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Well, that was a mistake
Jul. 19th, 2024 11:14 am
I just watched WWII veteran receives standing ovation, 'USA' chants after moving speech (98-year-old WWII veteran Sgt. William Pekrul throws strong support behind Trump). I had my doubts due to that "strong support behind Trump" in the title, but I've been listening to a number of WWII veterans speak lately and thought I should hear him out. I rather wish I had a transcript of this speech as I'd like to annotate/rebut parts of it. I started disagreeing not too long after he began speaking. For the most part I am inclined to believe those alive during that war were the Greatest Generation, although the ecological havoc that was left behind by war efforts is still being discovered. And I think many of our problems with our southern borders is due to the economic harm our policies have caused in Latin America. I was hopeful when Sgt. Pekrul (ret.) began talking about Hitler but then dismayed when he didn't see the parallels between Hitler's audiences and the behavior of his own.
Well, that was a mistake
Jul. 19th, 2024 10:59 amI just watched WWII veteran receives standing ovation, 'USA' chants after moving speech (98-year-old WWII veteran Sgt. William Pekrul throws strong support behind Trump). I had my doubts due to that "strong support behind Trump" in the title, but I've been listening to a number of WWII veterans speak lately and thought I should hear him out. I rather wish I had a transcript of this speech as I'd like to annotate/rebut parts of it. I started disagreeing not too long after he began speaking. For the most part I am inclined to believe those alive during that war were the Greatest Generation, although the ecological havoc that was left behind by war efforts is still being discovered. And I think many of our problems with our southern borders is due to the economic harm our policies have caused in Latin America. I was hopeful when Sgt. Pekrul (ret.) began talking about Hitler but then dismayed when he didn't see the parallels between Hitler's audiences and the behavior of his own.
