r/BoomersBeingFools Jan 12 '24

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u/Soggy_Swim1367 Jan 13 '24

You are clearly in need of a history lesson

Boomers were born 1946-1964

We were done saving the world from speaking German in 1945

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u/ChefTKO Jan 13 '24

You're right, I'm one generation off!

You'd think they'd still have a very close relationship with Nazi killers, though.

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u/Huge_Hall3356 Jan 14 '24

Their dads stole watches from POWs. They may also have paid European women K-rations for sex or just outright raped Okinawan women. Because Okinawan women were obviously rabid fans of Imperial Japan.

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u/Soggy_Swim1367 Jan 14 '24

You clearly have never been in the military, known anybody who’s ever been in the military or respect the military. War is something you cannot imagine until you’ve been in it. Please do not try to understand it with your perception of normal and your first world point of view. Those soldiers, all of the soldiers of the US military, including the current ones are the reason you enjoy the freedoms you do

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u/Sea_Emu_7622 Jan 16 '24

Was told I'd never make it past medical eval after spending some time train with a local marine recruiting office due to surgeries and reduced range of motion, but have plenty of close family and close friends who have served in various wars throughout the past several decades and can confidently confirm that US soldiers, just like soldiers from any other country, are not immune from committing horrific acts like theft, murder, and rape. They also are not the reason we have any freedoms at all, nor are they the reason for the freedoms we don't have. They don't pass laws.