A Drunk Old Man Named, “America”

The 2000s found me operating around the world, dutifully contributing to GWoT. So determined to kill the enemy, I received my first Master’s degree in Islamic studies with an emphasis on Shi’a Islam. I wanted to understand my enemy better so that killing my enemy was easier. Then, as the wars continued on, the mood changed. Eventually, it became obvious to me that Muslims may or may not have perpetrated 9/11, but the real bad guys were in Washington, DC, not Mecca.

Padraig Martin: The son of a recent Irish immigrant and another with roots to Virginia since 1670.  I love both my Irish and Southern Nations with a passion.  Florida will always be my country.

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Nobody
Nobody
1 month ago

War is when your government tells you who the enemy is. Revolution is when you figure it out for yourself.

Dennis
Dennis
1 month ago
Reply to  Nobody

Amen….just long past due…..71 ready AND willing….NO SLAVE HERE & NEVER WILL BE!!!! IF OUR GOVERNMENT TELLS US ANYTHING…it is a lie…SAD YET TRUE!!! We all need to wake up…to bad the other half of our nation is communists!!!What has to be done …should of been done in 2000…..keep pushing at your own risk….??

Eric L
Eric L
1 month ago
Reply to  Dennis

Preach! So true. Govt is an institution of force. Over the years, that force has been, increasingly, aimed at and brought to bear against the citizens. The longer we permit the cancer to grow and metastasize through our society and culture, the more painful and difficult the effort to carve it out to restore the health of our society. I’m sure even those of us who narrowly understand the need for revival will, eventually, shudder when we see the actual cost of this change.
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