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bjrnfrdnnd · 11-07-2009, 09:04 AM

Assuming that many soldiers perceive their actions not as an aggression
but as an action of patriotism (whatever that means) and also as an act
of actually democracy building, I would think that supporting the troops
is not always a bad act.
I do think, however, that soldiers that are abroad, and acting in war-like
situations, are paid exceptionally well compared to a large number of other
people.
So, while I agree that a soldier in a war-like environment does profit from
ereaders and ebooks stored on the device, simply because it allows him/her
to carry around reading material that would be otherwise impossible,
I do think that soldiers have ample resources in order to provide themselves
with these reading material.
I do think, on the other hand, that making ebooks available to the more disadvantaged, such as unemployed or old people, who lack the money to
provide themselves with such material, is of much more importance.
I would amply support any such movement.

11-07-2009, 09:04 AM	#6
bjrnfrdnnd Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 14 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: pocketbook 360˚	soldiers Assuming that many soldiers perceive their actions not as an aggression but as an action of patriotism (whatever that means) and also as an act of actually democracy building, I would think that supporting the troops is not always a bad act. I do think, however, that soldiers that are abroad, and acting in war-like situations, are paid exceptionally well compared to a large number of other people. So, while I agree that a soldier in a war-like environment does profit from ereaders and ebooks stored on the device, simply because it allows him/her to carry around reading material that would be otherwise impossible, I do think that soldiers have ample resources in order to provide themselves with these reading material. I do think, on the other hand, that making ebooks available to the more disadvantaged, such as unemployed or old people, who lack the money to provide themselves with such material, is of much more importance. I would amply support any such movement.