I think there is a site called STORMFRONT that has this posted.WillyD

Ooops–another sensitive nerve.Well here it goes:You can use the nine strata format or the three--it makes little difference, but I will go for the nine.Here they are:Upper upperUpper middleUpper lowerUpper middleMiddle middleLower middleUpper lowerMiddle lowerLower lowerNow we need not argue that one's class is not, as most people feel, determined by income as that is just plain wrong.  Save comments for another post.The appropriate term to use instead of class, which is a devilishly complex subject to dissect, is strata or level.Of the nine I outlined above, the enlisted ranks in the US military tend, WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS, tocome from the middle middle to the lower lower with the preponderance coming from the lower ranges.HERE ARE THE FACTORS THAT MAKE THIS SO:1.  The military is an excellent way to acquire skills and learn to accept discipline while getting paid.    This is especially true in a sick economy.  2.  College bound kids do not go in the military and afterwards most do not--as enlisted men.3.  For those in the upper strata one can, if qualified and inclined, become an officer--college is a    sine qua non in most cases.Please understand that I had no intention of denigrating your service or your traditions as I know little ofyour background.  I too was in the military.  I served for five years and an enlisted man in the US Navyand my job was dealing with electronic intelligence matters.  Essentially we worked for NSA.  I neverachieved the exalted rank of E-7 which was a Navy Chief who, as you may know, are all related to the Deity and I too have some degrees and a bit of experience in military history.  Oh yes--I forgot.  When I enlisted I was a High School drop out. In boot camp we had kids who had educational levels fromeighth grade through college and they came from all sorts of backgrounds.  The sorting did not happen until you took the exams that would determine your Naval schools.My concern about the military comes from my background when the Damoclean sword of "the draft"hung above all the heads of young men and we were inculcated with the view--which I still hold--thatmilitary service was honorable and a duty of citizens in a democracy.  We no longer teach that itis a duty.  It has become an option. We pay others to do our duty. Military people and contractors.  This makes me sad and apprehensive.Best of luck with your Masters degree.  What is your thesis?My thesis was:Military Cooperation between Germany and Italy in The North African CampaignN.B.  This was not well received at a Jesuit schoolWillyD

The only military publication I can think of that is a comic is PS Magazine which is a command information monthly that puts out safety and maintenance tricks for army equipment.  Most pubs are NOT comics.  The average American has no idea how complex most modern military systems are.  The internet was invented by the military remember and there is a battlefield version that lets us send reports and even call in artillery or airstrikes electronically.  Many doctrinal manuals are available open source and I encourage you to look at some and see how simplistic they are.  Here are a few links, the most up-to-date are only available with a military login but even ones a few years old give the comic book lie away.FM's, Listing of US Army Field ManualsI think things would have to get a lot worse than they are before people would be willing to take up arms against the government.  I am talking about people disappearing and camps being set up bad.  It is easy to get upset about taxes and wasteful spending but is there anything on the horizon that the average person would be willing to die over to stop it from happening?  I don't think so.  Not to mention the fact that most people have no clue what combat is like, much less how much dislocation would be involved in revolution.  It is easy to talk revolution from the comfort of home, much more difficult to put into practice.  I don't think most Americans would have the stomach for it to be honest.  Sheeple is an apt word to describe the mass of the population.My comic book reference came directly from my Marine nephews.  The intellectual ability and literacylevel among  their fellow warriors was, to say the least--spotty.  This is not surprising when you considerfrom what strata of society most enlisted men/women are recruited.The fact that you characterize the majority of American as sheep clearly illustrates the gulf that liesbetween the people and their military.  I, for one, do not think it is supposed to be like this in a democracy such as ours--wahr?

Is there any documentation that such a character ever lived and performed the acts we have as part of our cultural banquet?  Robin of Lockesly, a Saxon, a varlet, a nobleman, a companion of Richard, a wooer of maid (sic) Marion, a doughty archer and an expert with the staff, a leader of a band of merry men in Sherwood forest  where he established his home and fought repeatedly against the dastardly Sheriff ofNottingham.  Do we have paper on this guy?WillyD

Quote from: willyD on Today at 03:20:02 PMQuoteFrom Donnie: One thing I will say, our government is completely afraid of the American populace.  A paranoid government is a dangerous government, and the more paranoid that government becomes, the more likely it will try to suppress freedoms.  Our formerly open society is rapidly closing down.For one--I think it far far better thing that the government fear the people than having the people fear thegovernment.Think this might be on their collective mind?Unhappily I do not.  The government and the professional military have, in my opinion, a very lowopinion of the people's ability to handle nuances, of their ability to deal with complex political and military matters and of our overall intelligence.  My nephews told me that in Iraq many of the educational materials for the average grunts were in the form of comic books.I do not think they fear us at all--why should they--baa baa baa baa baa.WillyD