[Camaero]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Me an anti-militaristic zealot? Maybe it is you being a militaristic zealot!

Well, I am certainly guilty of not jubilating and shouting hiphip and hooray when military weapons are on parade. Having them is unfortunately a necessity, but never a reason for celebration (or must our human stupidity that leads us to mutually kill each other be celebrated today?) Waging a war, and even win it, may be a necessity sometimes as well, but still is no reason to celebrate, but for sadness (TaoTeKing). And if LaoTse is not you taste, and you happen to be Christian, eventually, try to imagine what Jesus would have to say on people parading with and celebrate toys of death, killing and destruction.

I'm just one of those old-fashioned people who don't believe in this stuff and medals and honours and parades, but think that a sword should be kept hidden if possible, and only be drawn blank if you are really intented to kill. Tools of war are no means of mass amusement. It is perverse and almost pathologic to think so.

Just my view on it.

They are just airplanes. They only become weapons when you strap missiles to them. I have never seen a live missile strapped to any of the Blue Angels. They are beautiful man made machines which soar into the heavens and are flown by very gifted pilots who become one with their machines to do it. The Blue Angels are pure art and I would beg one of them to fly over my house just once even if it was at 3 in the morning. You have your heart in the right place Skybird but I think that you sometimes take it overboard. Just my opinion.



What a beauty!