From: hal@finney.org
Date: Wed Oct 04 2000 - 12:26:56 MDT
Mike Lorrey writes:
> A person who enlists due to the weakness of their pride, ego, etc., being afraid
> of what people would think if they did not serve, and too wimpy to declare
> themselves a concientious objector, then gets into combat and refuses to stand
> by his comrades who are risking their lives to save his ass from the enemy, yes,
> by damn, that person IS a coward. There is no other word to describe such a
> person.
And you said that only a small minority of soldiers DON'T fall into this
category, right? Only a few soldiers in a platoon would actually fight?
What you're saying implies that the vast majority soldiers are cowards,
in your opinion.
Hal
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