• riverSpirit@thelemmy.club
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    4 hours ago

    Awww did the big bad vet kill some Iraqi kids while defending American geopolitical interests? No respect for veterans.

    • Rachelhazideas@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Most veterans started out as exploitable highschool kids and end up exploitated, handicapped, homeless, and without physical or mental healthcare.

      Don’t let political interests redirect your anger towards veterans. It’s a distraction that absolves the US government of responsibility for foreign policies rooted in American exceptionalism.

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        War is when the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other.

        – Niko Bellic

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      3 hours ago

      I have huge respect for some veterans, like the UN troops in the Kosovo war, or Rwanda. The problem is that you don’t get to pick and choose where you go as a soldier.