You are a
leech riding freedom won by the military

OzOne wrote:
This statement has me pondering.
When was the US not free?
What are these freedoms that have been won?


Well, we are free to not pay taxes to King George III

Of course, technically it was not the U.S. military but the
Continental Army and lots of state militias which won that for us

Prior to 1865, about 20% of the population were slaves... freedom for
them was won by the U.S. military

Prior to 1920, about 51% of the population were not allowed to vote.
The U.S. military had nothing to do with winning that freedom.

So 1 out of 3 ain't bad

DSK

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:41:28 -0800 (PST), wrote:

You are a
leech riding freedom won by the military

OzOne wrote:
This statement has me pondering.
When was the US not free?
What are these freedoms that have been won?


Well, we are free to not pay taxes to King George III

Of course, technically it was not the U.S. military but the
Continental Army and lots of state militias which won that for us

That's right...and weren't the French that you 'hate' instrumental in
setting the colony free

Prior to 1865, about 20% of the population were slaves... freedom for
them was won by the U.S. military

Depends on which US military you're talking about...the norther US or
the southern US

Prior to 1920, about 51% of the population were not allowed to vote.
The U.S. military had nothing to do with winning that freedom.

So 1 out of 3 ain't bad

DSK




OzOne of the three twins

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.

Of course, technically it was not the U.S. military but the
Continental Army and lots of state militias which won that for us

OzOne wrote:
That's right...and weren't the French that you 'hate' instrumental in
setting the colony free


Yep; particularly the French Navy.

FWIW I don't hate France or the French; but it's also a long standing
Amurrickunn tradition to make fun of them.
I mean, why not? They eat snails, care more about the names of their
wines than the names of their kids, and their women have more body
hair than the average Harley rider. But I still appreciate the cool
statue they gave us.




Prior to 1865, about 20% of the population were slaves... freedom for
them was won by the U.S. military

Depends on which US military you're talking about...the norther US or
the southern US


No, the only U.S. military in that war was on the Northern side.

DSK