June 6,1944 D-Day ...........
 

For just one day might we be able to put aside our political bickering and reflect with gratitude what our Nation`s young men and women accomplished and sacrificed so many years ago .

Needless deaths...they always are.

Unfortunately the only way to stop something like the Third Reich is with bloody battles. Demagogues stirring up people on hatred, bigotry and lies can do a great deal of damage especially if the cultural, economic, and social factors are there-- like they were in the 1930s-- to put fascist governments in power where there were no checks-and-balances and little if no respect for the Constitutions and Human Rights let alone International Laws.

A History of Hitler's Empire, 2nd Edition | The Great Courses

The Great Courses have good materials on recent history.

I've got news for you, Germany was forced into war by all the BS they were put through, land taken away, the reparations they were forced to pay, because of WWI. It bankrupted the country and made Germans slaves. It's what brought about the Reich and nationalism.

WWI wasn't over some Duke that nobody liked, it was the entangled treaties and defense alliances that caused it to escalate.

ALL were unnecessary wars.

All these are things to consider when you are talking about Adolph Trump. He nationalistic views, hatred of Muslims and Mexicans, and totalarism are exactly what Hitler was pitching to the Germans - and see what happened!

I thought there was a reason that I liked him. Thanks for the reminder. :coolsmiley:

It seems that Killary and Adolph have more in common.

[QUOTE=Guest;1237160]I thought there was a reason that I liked him. :ohdear: Thanks for the reminder :blahblahblah:. QUOTE]

So, you are proud to be in favor of Nazism. You are one pitiful piece of pond scum .

I am sure you have passed on your hatred of other religions and races to your ignorant spawn.

Germany was broke after World War 1. Where did Hitler borrow the money? Where did he buy the oil?

From rich guys in the U.S. that's where.

Most people are ignorant to the real history.

Even his " funders " lived to regret it .

Do you get your sources on line? Do you have an opinion on Col. Fletcher Prouty? He's been around a long time.

Instead of tearing down the forum and setting fire to it, can't you for once allow the OP to make a comment that is not totally diverted to your agenda? On Memorial Day, you don't disparage or question the conflict, you remember the fallen. We have the best country in the world. Why? Because men died for it. Because of them we have the most powerful country, making us relatively free from attack from outside. Whether you LIKE war or not does not mean beans to me. I don't care what you think of war or history. These people served our country honorably and you have NO right to demean that. So, take your tired agenda elsewhere. It's real easy to Monday morning quarterback from your easy chair. I have traveled to and lived in many different countries, longer than I have lived in the U.S.of A. and I have yet to find a better country than ours. Don't try to make us one of the others. We have the best and if that is not good enough for losers that insist on disparaging it, then they can kiss my ****!

Who knows what is true or not? We don't. Probably never will.

I know for a FACT that oftentimes what really happens isn't what is reported in the news, in the history books either. I know that "inquiry panels" and commissions are theater and nothing more.

It's a real shame we're lied to like we are.

People who get their "facts" from the mainstream media really are hopelessly misinformed. They're "propagandized".

I meant no disrespect for anyone who served. I lost family in WWII but that was before I was born.

I don't think reading about history is unpatriotic. I try to learn something new each day.

I don't believe I have ever tore down the country. I agree it is the best country in the world. Isn't that the reason so many are moving in, or trying to and no one is moving out?

I read that only 5% of the current population lived in America during the Civil War. This is a melting pot.

Be careful when reading about history - "His-story" - because that's exactly WHAT history is...someones story.

Many come here because it's better than where they're from. Not the best any more...down around #17 as of late. Many ARE leaving, renouncing their citizenship. The rich are leaving, the poot are coming.

Did you know that more than 25%, 1/4 of the US population is foreign born or the anchor baby born here of immigrant parents? Did you know that as of 6 years ago, "minority" children out number white children? Starting in about 15 years we will be outvoted?

