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G.I. Joe No Longer the Real American Hero?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the pussification-of-the-modern-male dept.

Advocate123 writes "Clearly, Hollywood has forgotten the, 'Real American Hero.' G.I. Joe originally symbolized the American WWII soldier and a great generation. Now Hollywood celebrities are going to turn him into a international multicultural coed task force with no government affiliations. Isn't anything sacred to these people?"

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  1. I found a better link by commodoresloat · · Score: 0, Troll

    Here's a better link that demonstrates the basic premise of the article.

  2. Re:In other news.... by Scudsucker · · Score: 0, Troll

    So if I believe that having a small, limited government is good

    Having a small government for the sake of a small government is no better than more government for the sake of more government.

  3. Re:modern times call for it by stewbacca · · Score: 0, Troll

    Maybe there are a few other souls out there that don't think the American military is the right answer to all of the world's problems?
    Yes because NATO and the United Nations have such a stellar track record at intervening and ending conflict? Riiiight. So do you have any alternatives for a World Police that actually have teeth? Well, since you don't (because nobody on the entire planet does), the U.S. Military (and GI Joe) will have to do for now.

    It's not the US Military's fault that countries like France don't want to mess up their pedicures (or spend tax money that their governments cherish so much), so take your unilateralism argument elsewhere.

    I'd like to hear YOUR solution, because I've been trying to find one for 20 years now, and the world has been trying to find one ever since the Balfour Declaration of 1917.

  4. Re:In other news.... by sco08y · · Score: 0, Troll

    Unfortuantely, those who make the most noise about "smaller government" usually mean ...

    Stop right here. The basic principle of debate is that you debate what the person actually says, not what you invent. If you can't do that, you can take your ass back to a lefty echo chamber like DailyKos where you belong.