tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post3114658025881366662..comments2024-03-21T01:26:40.397+00:00Comments on John's Toy Soldiers: Duh!johnlambsheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984916178605250835noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-37177499876926644272012-02-12T10:13:36.675+00:002012-02-12T10:13:36.675+00:00You would but...oh well.You would but...oh well.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-32000834810402612812012-02-11T19:38:38.303+00:002012-02-11T19:38:38.303+00:00Silly boys, you'd think they'd be a little...Silly boys, you'd think they'd be a little bit more clued up than then.....wouldn't you???Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-10445241379773651622012-02-11T09:13:52.131+00:002012-02-11T09:13:52.131+00:00Dear Paul
My guess is that heads will roll and re...Dear Paul<br /><br />My guess is that heads will roll and rears will be kicked. The USA values the reputation of its armed forces, as do other first world nations.<br /><br />JJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-64624847309750666302012-02-11T09:11:24.170+00:002012-02-11T09:11:24.170+00:00Dear Dimitri
Human ignorance is eternal and unive...Dear Dimitri<br /><br />Human ignorance is eternal and universal to all peoples. We just have to live with it.<br />JJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-36643400826967358642012-02-11T09:10:02.691+00:002012-02-11T09:10:02.691+00:00Dear Chris
Yah, you would think someone in the off...Dear Chris<br />Yah, you would think someone in the officer corps would have more sense. Oh well.<br />JJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-89347406816435312812012-02-11T09:09:07.401+00:002012-02-11T09:09:07.401+00:00Dear Maverick
An interesting point. The immediacy ...Dear Maverick<br />An interesting point. The immediacy with which video travels around the world is having an effect. CF Assad's problems compared to the ease with which his father could carry out a massacre.<br />JJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-70072929251022858252012-02-11T09:07:36.956+00:002012-02-11T09:07:36.956+00:00Dear Mik
It was suggested in a British newspaper,...Dear Mik<br /><br />It was suggested in a British newspaper, probably repeated on from an American media outlet. I should stress that British newspapers are NOT reliable sources. The Knight people could be entirely innocent.<br /><br />JJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-65744670968595671672012-02-11T09:05:52.487+00:002012-02-11T09:05:52.487+00:00Dear DS
Agreed, Nazi symbolism has a far greater ...Dear DS<br /><br />Agreed, Nazi symbolism has a far greater impact in Europe than America for obvious reasons.<br />JJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-259335322421207482012-02-11T08:57:16.629+00:002012-02-11T08:57:16.629+00:00Whatever I or anyone thinks about the various wars...Whatever I or anyone thinks about the various wars that are going on around the place, all I can ask is do they EVER learn!!!? It´s one thing to actually go to war and all that is involved, but to actually do something so stupid is beyond my comprehension.there is no way that these guys did not know what the symbols mean. They should be taken to task for associating their flag with the connotations of those symbols, and giving the people they are opposing another reason to justify whatever crass actions they take..they might as well just gone and peed on their own flag. Are they trying to make enemies of the whole of the world that doesn´t reckon itsself to be W.A.S.P?<br />If I or any of my comrades had have done anything even mildly similar we would have suffered very serious consequences...<br />Disgusting but not entirely suprising. <br />Cheers<br />paulPaul´s Bodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698894821198907112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-23054920860432444642012-02-11T06:07:53.196+00:002012-02-11T06:07:53.196+00:00As the old saying goes, you can always tell a Mari...As the old saying goes, you can always tell a Marine. You just can't tell him much. Megatons of stupidity aside, Chris makes a very very valid point. I've met very nice people in the States (hard-working, family men) who quite enjoyed "shooting towelheads") during the first Gulf war. And that was way before 9/11.<br /><br />DimitriGreek_Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662638987159841688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-28753367781484100342012-02-10T21:41:50.319+00:002012-02-10T21:41:50.319+00:00I wouldn't be surprised if some of the unit di...I wouldn't be surprised if some of the unit did know the origins of the symbol but just didn't care. The guys pictured shoot other human beings in the head for a living; when you consider that it's unlikely that most have the kind of empathy that you might find among the average person. Where the real failing comes in is at some level the officer or officers who are responsible for wrangling these guys didn't step in and say "No pictures with the murderer flag guys, people might get upset."Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070238698927689134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-22943337731466494772012-02-10T20:41:38.109+00:002012-02-10T20:41:38.109+00:00There was one brain cell between the 11 of them an...There was one brain cell between the 11 of them and they lent it to the chap who got himself behind the camera!<br /> <br />Contrast and compare with the posters on Angry Lurker's blog today, not his fault but bad timing!<br /> <br />Maybe - in time - the internet will civilise war!!! This stuff has always gone on, but now it's too easy to post yourself on YouTube peeing on dead prisoners...and the educational establishment has delivered to the military millions of chaps just intelligent enough to post such stuff.Hugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-7610048978114300422012-02-10T16:10:24.933+00:002012-02-10T16:10:24.933+00:00le sigh...