Are you aware your country is becoming 3rd world as it fills with 3rd worlders? The test was here in the US with the mexicans, now it's Europe with the refugees.

It's lost without a shot fired...

sorry, I heard this before

And you'll passively "fiddle" while your country burns...

You got yours...screw everyone else? Or just too much of a pussy to say anything? What else is there? You like Mexico better than the US?

You have some imagination.

See post #14
Give it a break.

Thank you many times over ! :bigbow:

The nation’s foreign-born population increased sharply between 1970 and 2000, but its rate of growth has since slowed, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Even so, the share of the U.S. population that is foreign born—13.1% in 2013—is approaching a historic high.
U.S. Foreign-Born Population Trends | Pew Research Center

Best Countries Ranking Full List | US News Best Countries

USA fourth place

Racial and ethnic diversity have grown dramatically in the United States in the last three decades. This growth was first evident among children.

In 2014, 52 percent of U.S. children were White, non-Hispanic;
24 percent were Hispanic;
14 percent were Black, non-Hispanic;
5 percent were Asian, non-Hispanic; and
5 percent were non-Hispanic "All other races."

Name a 3rd world country that seems like it's almost the USA?

...and 8 of the top 10 countries listed are "socialist" countries.

...and 9 of the top 10 have strict laws about private handgun ownership. The USA has the highest murder rate by handgun of any of those top ten countries AND the highest mass murder rate by guns of any of those top 10 countries.

...and this makes us civilized? :popcorn:

...and the tens of thousands of Americans who were killed in WWI and II died so America would be a leader in the top 10 economic countries in the world in handgun deaths and in mass killings by handguns? :ohdear:

GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States.


We are at the top.
$16.8 trillion GDP 318.9 million POPULATION $54,597 GDP PER CAPITA, PPP

I don't see the connection between "handgun deaths and in mass killings by handguns" and WWII. You will have to spell that out.

I don't see it that way. America is number one. If you don't see it that way, you should go somewhere else. Unlike that cretin in the White House, I do NOT apologize for the greatness of my country. Do you want to see your ranking go up from 4th to 1st? Cut off foreign aid for a year and see if you don't see the votes come in for us. Just like welfare and liberals. If the Dems cut off welfare you will see voter registration change to the right. Same deal. Buying votes and bribery works.

When the Yankees beat the Sox 4 games to 3 it doesn't matter very much that you don't see it that way.

I don't care if my ranking goes up. I just want the middle class to return. Let's make America Great again when the money was more evenly distributed. Why do a handful of people need to be as rich as Putin and Kim Jong-Un?

So, you feel we should reward the lazy and penalize the motivated-wealthy. Got it. Another socialist. Spread the wealth, right? Real Americans are not lazy, and not jealous of their betters.

GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States.


We are at the top.
$16.8 trillion GDP 318.9 million POPULATION $54,597 GDP PER CAPITA, PPP


Can anyone explain this to me [the $54,597]? It looks to me like everyone is doing quite well?

Do you believe the American soldiers fought so future generations of Americans could brag they have the 2nd Amendment intact - and proudly say that the USA has the highest murder rate by handguns and mass killings by guns of the top ten civilized countries?

no, I don't.

More left wing false propaganda. You are always on the wrong end of the gun argument. Liberals always assume that if we had less guns, there would be less violent deaths. So naive. All that does is put the power in the hands of the bad guy, and there is MORE crime. So naive.

What demographic does most of the killing? Inner city minorities. THAT is what we need to get rid of. They are what bring ALL our statistics down.

When will re finally accept the fact that it's THEM.

Really? A dictator? An ex-KGB with brutal politics?

You call them the "motivated-wealthy"? That's what you want to parade out as "successful"? They're brutal psychopaths. The world needs less of either of them.

Ah...yes they are...or will be soon. Lazy minorities ARE jealous of their betters. A black man made it to the presidency, time for the excuses to stop. Time for quotas and affirmative action to stop.

Without the available guns, would Sandy Hook have happened?

Would Columbine have happened?