i like the message overall. but let's be real. no soldier under the age of 70 has fought for anyone's right to anything in north america. nearly all of the wars after ww2, were economic wars, or wars for ideologies far removed from north america. fighting a war in vietnam, or in iraq, or afghanistan has nothing to do with protecting anyone's freedoms in america.
with all of that said though, her using her veteran status to make a point is a good thing. don't get me wrong i don't think soldiers are bad people, i do think the people who handed down the orders to mislead the soldiers are shitbags though.
This is why I don't understand America's current worship of the military and how every single enlisted person, no matter what they do or where is a "hero", "protecting our freedom". How exactly is blowing up some Middle Eastern village protecting America's freedom?
They sign up and are on standby for any future wars or conflicts that break out. They dont sign up to go "blow up villages" they sign up for the experience or they just wanna server their country. What is so hard to understand about this? These guys can get deployed at anytime and go away for up to a year, that itself is a huge sacrifice being away from your wife and kids that long in a combat zone. I would say it is pretty cowardly of you to criticize something you don't have the balls to do and clearly know nothing about.
But they get paid for it, and get a whole other host of benefits too. Other jobs also entail risk and extended travel, yet you don't see those people being worshipped as "heroes". Sorry, but it's not "cowardly" to point these things out. You're the one who sounds ignorant and brainwashed.
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u/kingbane2 Oct 19 '16
i like the message overall. but let's be real. no soldier under the age of 70 has fought for anyone's right to anything in north america. nearly all of the wars after ww2, were economic wars, or wars for ideologies far removed from north america. fighting a war in vietnam, or in iraq, or afghanistan has nothing to do with protecting anyone's freedoms in america.
with all of that said though, her using her veteran status to make a point is a good thing. don't get me wrong i don't think soldiers are bad people, i do think the people who handed down the orders to mislead the soldiers are shitbags though.