You're probably unaware of the post Civil War depression America suffered through after four bloody years that took more lives of Americans than WW2, all of which took place on our own soil. WW2 GI's came home to a booming economy. Not the same post Civil War.
Again, I don't buy the idea of a...
It's impossible to have conversation without generalization. The label "greatest generation" has always bothered me, as I said earlier. It was a manipulative moniker designed to sell books. I can agree no generation deserves the title, but if one did, I still maintain it was the generation of...
The depression had nothing to do with WW2. WW2 cured it. We only "travelled around the globe dying for people we never met or heard of" because of Pearl Harbor. That's how we we "pushed" into a war we wanted noting to do with. Certainly the WW2 generation was a fine one, but the sacrifice of the...
I don't buy it. The only real bloodshed we saw on American soil was at Pearl Harbor. Only 10% of those drafted or who enlisted saw actual combat. The sacrifices the American public made during WW2 pale compared to what the Civil war required. The WW2 generation stepped up, but it's not really...
This thread is about the battle of Gettysburg, and, by extension, the Civil War. It's not about the Revolution, hence the reason for centering my response to the Civil War. Certainly the case could be made for the Revolution, however, the Revolutionary War was our choice, and we certainly could...
I’ve always found the idea that the WW2 Generation was “The Greatest Generation” to be a bit insulting - the Northern Civil War Generation earned that title far more in every conceivable way.
How is it possible this thread is this long and there's no screenshot of the Simms Bong Gram?
I want to see what the folks at Simms think a quality bong should look like...
It's NOLS, not KNOLS - what do you have against it? I've lived in Jackson a bit, and have eaten in most of the good restaurants, and have never seen a $30 martini or $85 burger, but I do get the exaggeration. Truth is, it's just as expensive to eat out in Bozeman as Jackson. But since the...
I was slated to start school at UM in the fall of 1979. I passed. Kind of wish I hadn’t.
It’s easy to bitch about Montana, but I’ll take anywhere in its mountain West over 95% of what is left of the so-called United States. Missoula included.
Part of my "I have too many 1P tents sale" - this is an essentially brand new MSR Hubba Hubba 1 Tent. Used only one night. Includes a Tyvek "Footprint."
I particularly like its light weight, non-tapering floor, livable dimensions, and mostly solid interior for fall/winter/hunting.
Specs here...
I've got mental whiplash trying to keep up with your forum names!
Unfortunately, it sold over at 24hour. But I'll still take an IPA - Hopzone or Freemont Lush please.