Ah good! now we have a debate. So do you feel confident you could have gone back to 1945 and said to your grandfathers: "We have a weapon that will end the war; but because of my moral sensibilities I think you should risk your life (and thousands of other servicemen) in an invasion of Japan." Does their death and…

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Still dodged the question Lurky. Did you ever think you might not be here if one of your grandfathers had been killed invading Japan if we hadn't dropped the bombs that ended the war?

I wonder if you had any forebears who served in World War 2 Lurky. If they still live you should ask them how they felt about Hiroshima. I would wager their horse is not as high as yours.

"they also communicate the immorality of rationalizing what America did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki"
Wow. Liberal hipster douchebaggery at its finest. Because of course people of good conscience cannot disagree on this issue or have a rational debate.
I wonder if the reviewer has any people in his family tree who served…

Yes because that is EXACTLY what happened in World War 2.

I always have appreicated what De Gaulle said when questioned about why France maintained an independent nuclear arsenal that was much smaller than the US or USSR. He said that with nukes it was sufficient to have enough to "rip someones arm off."

I was eight in 1983-if you were even slightly bright kid who watched the news or had an interest in things military you couldnt help but be aware of it. There werent any 24 hour news channels back then (Maybe they existed but most folks didnt have them) and when a network news "special report" i used to hold my…

Question: What else reminds you of The Shield? I think we all agree on the works of James Ellroy. Anything else? Im looking for some quality stuff.

This may sound dumb but I feel like ive achieved something important to have ZMF respond here. Its good to have place for folks who enjoy things like The Shield.

I guess I just dont see it as that black and white. To me it is something to agonize over, even though at the end of the day the right call has to be made.

The movie almost overshadows it, but Out of Sight in a perfect novel.

Makes me think of Chandler: "She had a body that would make a Bishop kick in a stained glass window."

I….I really like this.

Am I the only one who doesn't see the moral dilemma that Claudette is in a clearly as the reviewer? Obviously in "Civics 101" it is easy to free all the guilty in order to save the innocent. In the "real" world of the Barn we know that the guilty who are freed are likely to spread a lot of misery and pain, that many…

This is a great point. Its hard to gainsay with great wallflower but you have done so I think.

How awesome would a show based on Dudley Smith be? If we could get Cromwell to reprise it? (He may be a little too old now.)

Schwimmer has a great bit once when they were fighting and stormed out, leaving the door open. Its hard to describe but he held his hand out like "Deal with it!" I dont get the Schwimmer hate. I always liked Ross the best.

Ive said it before in these pages: Aniston before she lost her bit of baby fat and got way too Hollywood skinny? AMAZING.

This made me so happy. Reminded me of the good ole days of the TNG discussions.