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Totally agree. And he's talking about WWII, a war the US was actually attacked in and defended itself, not a war purely for profit like Afghanistan. So knowing
by mnm1 7y ago
Totally agree. And he's talking about WWII, a war the US was actually attacked in and defended itself, not a war purely for profit like Afghanistan. So knowing this, and you don't need to be a genius to understand his argument, why are we still honoring and thanking people for their "service," when their service is just to get a few people rich? Maybe we ought to consider that without the millions who are willing to fight and die to make a few people rich are part of the problem themselves, useful idiots. And maybe we need to respond to their actions in a more genuine way: with contempt and disdain. After all, all of our armed forces are volunteer based so no one is conscripted to kill for profit. The simply choose to. For their own little profit (free tuition, salary, pension, etc.) and for the profit of their billionaire masters. It's about time we stop glorifying war and the people that participate in it voluntarily.