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Yes, though several dozen isn't necessary. Make sure you pick outlets that can safely be identified as "the left".
I think we can all agree that the media is guilty of sensationalism. Let's not confuse garden variety sensationalism with race card politics, to the extent possible.
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For many benefits and general status issues, any member of the military who served during wartime is considered a veteran of that war. E.g George W Bush is considered a "Vietnam veteran" even though he was never in Vietnam. I got a scholarship for children of Korean War veterans, even though my dad never left Fort Leonard Wood. Sometimes, the term Vietnam war era veteran is used in order to emphasize that all in service during the war are considered veterans, regardless of where they actually spent their time.
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Military History Pedant here.
1972 Marine advisors were still in-country, and were integral to stopping the NVA Easter Offensive. 1975 He could have been part of the 31st MAU when they evacuated the embassy. or, the 9th MAB which executed the recovery of American and Vietnamese civilians. Then of course combat-wise, he could have been part of the rescue of the crew of the USS Mayaguez. |
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Someone found the school's YouTube page and either someone played the long con well or the school might have some deep running culture issues.
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(1) I don't question that they are hateful lunatics who put on an ugly show. Pay better attention please.
(2) Are you saying they're lefties? As best I can tell, they seem to be equal opportunity haters. Mind you, I never heard of them until this incident. (3) Even if they are lefties, using a handful of frothing extremists to tar "the left" is silly. |
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You mean like the Guardian? I didn't even have to use Google, I knew very well what I'd find; an article vilifying the kids based on proven lies, detailing other groups and individuals who had also vilified them, and not a single mention of the racist, homophobic, violence-promoting hate preachers.
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That must of literally been within the last 5 minutes. The link came up for me right after it was first posted, but I hadn't had a chance to give it more than a quick glance so I can't speak to how accurate/meaningful it was. (It was literally a screenshot of blurry still from a Youtube video so not exactly super-clear.)
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I think it's this particular poster's way of shaking a fist at the computer and yelling "this is a stupid thread".
I, myself, am guilty of this as well. In the movie threads I find myself yelling at the screen "Are you guys still talking about this? It's a stupid ******* Star Trek movie! Get over it!" |
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Seeing as I haven't made a claim, why would I ready myself to admit I'm wrong? You're jumping to hasty, (apparently) tribal conclusions.
Moreover, I don't know that the Guardian is a left wing publication. Moreover, the school's reaction -- which this article leads with -- lends credence to the biased narrative. Moreover, while "several dozen" is too many, one is way too few. |
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Careful there apparently pointing at that literally nothing is actually being honestly discussed here and everything is just the two tribes trying to point score by arguing over what rabble-rouser belongs to who as if it goddamn matters at the end of the day will get you a talking to.
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I see a bunch of conversation by people who haven't picked a side at all. One is the person you're replying to, and the other is myself. If you're going to go through a spittle filled rant, at least do it at a time when it's true. Otherwise you look like an old man screaming at a cloud.
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You do now. It's the most leftwing newspaper in the UK.
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It doesn't, it lends credence to the idea that it's better to apologise without cause than run the gauntlet of nationwide hate campaigns. I'm sure you can track down a few more. However, it's worth noting that as the evidence against these claims of 'harassment' and 'racism' by the school kids can be found by watching the original video, even the leftist media (in part) has posted limp-wristed equivocations suggesting the situation might not be as cut and dried as they originally made out. Just an Oops-accidentally-ruined-someone's-life-over-a-bunch-of-lies moment, happens to us all. |
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what is ridiculous is that the so called peace maker deliberately ignored the actual hate group who were calling them demons, to go get some B-roll in front of a bunch of kids because they were wearing MAGA hats.
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