Hi Jackson,
@unknownuser said:
Yes, soldiers experience scarier things than "name calling", but how much better do you think they would cope with them if they also knew that their commanding officer thought of them as an equal (or rather a lower-ranking equal) rather than dismissed them as "little Pakis"?
This is a good example of how liberals perform mental somersaults!
How can you be a "lower-ranking equal"?
That is pure George Orwell 1984 doublespeak.
Nowhere in the entire history of mankind have military forces ever embraced "equality". It has always been based on the ranking system.
Even the communists figured that one out.
I'm sure lots of peoples feelings got hurt, but winning the battle or the war usually took priority.
In your mind he dismissed him as a "little Paki"
I heard him say "little Paki friend".
If you look at the pictures he is little. (Is that Littleism?)
He is of Pakistani origin.
And, perhaps, to help support your point you missed out the important "friend" bit.
@unknownuser said:
Even the army itself has, over the last 20 years, recognised the need for soldiers (and especially officers) to have basic diplomatic skills as a means of winning the battle of propaganda in modern warfare.
Please provide just one example where these "skills" won anything. Propaganda or otherwise.
Superior firepower is usually what wins.
@unknownuser said:
Yes and no. I am critical of gangster rap lyrics as they perpetuate the oppression and violence of African-American communities. But I'm not as critical of an uneducated black guy from a bad neighbourhood writing lyrics referring to his cohorts as "niggers" as I am of the third in line to the British throne who has benefited from the best education tax-payers' money can buy referring to his colleagues by racist terms.
Yes and no? You mean you find it difficult to condemn black racists to the same degree as white racists. So, uneducated black racists can be understood. Uneducated white racists are just ignorant bigoted thugs. Correct? That's not really treating everyone as equal is it.
Also, I think you'll find that blacks refer to themselves as "niggas"
This spelling distinction is regarded (by todays standards) as acceptable
You, or I, using the word "nigger" is regarded as racist (Oh dear, how will you sleep tonight?)
@unknownuser said:
As Harry himself is the third generation descendant of an immigrant (whose parents changed their surname to avoid racism, how cowardly!) maybe we should come up with a new name for him.
This is were the liberal mask starts to slip.
We can read between the lines.
You would just love to call him an upper class toffee-nosed kraut.
Also, you shouldn't really be calling people cowards.
Thats name calling. Tsk.
@unknownuser said:
This thread will obviously descend into troll territory soon, right-wingers and left-wingers digging themselves into opposing trenches and lobbing Molotov cocktails back and forth , but neither budging an inch.
On this we agree. Never the twain shall meet.
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Solo...
@unknownuser said:
Mr. S, I find myself agreeing with you and Ron on this issue, please do not let this compliance reflect negatively on my 'liberal' status.
Never fear, your liberal credentials remain 100% intact 
Regards
Mr S
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