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It's Kinda Sad.......

usedto

usedto

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Yesterday, December 8, was the anniversary of the murder of John Lennon. Although I'm not a Lennon/Beatles fan, I nonetheless realize and appreciate the impact he had on modern music. After doing a quick search, there are three separate threads dedicated to him, plus another pinned thread with numerous posts concerning the event. A quick count showed 918+ views, and 82 posts that I could find. Quite a tribute.

The day before, December 7, was the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, in which thousands of people were wounded and/or killed, and led to the declaration of war and our involvement in WWII. It changed the world as we know it. There is one thread, 293 views, 23 posts.

It seems a little ironic that had it not been for the events on and following December 7th, there may have never been a John Lennon, the Beatles, the United States as we know it, or an AK, yet it gets so little recognition.

To all the past, present, and future servicemen and women - thank you again.:thmbsp:
 
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You raise an interesting point but I believe it is because many of us can identify more with the event of John Lennon's death because many of us were around and can remember vividly where we were and what we were doing when we first found about his death. And since this a music/audio forum it really does not surprise me in the least and add to the fact that how many of us here on AK were around when Pearl Harbor was attacked?

If this were a public forum dedicated to military veterans and such this would not be the case but quite the opposite.

But I see your point.
 
bentpencil said:
To all the past, present, and future servicemen and women - thank you again.:thmbsp:
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IMO, our greatest gift. People who think freedom is worth fighting for, even when it's for someone else. When folks speak of American exceptional-ism, I think this is what they speak of.
 
Although I agree with your point, this website is not a place people come to to be saddened by our past. I rather think people come here to AK to get away from sadness, stress and fear. I know that if I am personally in the mood for stressfulness, I will turn on the national or local news. Otherwise, I'll watch the "Beverly Hillbillies" to forget about all the awful crap going on in the world. I sincerely believe that the people here understand the ramifications and importance of the events at Pearl Harbor. They don't deserve to be judged by their lack of participation in a thread that is not about why they come here in the first place.
 
pioneervato said:
And since this a music/audio forum it really does not surprise me in the least and add to the fact that how many of us here on AK were around when Pearl Harbor was attacked?
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There's a thread about "Arkansas Razorbacks vs Alabama" that has 2127 views and 84 posts. I doubt very many of us were at the game.

I'm not complaining, nor am I looking for excuses or apologies. I just thought the comparison was interesting.:thmbsp:
 
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