http://progressivedemocratsofamericablog.disqus.com/PDA Blog - progressive discussion threads news storiesenTue, 28 Jul 2009 07:34:07 -0000http://blog.pdamerica.org/2009/07/comments-from-a-veteran-on-the-4th-of-july/#comment-13441179<p>The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing."<br>-- Adolph Hitler,</p>jackvTue, 28 Jul 2009 07:34:07 -0000http://blog.pdamerica.org/2009/07/comments-from-a-veteran-on-the-4th-of-july/#comment-12156684<p>Well written piece, hits the nail right on the head!</p>Eric CooperSat, 04 Jul 2009 13:28:42 -0000http://blog.pdamerica.org/2009/07/comments-from-a-veteran-on-the-4th-of-july/#comment-12155854<p>Thanks for these reflections which so reflect my own. Holidays which celebrate what our founding fathers and mothers envisioned are especially painful. Although we have made progress and even evolved in ways which they could not foresee, we are still stuck in our development as a nation, as a species, by the need to control through violence. Being involved in working to pass legislation for a Department of Peace, to give peace a voice at the table of power, is a way for citizens to facilitate an essential change in our culture.<br>I am a Vietnam Gold Star Mother.</p>Pat SimonSat, 04 Jul 2009 12:38:13 -0000