Chivalry

ham · 22nd April 2006, 12:03 AM

Well observed, Ariel

Ham

Rivkin · 22nd April 2006, 01:30 AM

I will be honest on this - in all countries in which I lived there are memorials to some great heros. Most likely, a hero like this is usually credited with meeting alone the enemy 50-200 stronger, running out of ammunition, killing 10,000 enemy soldiers and then continuing fighting with his socks, knives, shoes or something else. After doing so for 3 hours, this guy usually gets killed, but first he writes in his blood something like "for our country" or "the city will always be ours". When journalists later ask his family and covillagers about the fallen hero, they always learn that he was an exemplary son, great friend and so on (somehow fallen heroes never have bitter ex-wives and DUI convictions).

The problem is that 90% of these stories are rather obvious fakes. The moment our media started to talk about Jessica Lynch "sussumbing to her wounds after running out of ammunition", that was a clear sign that some PR officer in Pentagon have decided that we need to create another hero.

Rick · 22nd April 2006, 02:00 AM

Alvin (Sgt.) York was no myth ; nor was Audie Murphy .

Every country has its people who go above and beyond .

These are not folk tales or myths .

22nd April 2006, 12:03 AM	#1
ham Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 190	Well observed, Ariel Ham

22nd April 2006, 01:30 AM	#2
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I will be honest on this - in all countries in which I lived there are memorials to some great heros. Most likely, a hero like this is usually credited with meeting alone the enemy 50-200 stronger, running out of ammunition, killing 10,000 enemy soldiers and then continuing fighting with his socks, knives, shoes or something else. After doing so for 3 hours, this guy usually gets killed, but first he writes in his blood something like "for our country" or "the city will always be ours". When journalists later ask his family and covillagers about the fallen hero, they always learn that he was an exemplary son, great friend and so on (somehow fallen heroes never have bitter ex-wives and DUI convictions). The problem is that 90% of these stories are rather obvious fakes. The moment our media started to talk about Jessica Lynch "sussumbing to her wounds after running out of ammunition", that was a clear sign that some PR officer in Pentagon have decided that we need to create another hero.

22nd April 2006, 02:00 AM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Alvin (Sgt.) York was no myth ; nor was Audie Murphy . Every country has its people who go above and beyond . These are not folk tales or myths .