Reply #76: Oh, my... [View All]

... where do I start?

me: A rational person joining the military should take these things into account

you : "That's your opinion. Millions of Americans disagree with you, and assuming that "Support the military" will express your opinion is foolish. The phrase has been in use for decades, and the troops have never been held responsible for the policies the govt has the military pursue."

"That's your opinion" - do you think that if we were now involved in two high-death, full-scale conflicts, prospective soldiers would fail to take that fact into account? I don't think so. People going into the military generally do consider at least some things about service before they enter it.

"The phrase has been in use for decades."

Right. And it's always served the same purpose: a smoke-screen for the interests of corporate america. (cf. my previous post). So they've been fooling people like you for a long time.

"There was one time when the military and all of it's members were held responsible for the govt's policy. It was during the VietNam War, when returning soldiers were treated with contempt, treatment which we now realize was shameful."

A few hippies called some GI"s 'baby-killers'. I don't think John Kerry has been treated with contempt - he seems to be sitting pretty these days, but that's in part because he had the sense to turn against the idiotic Vietnam War. And, BTW, have you ever heard of William Westmoreland or My Lai?