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Old 10-14-2011, 07:42 AM
 
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USCG warns staff after Occupy Boston protesters spit on Coast Guard officer « Hot Air

Memo to the military out there. Itd be in your best interest to stay clear of these protests.

Memo to the protesters. Be careful. I dont think all of you or even most of you are violent or are going to be violent. BUT, a "movement" like yours, class warfare, is going to attract some of the worst on the left. Especially when you start getting people at MSNBC and the like encouraging "Kent State" moments. Ratcheting up the violent rhetoric. You will attract those who will want to be violent and hateful. There are those who want this to get violent. Who believe the only way to "send a message" is through violence. Youve been warned.
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Old 10-14-2011, 07:48 AM
 
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Oh please this is nothing new, military has limited what sort of things you can do in uniform (like political protests) for decades.
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Old 10-14-2011, 07:50 AM
 
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Oh please this is nothing new, military has limited what sort of things you can do in uniform (like political protests) for decades.
When one is spit on, there turns out to be a real concern for the encouragement to stay clear.
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Old 10-14-2011, 07:53 AM
 
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USCG warns staff after Occupy Boston protesters spit on Coast Guard officer « Hot Air

Memo to the military out there. Itd be in your best interest to stay clear of these protests.

Memo to the protesters. Be careful. I dont think all of you or even most of you are violent or are going to be violent. BUT, a "movement" like yours, class warfare, is going to attract some of the worst on the left. Especially when you start getting people at MSNBC and the like encouraging "Kent State" moments. Ratcheting up the violent rhetoric. You will attract those who will want to be violent and hateful. There are those who want this to get violent. Who believe the only way to "send a message" is through violence. Youve been warned.
I don't know about other branches, but in the Navy, attending protest is against the rules. There are liberals in the military, and I'm not sure why would anyone would want to go in uniform, anyway.

But yes, it does show a lack of critical thinking when people assume all military members are hardcore conservatives.
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Old 10-14-2011, 07:55 AM
 
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I don't know about other branches, but in the Navy, attending protest is against the rules. There are liberals in the military, and I'm not sure why would anyone would want to go in uniform, anyway.

But yes, it does show a lack of critical thinking when people assume all military members are hardcore conservatives.
Youre right about not being involved in protests. However, I think they are aiming more at itd be in your best interest to not even get near this one. Go out of your way to stay clear of them.
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Old 10-14-2011, 08:28 AM
 
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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People, read the article before responding. The female USCG member in uniform wasn't trying to join the protest, she was just walking by the protest when she was verbally harassed and spit on by protesters. Typical of the ultra-left wing hatred of our nation's military.
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Old 10-14-2011, 08:45 AM
 
Location: Va. Beach
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When one is spit on, there turns out to be a real concern for the encouragement to stay clear.
When one is spit on, one should immediately knock all the teeth of the person who spit.
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Old 10-14-2011, 08:55 AM
 
Location: Massachusetts
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Oh please this is nothing new, military has limited what sort of things you can do in uniform (like political protests) for decades.
Deflection fail. The victim of this disgusting act was not trying to join the protest. Knowing the area like I do I will tell you that she had to walk by the area the protesters were camped out in order to get to her base from the train station.
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Old 10-14-2011, 09:58 AM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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USCG warns staff after Occupy Boston protesters spit on Coast Guard officer « Hot Air

Memo to the military out there. Itd be in your best interest to stay clear of these protests.

Memo to the protesters. Be careful. I dont think all of you or even most of you are violent or are going to be violent. BUT, a "movement" like yours, class warfare, is going to attract some of the worst on the left. Especially when you start getting people at MSNBC and the like encouraging "Kent State" moments. Ratcheting up the violent rhetoric. You will attract those who will want to be violent and hateful. There are those who want this to get violent. Who believe the only way to "send a message" is through violence. Youve been warned.
No surprise there. these simps hate Wall Street for taking the bailouts that the government gave them, and they hate the military for going to wars that the government sends them to. It's called being a tool, and the necessity of possessing a narrow and limited focus.
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Old 10-14-2011, 10:50 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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When one is spit on, one should immediately knock all the teeth of the person who spit.

I agree here. Spitting on someone is a form of assault!
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