From: jburton@acenet.auburn.edu (John E. Burton Jr.)
Subject: Re: Dangerous Ideological position there
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In <C5q6Kx.C9H@wetware.com> drieux@wetware.com (drieux, just drieux) writes:

>In article 26032@cbnews.cb.att.com, lvc@cbnews.cb.att.com (Larry Cipriani) writes:
>>	"LESSONS FROM TIANANMEN SQUARE" by Neal Knox reprinted from
>>	Guns & Ammo, September 1989
>>
>>	Why the Second Amendment is so important, even in todays more
>>	"progressive" era.  Included is a description of the 1932
>>	Bonus March in Washington, DC in which Gen. Douglas MacArthur
>>	opposed with military force unemployed WWI veterans lobbying for
>>	the government to immediately pay their promised Veteran's Bonus.


>Larry,

>Now you can't SERIOUSLY suggest that the US Government
>would be affraid of a bunch of Vets, and would UP and
>call out the Military to PROTECT them just because the
>US Government UP and decided to forget a generation of
>veterans.........

>Now what was that some liberal was saying about the
>advantages of a conscripted armed forces which we need
>not actually pay for services render.......



You should be aware that the US Army was called to "fight"
(and did) WW I veterans (bonus marchers) who marched on
DC demanding bonuses they were promised for service.
Becaues of the depression, they wanted them early.

John Burton    jburton@acenet.auburn.edu
MY OPINIONS, NOT MY EMPLOYER'S




