and could be being influenced by your community or your feelings towards war and politics.

01-18-2010, 08:26 AM	#44 (permalink)
Vabeachdude Upright	[QUOTE=Slims;2747152]Deference...None As far as your buddies outlook is concerned: 1. You do seem to be a pussy. That was my first reaction as well... overall, the opinions your friends military friend made about the Hadjis seemed inmature. I like to treat everyone with a certain amount of respect and try and give a bit of deference to most new people I meet.. especially when I don't know what I'm talking about.. and depending on the situation of course. Sounds like alot of painting with a broad brush on both sides of the conversation which resulted in your broken friendship. As a retired Navy Vet, I believe the military is just a swatch of the population as a whole. Your going to have great people and your going to have assholes... but your stereotypes of the military as a whole being uneducated, unmotivated.. etc.. etc are not factual and it's been so eloquently disputed by other former military members that I don't really need to go into that much further. It appears your attitudes towards the military need a second thought and could be being influenced by your community or your feelings towards war and politics. Last edited by Vabeachdude; 01-18-2010 at 08:50 AM..