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Re: Not Saving Private Ryan.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 29 May 2004 16:13:38 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
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D-Day is all of 20 minutes of the film.
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The film is longer than 20 minutes.
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Your command of the obvious is impressive.
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Even so, were the pathfinders on all
the beaches not Brits?
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What the heck is your point? You really will argue about anything!
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Also, in WW2, what would the chances of a black guy
(Diesel) being in a frontline squad be?
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Again, it is a movie, not a documentary.
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Were non-whites not relegated to
logistics (as they could not be trusted to fight by those who knew best)?
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Again, what the heck is your point? (that is a rhetorical question because I
have no interest in persuing any more tangential discussions with you)
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Either way SPR is not the history lesson some would suggest.
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Thank you for all of that straw man blather. Now, who suggested that SPR was
a history lesson? All I ever suggested was that the opening scene (at Omaha
beach) gave a chilling and sobering account of the sacrifices that were made on
my behalf. That’s all. And from what I have heard from accounts of those who
were there, it was the most accurate depiction of what actually occured. So
while it may have had a few blacks in it (God, only an Ass would bring up such
a criticism!), the overall portrayal was true.
JOHN
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| John I can’t help but think you are over-egging this. You force feed your teenagers this flick if you wish. I’ll focus on why D-Day had to happen, why men had to die & what would have happened if D-Day had failed. Scott A (20 years ago, 29-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) The film is longer than 20 minutes. Even so, were the pathfinders on all the beaches not Brits? Also, in WW2, what would the chances of a black guy (Diesel) being in a frontline squad be? Were non-whites not relegated to logistics (as they (...) (20 years ago, 29-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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