James-

Seems to me that the brush you're paintin us with is just a mite too wide.

Didn't want to be in the Army.Didn't want to go to VN.Somehow got stuck with that anyway and tried to do my duty as best I could.

Wasn't my job or desire to kill or hurt anybody.Wasn't mad at anybody.My job was to help folks as best I could.

After awhile it became apparent that the NVN government considered mass-murder a valid matter of policy and that its' tools-the VC and NVA-were seriously into the rape and torture of children and other innocents both as a matter of policy and for recreational purposes.Call me old fashioned,but I tend to take a dim view of such going ons.When these things effect folks that I care about, and am trying to help, it really pisses me off.THAT's where my hate comes from.

I'm a laid-back kind of guy.I rarely anger easily.Takes a lot to make me hate.I also rarely (if ever)forgive.

James, you have an absolute right to your point of view.Since we don't have Comrades Stalin or Mao or Uncle (Ass)Ho on this forum,it can add depth to our discussions.

However,if your "enlightenment" came from AA,I believe that we should request that they begin useing a disclaimer:

WARNING:PARTICIPATION IN THIS 12-STEP PROGRAM CAN LEAVE THE PARTICIPANT VULNERABLE TO COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA

Red Dawn:
"All that hate's gonna burn you up."
"Naw.Keeps me warm."