From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Thu Sep 05 2002 - 10:09:07 MDT
>From: Eugen Leitl <eugen@leitl.org>
>>Brian D Williams wrote:
> Your typical Strawman defense? I didn't use subhuman, you did.
>Stop backpedalling. You asked for special rights and special
>treatments for soldiers. Because they're clearly better than those
>who didn't serve. Are you going to retract that?
I haven't budged an inch, and I never said any such thing. Feel
free to prove me wrong.
Exact words only.
>> No, to understand what it means to be a soldier you have to be
>> a soldier, in the same exact way you have to be a women to truly
>> understand what it means, or to be Black to truly understand
>> what it means, or to be Gay to truly understand what it means.
>
>> It's clear you don't understand this basic truth.
>Well, I've been a soldier, and there's no such basic truth. The
>service was exactly what I expected it to be. I've never looked
>back since, and I certainly don't demand any special treatment.
Neither have I.
Brian
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