Posted on Apr 22, 2015
War toys seem to have become politically incorrect. Does this give children a false sense of security or weaken our Nation?
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War toys for the most part have become politically incorrect. A child can no longer bring an action figure with a weapon to school for show and tell without the fear of being suspended. Does this attitude improve the Nations children or does it weaken their ability to see the world as it really is.
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Edited 9 y ago
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Seriously? No more G.I. Joe?? OMG, this PC crap has simply gone too damn far!!!
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LTC Stephen C.
BTW, GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad, I'm hurt profoundly that you left out an indirect fire infantryman (mortar man)! That was my original MOS (11C) and we all want to play, so here he is!
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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
Sorry about that LTC Stephen C. --- couldn't find any paratroops either! I am assuming that the whole group of them went on a night drop, missed their LZ, and are hoofing it back to base! :-)
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Don't ever, EVER, EVER, EVER, call my GI Joes into question!!! :-)
It honestly kills me when I hear these things. A lot of us grew up playing with toy guns and YES, GI Joes and most of us are not that much worse off for it. When PC stopped referring to "Personal Computers" and became the shortcut for "Politically Correct", I tuned out. Kids need to be kids and play with toys.
George Carlin said it best "They want to ban the toy guns, and keep the f--king real ones!!!"
It honestly kills me when I hear these things. A lot of us grew up playing with toy guns and YES, GI Joes and most of us are not that much worse off for it. When PC stopped referring to "Personal Computers" and became the shortcut for "Politically Correct", I tuned out. Kids need to be kids and play with toys.
George Carlin said it best "They want to ban the toy guns, and keep the f--king real ones!!!"
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SFC Mark Merino
And for those words of wit and wisdom, I proudly award you the RPCOM with umpteenth cluster.
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
SFC Mark Merino Problem solved. Introducing the silver and bronze thumb devices
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MSG Louis Alexander
I held formation and drill too many times, wore the plastic bases down. Not once did my Joe's have a straight rifle barrel.
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My kids don't have GI Joe....they have marvel super heroes, transformers, and a veritable Mongolian hoard of little green & tan army men....complete with tanks, jeeps, and jets.
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