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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

"What do you mean "the"?"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Here in Mexico, if they did that, an army of moms would kick their green asses in all of their offices.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (15 children)

Army is a bunch of parasites on the face of the Earth. Parasites that set the rules, as any ruler turning against them will be overthrown.

Army doesn't make any productive labor; instead, it siphons trillions of dollars making the machines intentionally designed to kill people - and puts them to use.

Society loses literally nothing without armies. They don't "protect" you from anything but other armies, and without armies and wars and threats we could move way further as a humanity.

Don't let anyone brainwash you into accepting this monstrosity. Army is bullying their own countries, bullying and extorting each and every one of us. They are the real enemy. And they will do everything in their power to distract you from that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (4 children)

You lift the mask off the Military, and it's Imperialism. Lift the mask again and it's Capitalism.

"And I'm getting away with it too, despite you meddling kids!"

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

(UK here) We had some people from the “Territorial Army” (basically reserves as far as I know?) and almost immediately lost the entire attention of class. No one would pay them any attention or sign up

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (9 children)

You know, there's an aspect to the bond, the camaraderie, the discipline, the fitness that I really appreciate about soldiering. Growing up with films like Band of Brothers practically on repeat, having read pretty close to every book that came out from those guys — well, I have admiration. But at the same time as I grew up and became more leftist I of course had many issues with the volatility of our leadership.

If I could've joined Norway, Canada, or German armed forces under the NATO banner, I may very well have done that. After seeing everything transpiring in Ukraine, I often wonder if I'd have the courage to do what those brave people are doing every day. In the right context, under purely defensive conditions, I'd like to think I would've thrived, but who knows...

But second to volatile leadership is quite honestly the type of people the military tends to attract. The desperate, the jar-head conservative types. If life is on the line, I'd rather not be in a foxhole with them if I'm honest.

But there's a lot of talk that finally the culture may be shifting within the US Military — to attract smarter, better educated people. I know a lot of conservatives are retiring early and not joining up because they feel the "culture is changing," which is a good sign to me.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (16 children)

Can't you get paid to become an officer with a good non-combat role in the US? Sure being cannon fodder sucks but becoming an engineer or a doctor at their expense can be a decent upstart.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

"Hey, cool, were friends now, but seriously how you gonna get health insurance or pay for college? Sure would be a shame if..."

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