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Sure, and prices used to be reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
by kristiandupont 4y ago
Sure, and prices used to be reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
- DiggyJohnson 4y agoIs there every a situation where an individual can complain about institutional regression at a large scale without facing this dismissal? I’m starting to associate this point with people flippantly dismissing a (potentially) reasonable point. Look, Im familiar with all the aphorisms about ‘kids these days’ and ‘soft men’ and the like. There’s a lot of wisdom in avoiding cynicism, but to avoid all negative observations of this sort is just as naive. Many great states and institutions fizzle out with little fanfare, under mediocre leadership and execution.
- drxzcl 4y agoAlso, large armies have been vehicles of social change since napoleonic times at least. You bring young men from all over the country together, from different backgrounds and different social classes, and have them depend on each other for their very survival. The GP is either an outright troll, or has bought into a political propaganda version of what armed forces are like.