Why did uncle sam believe people should 'work or fight'? Why did he tell america this?
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So they are doing something to benefit their country.  And it really wasn't "work or fight" it was fight or be sent to prison once the draft was put into action.
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Freedom is a myth, a smoke screen to hide behind. \nFreedom, Progress, Democracy, I don't know any one who really believes the US has idealistic or noble intentions.\n\nIt just makes us feel better to hear someone like our fearless leader say it. \nWe are really in it for greed.  I am sometimes astonished at the level of ingronace of some of the responders, but as long as we can maintain access to Middle Eastern Oil, and drive our SUVs to MacDonald's, we in the US are happy campers who don't care about anything beyond our noses. \n\nFor the other historian here, Ghandi took on the British colonial powers in the 1920s.\n\nYeah, I am glad all these all volunteer military people are out there, force feeding democratic government, ( lets see - three months after the elections and still no central government that can stand on its own - or has any authority for that matter )  kiliing the people responsible for 9/11, takeing them out there before the come here and handing out bubble gum and Coca-Cola to kids whose parents died when their \ncar was shot up at a checkpoint or their houses were bombed.\nAnd now with no control, there is a civil war.  \n\nThey are not fighting for me either - but as Bush would say, \nHey, freedom is hard work and we are doing a heckuva job.\n\nA heckuva job, indeed.
168268
Every man works according to his agenda what he says.Government is the result of people's consent. What you see on the surface, US government does all the things according to the its agenda.
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Americans do understand the complexity's of this issue.They only need a leader to set things in motion,a catalysts to motivate them into action.I'm not sure if it will help or make the issue even more violable.When I talk to others that I meet in my travels I see a passion behind their words that I hadn't seen before.They are angry and want to do something to help preserve our American way of life.I know this is like a festering sore ,that needs to be cauterized.By uniting with other Americans perhaps a solution to this problem can be found.Action is the response not the motivation.My tax dollars are being tossed away on people that hate this country and any thing American.
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I don't.  Why would I?  You volunteer to defend a free society so that people can choose the life they want.  For some, that life is in the military.  For others, it's elsewhere.  Being part of a free society means you acknowledge the validity of other people's choices.  You fight so that they can have that.
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yea, your assumption is the problem with the statement.  People want our people to come home.  there is no doubt about it.  Not one person would say they would RATHER have military fighting war than not.  But some people understand the necessities of it.  The Dems (like most every other agenda they try to push) keep saying they "have a plan" the uneducated masses believe this garbage and say "well if they have a plan lets let them inact it."  Dems are praying on hope and ignorance of the american people and it is what is going to lose the war and leave us in a worse place then we are now.
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Some wise guys once said-\n"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."\n\nIn other words, it is our duty to revolt against oppression and dictators and ensure our constitution represents the needs of the people.\n\nIt was the founding fathers of the United States who wrote these words into the Declaration of Independence and they apply just as much today as 200 years ago.\n\nThe only problem is many people are scared because of the all the "don't go there, its treason" clauses inserted by law makers ever since to stop reform.\n\nTime is up. America needs change.\n\nhttp://united-america.org
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Government knows best whats good FOR GOVERNMENT, namely keeping us "teaming masses" in check.  Since government not gonna voluntarily give up its power, YOU must choose your areas of freedom. The man can't be everywhere, all the time.
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I believe we need more discipline. Why do we think so many people get away with whatever they can do to say... mooch off the government.. that all us working class pay into. People immigrating and getting handed money for a year or so without paying taxes and starting businesses... We wonder why the Chinese or Japanese are so much ahead of us.  We have turned ourselves lazy and let people walk over us #1 person is the president.  Why not lets just let the Arabs that want to kill us run our ports.
439450
just another example of uncle sammy telling everyone what they can and can't do. Oh well when uncle sam gets us all killed for starting to much shit it wont matter anymore anyway!
763523
Uncle Sam is a fictional charater made during WWII to help recruit troops and bost morale in the States.
351338
Because I know what it is to work for minimum wage. I know what it is also to have no freedom. And I am someone who knows how to listen, be fair, moreover, I will not start wars unless I am ready to send in my own kids.
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There is a price for our freedom and security. I will have to go with freedom. In freedom comes the security and stability our great nation needs. However we need to stand by the decisions that have been made. Children need to feel free and secure. And as parents we need to set that path for our future. Well the only way we can become the greatest nation is for us to pull our heads out of our 4th point of contact and really desire and respect the sanctaty of respect for our leader(s). How can we expect other nations to respect and to fear us when we dont respect our leader? We belittle him and make fun of him. Why? because we know that we can't make the right decision. This world is about damn if you do and damn if you don't. Either way someone isn't happy. As a nation we need to become one and support our freedom. Let those know that we are greatful for their sacrifices.
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Uncle Sam is the cartoon embodiment of the government of the United States of America, a character who appeared in newspapers and magazines beginning in the first part of the 19th century. The commonly accepted version of his origin, or at least the best explanation anyone's been able to supply, is that he was modelled after Samuel Wilson, a meat purveyor to the United States army during the War of 1812. Known as "Uncle Sam," Wilson put his initials on his goods. The initials U.S. were also taken to stand for United States. Over the years Uncle Sam evolved into a tall, white-haired man with beard, sporting patriotic colors and a top hat. The most common modern image can be traced to his depiction by James Montgomery Flagg from 1916, for a military recruitment poster calling "I Want YOU For the U.S. Army."
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The statue of liberty,she has held a light of hope for millions of people from around the world and a promise of a better life that came true for many.\nUncle sam wants YOU,for your money,your service to him and those in power and a promise you might get killed in war.\nNO uncle SAM is now uncle GEORGE and he doesn't hold out a light of hope,he holds out a hand for your money and health.\nI knew an uncle George once he lived with a friends mother and was at first very nice to her children until he became to,to nice with them,he broke their trust like another george is doing now to the people he's suppose to care about,haa!
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In the bible people did as the lord command them to do.  It was a different age and time then.  God no longer speaks to us except to our hearts.  I do not like war of any kind because the result is always death and grief.  However, at times war is going to happen because Americans are hated by everyone, even though we are always the one helping out other countries, coming to their aide in times of great despair and natural disasters, giving them food, shelter, medical equipment,  money,education etc.....I think its unfair to say Christians somehow justify war.  We put are faith in God and pray  for the best outcome.  No one wants to see a war or death.  However America needs to let people know we are not going to be pushed around by terrorist and those guys believe that their God is telling them to kill.  Which it's not God at all.  Man makes the decisions now to go to war by their actions not God.  But to me it is ungodly to sit back and watch a man, kill, rape, torture and kill his own people for his own power and selfish desires.
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I guess the idea is that "America knows best."  If anyone were to keep us in check, it would be the common people.  Mario Savio said it in a famous speech, sort of "There comes a time operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop…"\n\nBasically the common people are supposed to keep an eye on our government, and if it goes bad, and disregards us, then we have to overthrow the government and create one that will represent us the way we want.