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What is this I dont even :/ >Stuck on my dashboard where everyone can see is my Combat Infantry Badge... destroy enemy with direct fire ..a conversation starte
by rasz_pl 11y ago
What is this I dont even :/
>Stuck on my dashboard where everyone can see is my Combat Infantry Badge... destroy enemy with direct fire ..a conversation starter...no one notices
gee, maybe try some photos of a massacred village, or burned convoy full of children
>Our unit slogan had been "Punish the Deserving."
not psychotic at all
>my thoughts drift, inevitably, to the voiceovers from Taxi Driver that have been rattling around in my head for months
sign of pathetic VA hospitals psychiatric care. I hope someone will notice this article and take care of poor dude.
>You're either part of the "haves" who work in tech, talk about tech, cater to tech, or try to make a living off tech, or you're part of the have-nots, the people who aren't in tech and are being driven out of this town
Umm thats not how it works buddy. Haves and have-nots is about wealth. What you describe is education and skills. You are mixing cause and effect.
>Many who work in tech are living their lives as if it's the carefree Roaring 20s, while I'm more or less stuck in the Great Depression.
weird, its like people who decided to do something productive in life, instead of killing people on the other side of the planet, are actually doing something with their lives, instead of drinking until you fall under the bar while reminiscing 'countless "movement to contact" missions'.
>I'm the dark guy driving whitey
nice, thats just classy.
>A robot could do my fucking job
The way things are going robots will replace your previous job too.
- toolz 11y agoThis is how I imagine most people who lead with, "I'm a veteran", think. It boggles my mind that someone feels deserving of respect because they found themselves in a low income situation and joined the military because of it. Relative to other low income, low skill, employment opportunities, joining the military is rather safe. Compare it to entry level construction workers for instance. So I'm supposed to pay tax dollars for your salary and then give up my seat on a plane because you're working just like the rest of us? By the way, thanks to everyone who is a contributing member of society. That goes for roofers, factory workers and military members alike, but please don't ask for special treatment from me, because I'm not likely to give it to you.
- Dirlewanger 11y agoUnfortunately it's a byproduct of the US's quasi-deification of those who serve in the military. One really has to be a part of the club to really get it, I guess. For those whose past generations have made it a tradition of serving, yeah, it's a big deal. But those who know no one that's served, obviously not so much. And then there's the angle that you bring up: those who enlist generally are those with fewer skills to offer the marketplace and thus choose the safe government-supported route. Which isn't a bad thing, that's just how it is. Of course you're going to get downvotes from this crowd for not pussyfooting around the issue and saying how it really is. I too see it as absurd to worship the ground that veterans walk on, especially when it was their choice to be put in harm's way. It's not my fault you fell for all the war-is-glorious propaganda and then came home a fractured mess (the ineptitude of the VA is another issue).
- roymurdock 11y agoA small portion of the country has to make the ultimate sacrifice (health & mental stability) in order to keep people like you safe, happy, stable, and employed. Any number of events could have led you down the same path. What if your parents had died while you were young? What if you were born poor & the military was your ticket to decent pay and an education? You're lucky that you get to live the life that you do. You should show some respect and practice a little empathy rather than picking on a lonely, disenchanted, divorced, PTSD-afflicted vet who was ordered by your government to kill your enemies.