RE: Do you think American soldiers are put on too high of a pedestal
January 17, 2017 at 12:37 pm
Sometimes, sure.
The American government puts too much into more war and not enough into cleaning up after the war. That said, I've seen at least one soldier in particular get excused a whole heaping shitload of bad behavior by his coddling (but otherwise lovely) family because he was a soldier, ignoring the fact that he was also a spoiled, selfish shit and and a closet addict. These were people who would excuse a vet fucking anything. Oh, he's a cokehead? I don't blame him. Beats his wife? Must've been flashbacks. On the flip side, I see soldiers who take accountability for their actions. They are smart, hard-working, self-sacrificing and deserving of praise and a few breaks. I'd rather be wrong and accidentally coddle a shithead or two than not give credit where it's due, so I tend to be respectful of soldiers/vets.
The American government puts too much into more war and not enough into cleaning up after the war. That said, I've seen at least one soldier in particular get excused a whole heaping shitload of bad behavior by his coddling (but otherwise lovely) family because he was a soldier, ignoring the fact that he was also a spoiled, selfish shit and and a closet addict. These were people who would excuse a vet fucking anything. Oh, he's a cokehead? I don't blame him. Beats his wife? Must've been flashbacks. On the flip side, I see soldiers who take accountability for their actions. They are smart, hard-working, self-sacrificing and deserving of praise and a few breaks. I'd rather be wrong and accidentally coddle a shithead or two than not give credit where it's due, so I tend to be respectful of soldiers/vets.
