just a thought,

yes we americans can tolerate to be criticized, you just have to
be ready when we laugh about the 'unsults'.....


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What I can do during the war.


During the war I had many options to choose from.

1) Join the service, but I am too old.


2) Rail against the war and my country. Maybe a protest or two. Blame all Political ills of the last 20 years on someone, anyone in the government.
Make it a point to get mad and call people names when they disagree with me.
(It works in other places.) When a point, that really doesn’t fit my
Views is presented, I’ll be creative and impolite, when cornered in a discussion/Argument

I will become particularly vicious making sure that my opponent’s
Right to speak is sufficiently stifled. My mouth IS bigger and ONLY my points
Count. I will be civilly disobedient, should the need arise I am willing to go to jail-
Ready to generate more paperwork for the city, state and country should I deem
It necessary.
I’ll use the ‘cut and paste’ method of presenting MY points. I will loose my
Sense of depth perception. That will help my view of an opinion, leaving me
Free from any critical thinking processes that may make me see things with dimension
And/Or any kind of depth.
When caught in a precarious situation, where I may lose credibility or face, I will
Revise or modify the view I have stated. Such as, “I do not ___________, But I
Do support the ____________! I will try to remain ‘on the fence’ until the picket
Wedged in my crotch forces me to fall on one side or the other.
I’ll will prepare my self for any interactions by practicing raising the volume
Of my voice so any opponent will fold just to hear peace and quiet again, after all
Peace, harmony and understanding, Zen and meditation are the foundation of my beliefs.