We would have talked in class about comparisons and contrasts between "Memphis Belle" and All Quiet. One line from the movie was "Those that I fight I do not hate, those I guard I do not love." (It was from the poem he read.) What are your feelings about that quote? Are there other things you want to say or point out about the movie? INFERNO MONDAY!!! This picture is of the historical people who flew this mission, not from the movie.
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5 years ago
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i think that this statement comes out very accurately to describe alot of fighters emotions. you don't really hate the people you're fighting, you just hate what they stand for. and the people you're fighting for, you really don't have to like them but you just have to like what they stand for...
alex migovich
I think this qoute is ideal for many soldiers. I mean its not like they hate the people they are fighting...they dont even really know them to dislike them. They just know what they are for and that's what they hate and disagree with. As for the people they are fighting for they dont necessarly love them. It's just the fact that they are living in the country for whom they fight for.
-Jacora P., 4th period
I think this quote runs through all soilders minds. What he is saying is that he doesn't hate the people he is fighting he is saying that he doesn't know them to hate them. They are the same people just in different uniforms so they can't hate eachother. He is also trying to state that he doesn't love the ones he guards because he is in a war so he is trying to serve the country he is fighting for. I think this quote is very open and explains the feelings for all soliders. Leanne Indovino
I agree strongly with Alex. I think that the quote means that even though you "depise" your enemy, you don't really hate them; you just "hate" them because they have wronged your country, or so your superiors have said, and you don't agree with the way they look at things. Also, who says your country is right? You only agree with them because you live there and don't know not to agree with them. Therefore, I think that there are several ways to view this quote, but this is what I view of it.
-Drew Nicholson, 3rd Period
I think this quote is a very strong and accurate statement to describe how soldiers feel about the people they are fighting, and the people they fight with. This quote means that you don't really hate the people you're fighting you were just told that they were the enemy and that the enemy must be destroyed. I think he thinks "How can I hate someone that someone told me I should hate". All he knows is that they are the enemy and they must be killed. The second part of the quote means that even though he has partners with him and has to help and protect them, he still sees them only as another person, thus he does not love them.
-Tyler Croft... 3rd Period
It's human nature to look for someone to follow. Most of us do what we're told to do by our superiors. It's not because we're forced to, we happily take it in because we have no ideas of our own. We devour so much information that's simply handed to us. Does anyone know who's in charge? I believe the soldiers didn't fully grasp the concept of how things were going to go down until they were completely engulfed by the war. They were only doing what they were told which is, as a result, what they thought was right. That happened to be "LOVE YOUR OWN, HATE YOUR EVIL OPPONENT". It wasn't until later that they found that antagonism was not this simple.
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