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r4venw@sh.itjust.works 4 hours agobut you also have plenty of people who join the military because it’s their ticket to a little money and an education
In addition to that, kids are constantly surrounded by pro-military propaganda. My veteran friend once quipped “I thought I was going to fight dragons. All I got was this traumatic brain injury”
dogbert@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
Would you make the same excuse for German soldiers during WW2?
r4venw@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
I’m not making excuses. There’s a difference between an explanation and an excuse.
dogbert@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
Your friend was a Nazi big dawg.
r4venw@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
He joined right after 9/11. He thought he was protecting his home. 20 years on, he got educated and is a changed man, now.
We can’t change our past, but we can change our future.