From: tsgcdo Dragisich (tsgcdo@msn.com)
Date: Fri May 20 2005 - 00:38:16 PDT
Jonathan,
Interesting post. I'm curious about the term "purists" that you used. What
is your definition of a "purist"?
TIA,
Mike Dragisich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Boos" <acfarer@cox.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:20 PM
Subject: [MV] Honor and respect for history
> I've gotta weigh in here. It seems that every so often, someone on this
> list
> slings mud or get his/her feelings hurt and it starts a whole doodoo storm
> of posts and leaves the purists (see off topic posts) with a knot in thier
> knickers.
>
> While this thread is not off topic, I think that the folks who consider
> re-inacting a farce or somehow offensive or disrespectful should realize
> that THE WHOLE REASON FOR THIS LIST is so folks can share thier bit of
> history and re-inact to some degree themselves. Why the passion for
> collecting "Green Iron"? Don't even start to tell me that they have them
> for
> the mileage or that they ride better than a Lexus or even a Hyudai for
> that
> matter. We all collect them out of reverence of what they represent. The
> mightyest country the planet has ever known and the men and women who
> drove
> them in theater. Now there may be "wanna-be" folks out there, but I defy
> you
> to find one on this list. Let get back to sharing our hobby instead of
> infighting.
> My $.02
>
> Jonathan
>
>
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