Flag Decal - John Prine

John Prine - Philadelphia Folk Festival 2004

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[llwyn21]

I first saw John Prine @ the troubador - or was it the Palomino? Anyway, I was a weary Marine and he was singing to my heart. That was '72 and I was fixing to get out, I've seen john several times since, anchorage, Durango, etc. But I've never hooked on to a musician as quickly or as steadfastly as this guy. Keep on Playing, brother...

[lunhil12]

Isn't peace easier and better than spending all our money blowing up strangers? Thanks John.

[dbS24A5]

I wish I could punch the like button in the face I like this so much.

[originalrumplesnitz]

@truthslap I'm not trolling for gratitude, just responding to your point of how veterans think. Yes, I do abhor war - and especially now that I am a generation removed from it (abroad) I pray for peace. But I don't believe in ignoring 800 pound gorillas, though I'd prefer to be off feeding hungry children. 'nuff said I reckon.

[truthslap]

@originalrumplesnitz like every American, I'm sincerely grateful for your courageous service to the country we live in, nobody would ever denigrate the service of veterans. you're right I forgot Lebanon in the foreign wars, my mistake. I don't think it's just cowards who promote reasonable pacifism, but I do agree that politicians find it easy to send the rest of us to fight, that's much the reason I abhor our politics of war. I hate the idea of innocent people being killed in needless wars.

[originalrumplesnitz]

@theshel0000 The 1797 Treaty of Tripoli was an attempt to avoid 'holy war' with a Muslim nation - its language was expressly crafted to point out that the Federal Government was not a religious institution, which it isn't. I certainly don't think the State should be run by the Church or be able to force anyone to pray, nor do I believe in religious discrimination. But plenty of documentation exists to demonstrate that our National Forefathers were indeed inspired by their Christian beliefs.

[originalrumplesnitz]

@truthslap I am a veteran, having served from 1981 - 2006. My service extended over everything you mentioned since Vietnam - and you left out Lebanon. I stand behind our efforts in every one of those places. Cowards can always justify pacifism among themselves and neo-Cons will always find a reason to send other people to a war, but I did what I did for the right core reasons, even if I was exploited. I love this little ditty by JP much more than any non-veteran ever will.

[originalrumplesnitz]

@theshel0000 LOL, I'm only responsible for what I say, not what you inject into it. "No greater love is this, than a man lay down his life for his brother." Only God can judge the heart. God gets to judge who is a Christian, not me, not you - we even try to label ourselves in this life but it is all vanity except God's final judgement. Personally I believe there will be Muslims, Jews, even some sincere Atheists in Heaven.

[theshel0000]

@originalrumplesnitz What about the Muslim, Jewish,Wiccan, and Athiest soldiers? I myself am a Christian, , But I'm not so arrogant as to believe that the USA is a Christian nation... it is NOT. But don't take my word for it look it up for yourself. 1797, The Tripoli Treaty ( you know as in "The Shores of Tripoli"). The very first words are "The US is BY NO MEANS a Christian nation" This written by the very founding Fathers you idiots refer to when you try to make this FALSE claim!

[truthslap]

@originalrumplesnitz most vets that I know are the utmost critics of needless wars, what kind of serviceman would see his fellow soldiers die in foreign wars and not even ask why? Every soldier wants to fight for justice, but rarely are US wars guided in that pursuit. when was the last time America went to war because we were attacked, WWII? since then we've been in Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, and Afghanistan. Not ONE of those countries posed any existential threat to the US.

[originalrumplesnitz]

@truthslap I've learned that it is pointless to argue in this forum, so I'll just let your statement hang in the air with the blood of countless veterans, who have died giving you the right to utter such nonsense, dripping from it. Only two entities ever suffered and died to free you from oppression - one was Jesus Christ, the other is the Christian soldier.