Commoners in England have always been slaves to a class society based on royalty. On April 19, 1775 American colonist pushed back when the British tried to take away their gun powder. It was the start of the American revolution. We have the second amendment thanks to this act by the British.
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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1
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To paraphrase one of his country persons, one J K Rowling, "If you have to ask, you'll never know.... If you know, you need not ask."
The Brits and the Aussie's have no clue in re: Freedom and Liberty.
Because we were born free man and women and fuck you.
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Well, reviewing history, in World War I and again in World War II, the U.S. went overseas to help the Europeans prevent or free themselves from tyranny. Our CITIZENS, with their horrendous and incomprehensible 2nd Amendment Rights, even provided the British with firearms and ammunition donated by its civilians because their personal firearms had been confiscated and were severely restricted. Which by the way they subsequently destroyed without offering to return to the original owners. Was the U.S. doing so to retain or expand its colonial empire or trade for land or treasure? Nothing was asked in return but a bit of respect from our allies and even non-allies - it was the right thing to do, we love underdogs and hate bullies, and, yes, we love a good fight especially when someone says nothing justifies fighting or we have no chance of winning. Subsequently, despite our numerous flaws and a vast ocean, the U.S. and its gun-happy vigilantes remain watchful in the event the Europeans call upon us yet again. Now Europe, albeit in a bit of a quandary about what to do and hopeful they will be left alone, but again looking to the U.S. for help. Like Hitler's appeasement by Neville Chamberlain, the Europeans are hoping this Russian fascist dictator will be satisfied with only a portion of Georgia, Crimea, Ukraine ... and maybe a few Baltic states - for now. Don't worry the U.S. won't have to delay months in arriving in order to train civilians for they are familiar with firearm handling and functionality of current military weaponry. Because of the 2nd Amendment we can readily expand the ranks of our military. I fear the only issue will be our soldiers' reaction when they see the devastation and dead bodies and mutilation of women and children. May God have mercy because they will have little or none.
No vulgarity is needed to respond to your inquiry, no questioning your manhood; just asking you apply of a little common sense to your self-righteousness.
This is inspirational
He was reading a book in the sun near a pool in Collier County, Fla. He appeared to be in his late 30s. I hesitated before approaching him, fearing it would be an intrusion.
“I’m sorry to bother you,” I said. “But I knew some of the men in that book. They’re all gone now. But they would be honored to know that you’re reading about them.”
The book was a paperback copy of “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” (1943), about the Doolittle Raiders, who in 1942 carried out one of the most heart-stirring military operations of World War II. There was a time when almost every American knew of their heroism. A fine motion picture starring Spencer Tracy as Lt. Col. James Doolittle, who led the raid, was adapted from the book.
But that was a long time ago. Doolittle Raiders? The words are likely to draw a blank among many people today. The names Kim Kardashian and Kanye West and the Real Housewives, yes. But the 80 Doolittle Raiders, it often seems, are lost to history.
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“You really knew them?” the man asked. I said that I had, at least the men who survived into the 1990s, when I had been invited to attend one of their reunions and help with the ceremony. I asked how he happened to be reading the book. “My dad was in the service,” he said, “and I have always been interested in valor.”
Valor. When things were their darkest for the U.S. after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raiders gave the nation hope. Sixteen B-25s, each with a five-man crew, were lined up on the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. This had never been tried in war—sending heavy bombers off a carrier.
Because the Japanese military had learned of the strategy, the planes had to take off from farther out in the Pacific than had been planned. Their mission was to hit Tokyo, but now they would lack enough fuel to reach safety beyond Japan’s borders.
They went anyway. They bombed Tokyo, then tried to make it to China. Four planes crashed, 11 crews had to bail out, and three Raiders died. Eight were captured, and three were executed. One aviator died of starvation in a prison camp.
But the signal had been sent to Americans back home: Nothing will stop us from winning this war. The mention of the Raiders brought tears of pride to their fellow citizens.
Monday is the 80th anniversary of the raid. The children and grandchildren of the 80 aviators sometimes worry that the world has forgotten. I thanked the man for reading the book and said that because of him I was going to call the son of one of the Raiders.
