Hindoo

I'm an Obama supporter. I assure you, I'm not pretending.

Bay

Believe me, if I could, I would be happy to do so, but I have no idea how to go about finding them. I've been on CC for almost 1 1/2 years now (I can't believe its been this long), so I've read a fair amount of postings. I wasn't trying to stir up trouble, just honestly reporting what I recall reading. I remember the gist of them because I also remember feeling very bad for the mothers whose sons were being judged/criticized/condemned in that way. Perhaps they did not mean to convey such a negative message, but it did come across as attacking military life, at least to me.

jym626

Bay,
To do a search,select the "search" option, and then you can type in key words to look for, and even select the thread you want searched. Perhaps you intended to say that some posts may have sounded negative towards those who select military life. I think marite spoke eloquently to that. But to say there are without being able to provide one example also lacks credibility.
I for one, support, even admire, those who chose to enter the military. But I am glad that choice wasn't made my my children. Selfish? Maybe. But I don't want my kids or my h to have to make the "ultimate sactifice" for our country. I fully support those who are willing to do so. Just don't want to be that close to it, thank you.

Bay

Did you really think I meant this literally? Or are you patronizing me? Just checking.

jym626

You said you didnt know how to do it. I took you at your word. You said you had no idea how to find them, and said "believe me, if I could, I would". I was genuinely trying to be helpful. Chill. However, now, by asking "do you really think I meant this literally" you seem to indicate that you do in fact know how to search. So, if you really do know how to find them, are you just being dishonest when you said you couldn't (because if you could, you would)? I am confused.

Bay

I said I did not know how to find those particular postings. Not that I don't know how to do a search. Thank you for being helpful.

jym626

Bay-- the search option allows you to search for any post-- just by trying a few key words that you think might be in the post. Or you could search for threads you think they might be in.

wis75

Conservatives want to conserve, ie maintain, the status quo whereas liberals want to change the wrongs they perceive. It makes sense that the dissatisfied will be more obvious on a forum. Also interesting how what once was liberal is often considered conservative years later as societal norms change. All that without a sociology degree- am I allowed? It seems healthy for colleges to tend towards change, thus liberalism.

jym626

Any club that would accept you you wouldnt want to be a member of, lookingparent (paraphrasing the Marx brothers). Forthrightness is usually a good start.

BTW, from the "help" section, here is how to retrive your forgotten password

Bay

jym,

Sorry, but I do not have the patience to spend what could take hours finding old posts. It is fine with me if you prefer not to believe what I write here. I have no special agenda that requires me to prove this point. I remember what I remember and that is all. Take it or leave it, I do not mind either way.

jym626

Bay-
You misunderstand-
You made a rather broad overgeneralization (which was the very issue being discussed)and I asked if you could cite an example. You then said you didn't know how to go about finding them, so I tried, genuinely being helpful, to tell you how to do a search. I think this molehill is rapidly becoming a mountain. Sheesh. Relax.

jym626

Kindness and compassion?? Huh??? Lets start with honesty. And lets get back to the OP's question and not hijack the thread. (BTW, I thought I was being very kind-- provided the procedure to find your lost password to your original SN)

Calreader

Actually, it only takes a few seconds to search. The easiest way is to use Google, and limit the domain of the search using the "site:" qualifier to College Confidential, either anywhere on this site or particular forums. Then you can put quotation marks around a phrase to see what hits you get.

The phrase "fate worse than death", for example, doesn't appear in any posts that also contain the word "military" (or the names of any branch of the service) except for Bay's post above.

emeraldkity4

calreader I have done that trick many times.
some sites are hard to negotiate & I am always amused when google can find what I want faster than clicking on interior links!

jym626

The cc "search" has the google search option. It is a nifty tool.