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babbo
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Again another point, we do see it everywhere else. Why do we have to see it here too? What valid reason is there to post it here? New? Interesting? Another soldier died (no offense intended here). You can't honestly say that's new can you? Again, it's a given that some of them will be anime fans. Why does it need special mention?
Again, the problem isn't merely with ANN, there's still the News Paper that the article is from.
Guess so, but before that point I had held off from the vulgar language (I also tend to forget that damn is a swear so it needn't be taken as evidence of me getting pissed). And part of his post was targeted at another discussion we had had that he had apparently gotten a bit worked up over.
What does actually serving have to do with this? The same situation could easily be applied to someone who died at home. That's the problem with a sentimentalist argument, bigger picture stuff gets lost when you focus on a single aspect of a situation that is particularly important to you (not to mention that you brush of other opinions while you sit on your high horse). Last edited by babbo on Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:03 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Moogle-X
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This is really getting ridiculous. Let's stop tearing apart each others' posts and opinions and move on. The article was related to anime because the person who died was remembered with something anime-related and was labeled as having been "one of us" and further shows that all walks of life have suffered as a result of this ridiculous conflict. Let's leave it at that and move on.
There's no need to pick apart every news article and then spam back and forth at each other over it. Let's get on with our lives already! |
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Dargonxtc
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I can attest to the fact that there are quite a few anime fans in the military. Always sad to hear of the fallen. My heart goes out to his survivors.
I wonder who it was a figure of? It said he also had the same character's sticker on his transport, and thats what his buddy told his mom. I wonder if that narrows it down at all. |
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babbo
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Meh I'm done, tired of repeating myself and I've got work to do <.< |
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fighterholic
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You have missed the entire point of this article, and drawn a very pointless argument out for three pages now. The fact of the matter is that though this was an anime fan who died while serving his country in Iraq, his family was aware of and respected his interests enough to memoralize him in a way that states that he was an anime fan, before, during, and to the time of his death. Lots of people have died while in Iraq, but I'm sure that they had their own interests, and I'm sure that there have been families who have commemorated the lives of their loved ones with the interests that they had while alive and serving in Iraq. I would bet you money that there is probably some Star Wars or Halo or Mario type memorial out for somebody who has given their life while in Iraq. Are you going to go onto whatever website you find like that and them the same bullshit that you are giving here? The family honored their fallen son, like many other families honor their fallen sons. Live with the fact that this war is dragging out, all kinds of people are dying. If you have a beef about it, try and do something about it instead of sitting in front of your computer dragging this pointless conversation out. |
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CorneredAngel
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I'm quite interested to find this out myself. I tried looking around, but there doesn't seem to be any other mention. Although if anyone reading this is actually stationed at Ft. Stewart and could take a look at the memorial, that would be greatly appreciated. And as far as the "appropriateness" of this article to the site goes, ANN has always been more than just an industry news source. For as long as ANN has been around, we've reported on all types of happenings that affect not just the anime companies, but also the community of anime and manga fans everywhere in the world. |
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Steel Angel
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Hypocrisy at it's best. Thanks for showing up. |
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lalachan
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god most of you are being dicks.
This is just the same as reading the article about the maid cafe in Thailand shutting down. No one argued if that article had "relevance" It's a maid cafe not in Japan that has no ties to the industry. So why should anyone care? Cause someone does and it is anime related. If you don't like it don't read. Stop being a dick. He happened to be an anime fan and it happened to be in another news paper. I'm sure if there were other anime fan soldiers in the newspaper then there would be mention of them here too. |
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Emerje
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Geeze, I can't believe this went three pages of people arguing whether or not this is news worthy. Though I doubt anyone will admit it it's pretty obvious the detractors are hung up over this being about war. Truth is I have no doubt that a similar news article about a memorial for someone who was murdered or died in an accident would be given equal time. This isn't about a soldiers death, in fact I dare say this is irrelevant to the article (Savannah Morning News is only the source and how they handle their article doesn't reflect what was put forward by ANN). This article is purely about the unique way they were memorialized as an anime fan. This could have been a school teacher who died in a car accident and a memorial at a private cemetery, the focus would still be on the memorial. Though maybe some of you would still complain that teachers die every day. I for one appreciate this type of article here as they help break up the monotony of the industry news and I find them very much relevant to ANN. Don't think ANN gives equal time? Then next time you see a similar news piece submit it and prove me wrong.
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Tomibiki
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Good lord, this just go to show, that when you add the words "Iraq War" to anything it turns into an argument. ANN shoulda known better.
And yeah it's my first post, but I'm still right. |
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Aromatic Grass
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Thanks to fighterholic, Emerje, and a few others. I was trying to get that point across (which I'll admit I'm not the very best at arguing), but apparently it wasn't getting past all the other ridiculous ideas brought up over the past three pages.
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midori kou
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Well, while you guys are bickering like old ladies, I would like to say wherever this Private is, let us hope it is filled with the very things that he held dear to his heart. Godspeed, soldier. *salutes*
My thoughts go out to his family and I hope they are strong during these tough times. |
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Dolem
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I don't see why this turned into a debate as to whether ANN is the place for this bit of news. I've seen articles about psychotic anime fans going on murder sprees in Japan on this site. Why should we not see the other side of the coin?
It appears some people are arguing just for argument's sake. Maybe this energy would be better spent praying for this soldier and the ones he left behind (both his family and his comrades who are still serving). Good on ANN for letting us know about this. |
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DarkTenshi90
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That's a shame. Hearing about people dying in Iraq is really saddening, and its a shame when it does happen.
I have family over in Iraq right now, so people who are making such a big fuss about how this shouldn't be in the news really should stop being so disrespectful. Yeah, ANN didn't report every anime related death, but it's honestly rude to say that this article should have never been made at all. |
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neko ewen
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With all of us sitting at home watching anime and spending time on the internet, the fact that it was a fellow fan who died thousands of miles from home, and who was being honored, helps make an otherwise abstract war more real and visceral. I don't personally know anyone in the military, so I only hear about Iraq in the media. This isn't a statistic, it's a guy who could've been a younger, braver version of me. Was it "necessary" to post this story? Maybe not. But effective? Hell yes. Anything that keeps troops (or anyone else) from being reduced to statistics is a good thing in my book. From what I've heard there are actually a heck of a lot of anime fans and other kinds of "geeks" in the military. Fred Perry himself served in the first Gulf War (Gold Digger grew out of him drawing pics of girls for his fellow soldiers), and I've heard plenty of stories about soldiers being into Settlers of Catan and Halo. |
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