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No problem with killing
One of the more interesting books on the Iraq war (not that I’ve read that many) is Evan Wright’s “Generation Kill”: “When we take fire, not one of them hesitates to shoot back. In World War Two, when Marines hit the beaches, a surprisingly high percentage of them didn’t fire their weapons, even when faced with direct enemy contact. They hesitated. Not these guys. Did you see what they did to that town? They fucking destroyed it. These guys have no problem with killing.”
Soldiers not firing their weapons, is a big problem for every army (remember Kubrick’s Paths of Glory, maybe the best war movie ever). Apparently this problem is solved.
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What's to blame?
Or better: What's to praise?
Arnon
I share your opinion on "Paths of Glory", which I urge readers of this blog to see.Oscar
I hope the readers will heed your call.As the author writes it so well “these Marines represent what is more or less America's first generation of disposable children." We all learned from WO II and the fierce Germans like the dreaded and famous 12th SS Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend. To be continued. (I like the movie Apocalypse Now.)
and I still need to see 'Heat'
Arnon & Oscar
This doesn't concern the troubles with Iraq, nor the second world war, but it concerns Stanley Kubrick: I would also strongly recommend 'Barry Lyndon'. I suppose you've already seen it. Also 'My Enemy's Enemy' might be interesting for someone who's now travelling across South America. This documentairy involves Klaus Barbie, which brings us right back to the topic 'war'.All
Let me share another embittered comment with you. Why is it that movies are recommended back and forth, but no one cares to say what's so good about their favored movie? "You should see it" - period. Who - me? But who are you? Who are *you* to recommend a movie to *me*?When this site is not a sect, it is a children's daycare center.
Who is anyone to recommend anything to anyone. It's a bit of trivial question, if you ask me.
Dens
How profound and insightful; thank you for sharing this with us. It is indeed impossible to know each other or to make any sense. Since you apply this level of scrutiny, I will of course expect the same from anything else you may have to say.Mr Carrot
Please be advised that you should not see the movie "Paths of Glory".@RH CdG
Drop in. Tune In. Freak Out!
What do you recommend us? (You are advised not to break this chain of love)
You are welcome.
Drop in. Tune In. Freak Out!
What do you recommend us? (You are advised not to break this chain of love)
You are welcome.
Mr Wilde
I have seen the movie, and I have in fact written a short monograph on Mr. Kubricks body of work (Raster 96). Instead of repeatedly flashing a piece of vegetable to which you are obviously extremely attached (and who needs Freud to explain that) you would do good by explaining to the class what it is that makes Mr. Kubricks films stand out among the rest.Jan
I would, of course, recommend Kubricks "Eyes Wide Shut", especially the segment in the mansion where the members of a secret society gather and fornicate. The resemblance with this site is striking. Oh, and there is one intruder.You're giving yourself way too much credit.
Mr Carrot
Are you a dictator in search of a country?@RH CdH
I like that scene too, especially the music. But the resemblance with this site is too farfetched for me.
I like that scene too, especially the music. But the resemblance with this site is too farfetched for me.
Carrot
Are you in search of a master to command you? I think you are.Dens
I am giving credit where credit's due, and I am not pretending anything I cannot corroborate (do search the archives). However, there are people like yourself who make unsubstantiated statements without taking their consequences into account. Those I hold accountable (when I feel like it). You just placed yourself under my scrutiny.Jan
Yes, Ligeti (also used for 2001).As for the resemblance with this site; why is it too far fetched? Are visitors to this site not as anonymous? Are they not masquerading? Are they not fornicating (remember Margot, Noa, and several other female members making passes at me and our host; remember Mr Wilde and his carrot, remember David Martino begging to be invited to the cheese fondue party, which in itself is a direct reference to Roman orgies).
The only difference is that the master does not expose the intruder; at best, it is the other way around. And in the end, it's all a wonderful dream.
RHCdG
I have done everything to make you happy.But is there still something I can do for you?
David
Yes, you can serve me at that cheese fondue gathering.RHCdG
Ok, but I want something in return: stop being an asshole and stop whining about what the world and the people on this blog have done wrong to you.Show some politeness.
This is not a bar, but if it was I would have given you a punch in the face.
@RCH - you totally suffer from self-aggrandizement for I never made a pass at you (neither did I make a pass at Arnon for that matter). Why on earth do you keep twisting the facts and then blame others for doing exactly that?
PS - in fact, not only do you suffer from self-aggrandizement, you are my definition of a creep. I bet you're single.
David, Noa
I understand, David, I'm not your type. As for that punch, you can have a shot at it during the cheese fondue; that's how polite I am, even with people whose vocabulary is infected with invectives.But I will only come when I can bring my wife; sorry, Noa.
RHCdG
Why only with your wife?@ Rutger
I don't mind you being cynical or critical. It's refreshing to hear another voice on this blog.Mieke (and Jan)
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