battle-immature

[Jonathan Lighter]

Alison, I couldn't have said it better myself.

...But that would have been judgmental.

JL

On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 9:29 PM, Alison Murie <sagehen7470 at att.net> wrote:

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> On Feb 4, 2010, at 6:51 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> > 2006 Tim Jon Semmerling _"Evil" Arabs in American Popular Film_
> > (Austin: U.
> > of Texas Press) 143: Unlike the American soldiers in World War II who
> > liberated civilians from tyranny, these American soldiers are
> > battle-immature....[T[hey lack a clear understanding of war and the
> > purpose
> > of the hero's journey.
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> > It seems to mean they've never been "matured" by battle.
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> > JL
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> Gggaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.
> AM
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