(November 22, 2016 at 12:41 pm)operator Wrote: There is no honor in being in the military. This is American propaganda at it's finest.
Join the Army! Fight for your country! You'll be a hero! You'll be Army Strong! Go kill for your country! Defend your people! Fuck the other people! Live with honor! Integrity! Respect! Do what you're told! Be a good soldier!
The military is a necessary evil and part of me is thankful we have the strong defense force that we do. But let's not pretend like it is anything more than that.
The people who buy into the idea of honor in being a soldier is exactly the type of people Uncle Sam wants.
edit: With that being said I think it is absolutely terrible that there are young men and women who go over to the Middle East and come home with legs and arms blown off, or come home mentally scarred and traumatized from the things they've seen and done. It's very sad. And of course there are people who do not get to come home at all. I think it is all very terrible and I feel horrible for the families that have to go through this.
However to claim there is honor in something like war is very bizarre to me. War is, unfortunately, necessary. But it is nothing to feel proud of. The propaganda pushed by the American military is so effective that some people are berated for even thinking of criticizing the military and/or its actions. You're seen as "Unamerican" for even considering that there is no honor in being a solider of for thinking that the war in the Middle East was a mistake. Its honestly sad but I refuse to placate the Amurrican idiots for the sake of not rocking the boat.
I joined in 1969, when it was not very popular. I served with honor and retired with satisfaction. You might not agree, and that's why I served, so you could.