John, where did you see the runes were...le sigh...<br /><br />John, where did you see the runes were engraved professionally? I've bought stuff from KAC before but this is the kind of thing might end my consumer relationship with them.<br /><br />As ludicrous as the "we don't know no better" is for the soldiers in question, KAC should've known better before they went engraving these runes on US service rifles.MIKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349008639954236034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-85668548406843220852012-02-10T16:05:42.226+00:002012-02-10T16:05:42.226+00:00I agree, John. These guys had no idea. The sad f...I agree, John. These guys had no idea. The sad fact is they probably never had any education on Nazism and WW2. It just doesn't happen in the average US school. These symbols just don't carry the stigma in the US that they do in Europe. Some very important things are being lost...Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-77774728017932992782012-02-10T15:27:55.099+00:002012-02-10T15:27:55.099+00:00Dear DHC
Oh, it's worse than that. SS runes a...Dear DHC<br /><br />Oh, it's worse than that. SS runes are apparently moulded onto the guns by Knight armaments.<br /><br />However, I suspect the unit has a new logo now.<br /><br />I honstly believe that they had no idea.<br /><br />JJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-12060792143842080612012-02-10T14:50:03.138+00:002012-02-10T14:50:03.138+00:00Being from Germany this is more then just a little...Being from Germany this is more then just a little irritating. <br /><br />In a way I can understand that a simple grunt will not know the meaning of the flag, seeing how the US military had to make lots of consessions when it comes to the education of their recruits. But honestly... This is not a flag someone drew in theatre. This is something they must have had made or must have bought in the US and brought along. So I think chances are slim that no officer will have seen it before or during the photo session. Are there really no officers who have enough education in military history to see the significance!?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-51035481027616753902012-02-10T13:19:57.802+00:002012-02-10T13:19:57.802+00:00Dear PMC
Oh yes, the brass take the honour of the...Dear PMC<br /><br />Oh yes, the brass take the honour of the corps very seriously and are inclined to cut up rough when some clown besmirches it.<br /><br />J.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-74135960138776808182012-02-10T11:03:49.922+00:002012-02-10T11:03:49.922+00:00Aside from all the obvious stuff, I bet their CO i...Aside from all the obvious stuff, I bet their CO is also just so proud of them...and all the grief that they have brought down on him while he is busy trying to keep them and others safe in an operational area.Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-71021120392445661442012-02-10T10:37:26.859+00:002012-02-10T10:37:26.859+00:00Dear Paul
Definitely, the PR man will earn his bo...Dear Paul<br /><br />Definitely, the PR man will earn his bonus :)<br /><br />JJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-67392499571513802262012-02-10T10:34:45.976+00:002012-02-10T10:34:45.976+00:00Dear LF
Don't worry it says little about the ...Dear LF<br /><br />Don't worry it says little about the USA. Idiocy is universal and this is merely a noteworthy example. I would not be happy if I was a Jewish, Slavic, black etc, marine on seeing this.<br /><br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-88253287552059859052012-02-10T10:32:44.017+00:002012-02-10T10:32:44.017+00:00Tisk,tisk,tisk...I am glad I am not the P.R.Office...Tisk,tisk,tisk...I am glad I am not the P.R.Officer for this unit.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666481879639671282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-41259059326493327252012-02-10T10:28:47.319+00:002012-02-10T10:28:47.319+00:00Dear Cisza
Stupid is the word that leaps to mind. ...Dear Cisza<br />Stupid is the word that leaps to mind. The swastika is very ancient Eurasian symbol for the sky gods but we don't tend to use it much these days.<br />JJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-90370908146607165752012-02-10T10:23:33.319+00:002012-02-10T10:23:33.319+00:00At very best these guys are idiots. I find it shoc...At very best these guys are idiots. I find it shocking how ignorant most people I share citizenship with are... if i wasn't such a strong believer in individualism I'd be embarrassed, but I'm just one person, i can't fix the whole country. <br /><br />I found this: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0209/Marines-Nazi-flag-was-mistaken-for-their-own<br /><br />but what I'd like to know is, since the photo was taken in Afghanistan, where did the flag come from? One of these guys had it. It was the property of someone, so it seems at least one of them must have known what it was. I doubt Nazi paraphernalia is the most common or popular thing in Afghanistan. That's pretty suspicious to me. The excuse of "I thought it meant sniper scouts' seems pretty thin. <br /><br />This kind of thing is more common than most people know or would like to admit:<br />http://www.salon.com/2009/06/15/neo_nazis_army/<br /><br />scary stuff.Laughing Ferrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649878935225675051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-33763704951822873092012-02-10T10:14:44.363+00:002012-02-10T10:14:44.363+00:00How one can be so stupid.These idiots carry the mo...How one can be so stupid.These idiots carry the most advanced and deadly weapons. I wouldn't let them to use a hammer.Ciszahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165368581470959213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-70550831827906672342012-02-10T10:03:50.235+00:002012-02-10T10:03:50.235+00:00Dear 9000
Oh don't worry, stupidity is univers...Dear 9000<br />Oh don't worry, stupidity is universal. We have a Tory politician who dressed up as a Nazi for a stag-night and then dozed off during a trip to a Concentration Camp after tweeting theough a survivor's lecture.<br />JJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.com