• flandish@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    The uncomfortable pill is that at any point in the last many decades (ie: after abolishment of the draft) there was no good reason to join. WMDs? Known lie. Vietnam and not drafted? Known lie. (Tonkin was a lie)

    That GI bill part is so very true and sad. It’s on purpose, of course. Expensive college and poor people means … more fodder.

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        9 days ago

        I would posit only portions of our behavior in ww1 and ww2 were honorable. Supporting the creation of zionist colonialism and nuking a couple cities is … not honorable. Also, I tried to say it and it may have come across odd but those drafted are prisoners compared to those who volunteered. They are not the same.

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          9 days ago

          Yeah, true, we definitely did some fucked up shit in the world wars, but at least I can respect the people who joined.

          Also, full sympathy to those who were drafted. I should have put more emphasis on “signed up”