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True, but those were tiny interventions that hardly affected mainstream USA at all, unlike the brutalizing experience of 9/11, Iraq, and Afghanistan in the foll
by jl6 3y ago
True, but those were tiny interventions that hardly affected mainstream USA at all, unlike the brutalizing experience of 9/11, Iraq, and Afghanistan in the following decade.
- Kye 3y agoIt's telling that the Iraq or Afghanistan vet (or both!) has replaced the Vietnam vet in TV shows and movies.
- serf 3y agowhat does it tell? the only thing it tells me is that time moves forward and a 70+ year old Vietnam veteran can't fit the role. if you're saying that it indicates that the conflicts had a large impact, I would argue that actually it's because the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts lasted a long time and had an impact on Americans specifically, and Americans specifically have a large impact on television/movies/media. Go ask Albanians and Serbs about their 'tiny intervention'. The Americans lost 4500 in Iraq and 2400 in Afghanistan. 10000ish were killed in the Kosovo War, and 200,000 people ( at least ) were displaced.
- Kye 3y agoThe context of the post you replied to is effect on culture in the US. Were you looking for someone to go off on, or did you sincerely miss it?