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purpleydog
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Political Correctness
« on: Jun 28th, 2004, 5:45pm » |
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Subject: How Would The D-Day Invasion be Reported Today?
By Alex McRae
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June, 6, 1944. D-Day. The Normandy invasion. The beginning of the end
of World War II, and one of the most storied days in American military
history.
Today we celebrate not just the 60th anniversary of the event, but the
lives of those who perished on the shores of Normandy and those who
lived to fightfor freedom in the days, weeks and months ahead. We are
grateful fortheir sacrifice, their courage and honor, and for those
who followed in Korea, Viet Nam, the Gulf War and now, Iraq.
But more than anything else, we should be grateful D-Day occurred
during a more innocent time in America. If World War II had been
fought in today's climate of political correctness and covered by our
current military-hating national media, things would have been quite
different.
In fact the story of D-Day might have read something like this...
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June 6, 1944. -NORMANDY-
Three hundred French civilians were killed and thousands more wounded
today in the first hours of America's invasion of continental Europe.
Casualties were heaviest among women and children. Most of the French
casualties were the result of artillery fire from American ships
attempting to knock out German fortifications prior to the landing of
hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops. Reports from a makeshift
hospital in the French town of St. Mere Eglise said the carnage was
far worse than the French had anticipated and reaction against the
American invasion was running high.
"We are dying for no reason," said a Frenchman speaking on condition
of anonymity. "Americans can't even shoot straight. I never thought
I'd say this, but life was better under Adolph Hitler." The invasion
also caused severe environmental damage. American troops,tanks, trucks
and machinery destroyed miles of pristine shoreline and thousands of
acres of ecologically sensitive wetlands.
It was believed that the habitat of the spineless French crab was
completely wiped out, threatening the species with extinction. A
representative of Greenpeace said his organization, which had tried to
stall the invasion for over a year, was appalled at the destruction,
but not surprised.
"This is just another example of how the military destroys the
environment without a second thought, " said Christine Moanmore. "And
it's all about corporate greed."
Contacted at his Manhattan condo, a member of the French
government-in-exile who abandoned Paris when Hitler invaded said the
invasion was based solely on American financial interests. "Everyone
knows the President Roosevelt has ties to big beer," said Pierre LeWimp.
"Once the German beer industry is conquered, Roosevelt's beer cronies
will control the world market and make a fortune."
Administration supporters said America's aggressive actions were based
in part on the assertions of controversial scientist Albert Einstein,
who sent a letter to Roosevelt speculating that the Germans were
developing a secret weapon, a so-called "atomic bomb." Such a weapon
could produce casualties on a scale never seen before and cause
environmental damage that could last for thousands of years.
Hitler has denied having such a weapon and international inspectors
were unable to locate such weapons even after spending two long
weekends in Germany.
Shortly after the invasion began reports surfaced that German
prisoners had been abused by Americans. Mistreatment of Jews by
Germans at so-called "concentration camps" has been rumored but so
far, remains unproven.
Several thousand Americans died during the first hours of the invasion
and French officials are concerned that uncollected corpses pose a
public health risk. "The Americans should have planned for this in
advance," they said. "It's their mess and we don't intend to clean it
up."
I'm glad the soldiers who fought and died so bravely on D-Day and
throughout World War II did so decades ago. In the 1940s war was hell,
but at least our troops didn't have to fight the folks back home.
interesting...
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Re: Political Correctness
« Reply #1 on: Jun 28th, 2004, 6:09pm » |
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How true, how true. 
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Re: Political Correctness
« Reply #2 on: Jun 29th, 2004, 7:25am » |
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It was interesting listening to Ike in an hour long interview from the 1960s. Politically correct, he was not.
I like Ike.
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