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Conscripts no. Volunteers sort of. People in WWII less so than WWI less so than most recent conflicts. But this is exactly my problem with veterans rarara. It'
by DubiousPusher 6y ago
Conscripts no. Volunteers sort of. People in WWII less so than WWI less so than most recent conflicts.
But this is exactly my problem with veterans rarara. It's totallizing where we should have razor sharp nuance.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> we should have razor sharp nuance How about on this day we just say 'it's sad anyone had to die, no matter which side they were on or how they ended up in that situation'? That's what a poppy is.
- DubiousPusher 6y agoThat begs the question that people "had" to die. That is exactly my problem.
- chrisseaton 6y agoI don't think that's what 'had' means in this context if you read it more charitably. You can rephrase as 'it's sad anyone died, no matter which side they were on or how they ended up in that situation' if you find it confusing otherwise.
- DubiousPusher 6y agoThis context is very weird. I don't really have a problem with this tradition. But I do see how it can be political. In the U.S. there is memorial day and veterans day and they are very political. My main issue is I do not get the analogy. Those two things are very different to me.