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JCC Women in combat: US Ban to be lifted

Discussion in 'Community' started by Juliet316, Jan 23, 2013.

  1. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    I am too, but we aren't slowing down the war machine by having arbitrary sexist rules about who can fight it.
     
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  2. A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval Head Admin & TV Screaming Service star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Completely agreed. While the war machine is rolling, equal opportunity is a great, great thing. Other than that it's an opportunity to be part of the war machine. It's all very cyclical in my head.
     
  3. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Being of the same mindset, I think Bill Hicks summed it up nicely - he refers here specifically to gay service people, but it's a pretty universal bit of insight:

    (Language warning, obviously)
     
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  4. A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval Head Admin & TV Screaming Service star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    "I'm talking only of armies we don't arm first" is the highlight.
     
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  5. Ghost

    Ghost Chosen One star 8

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    http://twitter.com/Austan_Goolsbee
     
  6. A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval Head Admin & TV Screaming Service star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Great, we get the Tweet directly from the creepy pastor from Poltergeist 2. That always makes receiving news go more smoothly...


    This should be Ghoulsbee's Twitter pic:
    [​IMG]
     
  7. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    "What's the G12 do?"
    "Says it destroys everything but their fillings. Helps pay for the war effort."
    "Call up G-12."
    (makes noise of a missile firing)
    "Cool! What's G-13 do?"
     
  8. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    This one is even better...

    [​IMG]
     
  9. DantheJedi

    DantheJedi Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Forget suffrage posters...

     
  10. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    Poor OZK.
     
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  11. drg4

    drg4 Jedi Master star 4

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    It's actually good policy on the government's part.

    Honestly, when you're conducting a War on Terror that, by its very nature, is intended to be perpetual, you want any and every recruit available.

    America...the world's first truly progressive empire.
     
  12. Lord Vivec

    Lord Vivec Chosen One star 9

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    I'm reminded about that flaretroll thread about women taking our masculinity away or something like that.
     
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  13. Obi-Zahn Kenobi

    Obi-Zahn Kenobi Force Ghost star 7

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    It's been pointed out before, but the Soviets were way ahead of us on this.

    I'm so unattractive to women, you know. I'm a psychotic misogynist fundamentalist who no attractive woman could possibly be sexually attracted to. How awful and shamed I must feel.

    I was going to say, "Isn't this a Senate thread?", but then I remembered that I posted three high resolution photographs of Holly Holm, so, really, I've no right to judge.
     
  14. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    Plus, your junk is all deformed.
     
  15. Obi-Zahn Kenobi

    Obi-Zahn Kenobi Force Ghost star 7

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    You have said yourself that your prefer men whose genitalia has been surgically modified.
     
  16. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    I'm saddened that you didn't pick up on my incredibly obvious joke.
     
  17. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    Nah, I mean he's a victim of misandry.
     
  18. Obi-Zahn Kenobi

    Obi-Zahn Kenobi Force Ghost star 7

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    Sorry, I thought you were trying to shame me by implying that women reject me. Obviously, I was wrong.

    So yes, I'll go cry over how severely I've been mistreated by our man-hating society.
     
  19. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    As a person who's very popular with the opposite sex, the first thing that comes to mind is mocking someone for lacking my prowess. But it's usually a safe bet that I take pity and spare the poor man.
     
  20. Bender666

    Bender666 Jedi Knight star 2

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    Just curious, but will the women be entering combat with rolling pins? I fear for any military that would face such a horror.
     
  21. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    I've always preferred a cast iron skillet.
     
  22. GenAntilles

    GenAntilles Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    They'll be issued instead of bayonets.
     
  23. Likewater

    Likewater Jedi Master star 4

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    I allways thought Tom Clancy's Forever War was a stupid title, never figured it would be U.S policy
     
  24. Bender666

    Bender666 Jedi Knight star 2

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    I see. You're obviously heavy infantry?
     
  25. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    ****in' A
     
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