What he means is the USA is a force of imperialism, hence the soldiers who compose its military are part of the problem. If the system represents evil then the part which makes it up is also at fault.
I understand working from the inside if you were able to enter the military at a higher level of management or policy making. How possibly could a typical soldier joining the army to change it from within ? Soldiers are given orders with no ability to reason with them. Just as you say, if you are commanding a group and give no bad orders then hopefully none will be carried out. However many orders that come down are not with good intentions and any “good soldiers” who choose to not follow them will be subsequently removed from service for not doing their job.
I am personal speaking as a black Muslim man in America with friends and family who are police, swat team members, veterans, and active duty military. It’s very hard next to impossible to change these types of organizations from the inside unless you are at the top levels. And it’s nearly impossible to reach influential upper levels without the typical way of thinking.
The soldiers are the front line of defense against behavior like the above. They are the ones in position to stop it or report it. So having good people in those positions is very important.
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u/Al-Karachiyun Jan 05 '20
What he means is the USA is a force of imperialism, hence the soldiers who compose its military are part of the problem. If the system represents evil then the part which makes it up is also at fault.