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reddread

(6,896 posts) Fri Feb 21, 2014, 11:19 AM Feb 2014

Who is "The Enemy"?

saw some commercial spot for (presumably an injured veteran soliciting private support for rehab programs?) something,
I didnt stay tuned as I dont listen to commercials, or much TV at all, but was struck pretty hard by the use of the term-
"The Enemy"

who is "The Enemy"?

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Who is "The Enemy"? (Original Post) reddread Feb 2014 OP

imo, Capitalists PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #1

Our feudal lords CFLDem Feb 2014 #2

when is the republican primary for their 2016 candidate again? snooper2 Feb 2014 #3

In that context? SQUEE Feb 2014 #4

thanks reddread Feb 2014 #5

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)

1. imo, Capitalists

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Fri Feb 21, 2014, 11:20 AM

Feb 2014

CFLDem

(2,083 posts)

2. Our feudal lords

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Fri Feb 21, 2014, 11:21 AM

Feb 2014

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

3. when is the republican primary for their 2016 candidate again?

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Fri Feb 21, 2014, 11:21 AM

Feb 2014

SQUEE

(1,315 posts)

4. In that context?

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Fri Feb 21, 2014, 11:26 AM

Feb 2014

Anyone I am tasked to kill and or subdue... As a soldier I agree to do what my commanders task me to, and they establish who the enemy is.
As for the unbelievably fucked up thought process that decides a group is an enemy at one grid square and an ally at another, I... um, well I got nothin

reddread

(6,896 posts)

5. thanks

Reply to SQUEE (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 21, 2014, 11:32 AM

Feb 2014

I appreciate the straightforward explanation.
It just struck me as an odd word in the context of invasions under questionable pretext.
this sort of sums my sense of the word-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy

but I realize it has another use, as I heard moments ago.

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