[MD] War Stories

[MarshaV]

At 03:05 PM 10/3/2007, you wrote:
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>Ron & Dan,
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>I could ask you about the percentage of women compared to men, but I
>won't.  You did as I asked.  Thanks for the evidence.
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>Marsha
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>[Ron]
>That's what I was getting at, anytime you generalize then try to support
>that generalization with specific facts
>you end up getting lost in particulars, sure there are more male figures
>as opposed to female but it is by no means
>an absolute. Once you start with generalizations you leave out all sorts
>of exceptions, the only thing you're really
>doing is cementing prejudices by combining the two generalized
>symbols.Then you start associating everything you
>despise about war with men.
>It's a logic trap that only leaves you feeling crappy about the state of
>things. I was just cautioning you
>against it..no sense in getting into a downer trip when you don't have
>to.

Ron,

I didn't state it was simple.  There are relationships in war that 
are too complicated to even imagine.  I think your remark about, 
"Then you start associating everything you despise about war too 
men.", an assumption on your part.  I said I didn't understand 
men.  I'm not unaware of the exceptions.  I didn't state anything as 
absolute.  I believe everything-is-connected-to-everything.  Geez, 
I've written that a thousand times.

War is crap!!!!!!!!!!!! And if you've been there, I won't help you 
defend it, PTSD, or not.  I've been bullied before with that excuse.

Marsha