Which I did. My friend Gary Griffin’s father, Tom, was the navigator of plane No. 9. After hitting Tokyo he bailed out over a Chinese forest, fell ill with malaria and almost died. When he recovered he flew more missions in Europe, was shot down and spent almost two years in a German prison camp. Then he came home and quietly raised a family. He died in 2013 at 96.
“There was nothing they could be asked to do for their country that they wouldn’t do,” Gary said. “That is who those men were.”
He was reading a book in the sun near a pool in Collier County, Fla. He appeared to be in his late 30s. I hesitated before approaching him, fearing it would be an intrusion.
“I’m sorry to bother you,” I said. “But I knew some of the men in that book. They’re all gone now. But they would be honored to know that you’re reading about them.”
The book was a paperback copy of “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” (1943), about the Doolittle Raiders, who in 1942 carried out one of the most heart-stirring military operations of World War II. There was a time when almost every American knew of their heroism. A fine motion picture starring Spencer Tracy as Lt. Col. James Doolittle, who led the raid, was adapted from the book.
But that was a long time ago. Doolittle Raiders? The words are likely to draw a blank among many people today. The names Kim Kardashian and Kanye West and the Real Housewives, yes. But the 80 Doolittle Raiders, it often seems, are lost to history.
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“You really knew them?” the man asked. I said that I had, at least the men who survived into the 1990s, when I had been invited to attend one of their reunions and help with the ceremony. I asked how he happened to be reading the book. “My dad was in the service,” he said, “and I have always been interested in valor.”
Valor. When things were their darkest for the U.S. after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raiders gave the nation hope. Sixteen B-25s, each with a five-man crew, were lined up on the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. This had never been tried in war—sending heavy bombers off a carrier.
Because the Japanese military had learned of the strategy, the planes had to take off from farther out in the Pacific than had been planned. Their mission was to hit Tokyo, but now they would lack enough fuel to reach safety beyond Japan’s borders.
They went anyway. They bombed Tokyo, then tried to make it to China. Four planes crashed, 11 crews had to bail out, and three Raiders died. Eight were captured, and three were executed. One aviator died of starvation in a prison camp.
But the signal had been sent to Americans back home: Nothing will stop us from winning this war. The mention of the Raiders brought tears of pride to their fellow citizens.
Monday is the 80th anniversary of the raid. The children and grandchildren of the 80 aviators sometimes worry that the world has forgotten. I thanked the man for reading the book and said that because of him I was going to call the son of one of the Raiders.
Which I did. My friend Gary Griffin’s father, Tom, was the navigator of plane No. 9. After hitting Tokyo he bailed out over a Chinese forest, fell ill with malaria and almost died. When he recovered he flew more missions in Europe, was shot down and spent almost two years in a German prison camp. Then he came home and quietly raised a family. He died in 2013 at 96.
“There was nothing they could be asked to do for their country that they wouldn’t do,” Gary said. “That is who those men were.”
I think the real joke is that all of you missed the punchline right above the picture
This advertisement was published in American Rifleman, November 1940
The grandpop says "All you kids do these days is sit around and play video games.
When I was your age my buddies and I went to Paris. We went to the Moulin Rouge and I fucked a dancer on stage, pissed on the bartender and didn’t pay for my drinks all night!”
The grandson thinks his grandfather is right. He goes to Paris and the Moulin Rouge with his friends. He comes back only three days later covered in bruises, and with a broken arm.
The grandfather asks, “What the hell happened to you?”
The grandson says, “I did just like you did. I went to the Moulin Rouge; I tried to fuck a dancer on stage and piss on the bartender — but they beat the shit out of me and stole all the cash in my wallet!”
The grandfather says, “Well who the hell did you go with, boy?”
The grandson says, “My friends from school, who did you go with?”
The grandfather says, “the SS”
500.000 lbs is 7 full buckets worth, I'd fire that operator, that is not even 20 gal in fuel. lol
I wish there was sound to this!
That old man wasn't having any of that
He fucked around and found out!!
Not sure I believe the fuel consumption ratio. 1800 gallons in 12 hours????
Have ran some BIG equipment in my day and that is excessive. In todays prices that figures up to be 9000.00 a shift
or 18000.00 a day.
Nice meme tho
