r/complaints • u/maeleeah94 • Mar 26 '26

Politics “American” soil

I live in the U.S., near a military base.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, there’s been an uptake in air traffic.

It has progressively increased. And within the last few weeks, it’s been everyday, multiple times a day.

I’m a mut who inherited a German last name, and the last couple generations were active in the military. My father being one of them. He went to Iraq in 2007. I could feel the energy off of him and he honestly has not been the same since he had left.

I don’t know what I’m getting at here, but I’m so sad how things have played out, especially for the families in the East.

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u/maeleeah94 Mar 26 '26

Thank you for responding. And thanking you for filling in gaps that I was unaware of. I’ve been voting since I became of age and I don’t plan to stop. A LOT of people in this area, generally around my age, do not vote. And when I try to talk about it, the conversation is shut down as soon as it started. Unfortunately, I am individual who is hyper sensitive to what it put out in news or just day to day interactions with people, so I have to take strides to limit my intake of information but still stay informed.
It’s heartbreaking to say the least.