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• fushuan@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I really don't get why a senior ex-military has better benefits than a normal senior. One is a benefit everyone applies and another is a benefit that a specific subset applies, and it's not like they do things that are more important than those that work everyday in the country to keep it running.

  A kid spends 5 years in military, lifetime discounts. A teacher spends 5 years teaching, lifetime debt. I really don't get the point.

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  • sartalon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I was highlighting the fallacy in your argument, but that was clearly a waste of time.

    You obviously don’t know the history of veterans in the U.S. or what brought this type of culture to the U.S.

    You probably see the military as an extension of a government you hate (understandable) and think of its members as fully endorsing said government (not correct at all).

    That you get butthurt over a discount says a lot about you though.

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    • fushuan@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I'm not the same person of the original comment. For you to personally insult me while not bothering to read the name of the user says a lot about you too though.

      I hope you have a great day.

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      • sartalon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        You think that’s an insult?

        I’m commenting on a behavior, not a person.

        Doesn’t matter if are not OP, your sentiment is clearly the same and my comment still stands.

        Your comment, however, screams that you are faux offended, so you can feel like you are on the high road.

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    • callouscomic@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If it’s due to history of mistreatment and lack of care, then by that logic we should give all minorities a discount as well.

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  • callouscomic@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A kid spends 5 years in military, lifetime discounts. A teacher spends 5 years teaching, lifetime debt. I really don’t get the point.

    Excellent example. Completely agree. This is part of the point I was making.

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• callouscomic@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  A lot of seniors are just assholes but not part of a murder industry. Lots of military worship straight up feeds into fascism and nationalism. Fuck that.

  A ton of them later become cops too.

  So you guarded a pointless fucking parking lot at a base in New Mexico, whoopdeedoo, you’re a vet for life and everyone will bend over for you. But the teachers at our nearby school just keep getting fucked over? All the government workers who ensure our basic infrastructure doesn’t work don’t matter?

  It’s all tilted for a reason. Fuck that reason.

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