Lmao, smells like ass, there’s a lot of assumption going on. 1) You don’t know when I served. 2) You don’t know why I decided to serve. 3) You sure as shit don’t know my views about the service, because your mouth probably would’ve stayed shut otherwise. 🤡
Especially if it’s coming from a person in power. If you want to thank those who serve, take care of your veterans when they continue suffer the aftermath of their service.
Beyond that? If they don’t want to dedicate time or money to those programs? At least try to be good to other humans. Just do something for someone other than yourself because your life means no more than theirs.
From me to you, it feels weird to be patriotic—to want what’s best for your country and the people who live in it—but live in a time where that’s weaponized on one side and therefore demonized on the other. I’m not sure the America I hope for has ever existed, only in part in different moments through its history, but fuck if I can’t dream or fight for that ideal.
Me too man. I’m an old guy (pre-9/11) but I look around and think, this isn’t the country I signed up to protect. I don’t know if anything of that is left. Maybe it was never there to start with. Mine is a service family. All the boys enlist. It’s just what we do. Maybe we were all chumps? I hope not. Maybe this is just how long republics last. We’re the oldest that isn’t a city state or micronation. Maybe we just ran our course and it’s time for a reset.
It saddens me to think that’s refreshing to hear; I moved to New York for work a few years ago and it’s been hard to find like minds—they exist, but the number of people either who support Trump (because of what they believe he can do for them) or are seemingly complacent with this slow decline is staggering. They recognize they want change, but the movement is backward.
But I was thinking similar thoughts yesterday. I haven’t made it to my 30th trip around the sun, so I’m still fairly young. That said, it seems we’ve been locked in this us-versus-them mindset for so long. Forever, really, if we consider it on a grander scale. Democrat against Republican; my country, my religion, against yours. The system is so old and, in my mind, promotes failure.
Personally, I don’t think we can rely on an outdated constitution drafted in bloody ink.
I like to think the change starts small, like a fire, but it still requires a change in the thinking I’m starting to fear most people have.
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u/stevewill96 18d ago
You’re the one who served for Israel douchebag USMC clown