This is War (80 pics)
source: http://www.coolcrack.com/2010/09/this-is-war-80-pics.html
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jswiz
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War it's fantastic!
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jswiz
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DogBoy
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EmperorThan:
He looks like the Geico caveman.
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DogBoy
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EmperorThan
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EmperorThan:
http://mikeyshookup.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/idiocracy.jpg
Made me think of this...
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EmperorThan
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DogBoy:
racists lol
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Buddha2112
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carslut
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Buddha2112:
I think he does too!!!
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carslut
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Sparky2U
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The smell of Napalm in the morning..ahh the memories! ( sarcasm intended )
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Sparky2U
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DogBoy
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Sparky2U:
Smells like victory.
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DogBoy
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DogBoy
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http://www.google.com/images?hl=&q=War+El+Salvadore&rlz=1B3GGLL_enUS373U... - 1 year ago
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DogBoy
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isness
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Hell on Earth
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Blkwdw
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Yet it continues and will never stop we have been fightig wars since before history, and the reason is always bullshit... more power, control, in the name of religious prowess, ethnic prowess, racial prowess, national prowess, but its really all about the money now.
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Blkwdw
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FtheBULLSHT
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My personal favorite.
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EmperorThan
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ThatCrazyLibertarian:
Not as far as the third world is concerned. lol
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EmperorThan
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Jake_Leonard
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No, this is Hollywood War. These pictures show only one side of the tale--the side of courage, bravery, and heroics--maybe some blood and bullet holes, but nothing too bad from our culture--frankly nothing worse than a PG-13 action movie. There are some images that twist the gut, but this is the problem we have in our society: war has been glamorized. Show the corpses of child bearing women, children, and soldiers from both sides with gaping holes and disembodiment. Show the limbs, the caskets--everything like Vietnam. Must we who sit at home honestly be reminded of how fucked up war is? In a way, I was hoping this would show the other side of the story. I admire any soldier who fights for a cause--it's something I don't believe I could do; but I'd admire them more if they would fight with a pen instead.
As a kid, I still remember the first vacation I went on with my family at North Carolina. It was the October following 9/11, and I was little. A sign in front of a business building patriotically bolstered to the highway, "Nuke the bastards." Even then, I realized how stupid that sign was.
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Jake_Leonard:
I completely agree with you, but I don't see courage and heroics in these pictures. I just see the destruction and ruin caused by war.
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LibertyMinded
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Jake_Leonard
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LibertyMinded:
I mean to say that the courage & heroics are implied through these pictures; for me at least, it created an awe-inspiring sensation--looking into some of these soldier's eyes--and wondering what they've gone through and have seen. This is how our government wants us to view our soldiers, as guardian angels, and to completely neglect the bigger picture of war, itself.
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Jake_Leonard
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DogBoy
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Jake_Leonard:
Well just imagine what Hell would be like.
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DogBoy
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Jake_Leonard:
I think you are discounting the poignancy,....and cultural/historic/aesthetic value of these particular pics simply because they do not serve your perceived "greater" message and desire for broader humanistic commentary.
[ -Vd that,...because I find it presumptuous, dogmatic,..and self righteous . ( also a tad sophomoric) ]
note -took it back[ YES,....grown ups "get it" ] WAR is HELL.
-and that was uncalled for. - 1 year ago
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remanns
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Jake_Leonard
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remanns:
My intentions aren't to lecture, but to make a post that is supposed to be taken with a grain of salt; my post is a mere comment--a personal opinion, nonetheless. I acknowledge the cultural, historical, and aesthetic values of these photos--they're some of the better war photos I have seen--but in this case (And since I must be blatant, apparently--"in my opinion") showing the cruelties of war is far more important than acknowledging the aspects illustrated, here. I thought this was an excellent collage of photos, and voted the submission up, but I chose to remark on the title, just as you chose to remark on my comment. This is only one side of war. With that said, I'm not quite sure what you're claiming as dogmatic; but I find the hypocrisy unsettling.
Your statement claiming that adults "get it" that war is hell is a blatant over-generalization and assumption. Many, obviously, do not. I don't believe I need to go into details.
Thanks for demeaning me, though.
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Jake_Leonard
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Jake_Leonard:
Sorry about the 'grown ups' bit, that was out of line. Fair enough 2 bits to put in.
+^d that up ( reversed course on that one ) I NEVER get to use my -Vd
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remanns
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littlwarrior
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War is the beast, we are all her victims, she is the true enemy, and yet she seduces men of power, with thoughts of more power, wealth, and revenge. When will man see the only enemy is war itself and the only victory is peace.
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