i guess im thankful that someone is willing to die to protect our material advantage in the world. but it just seems so morally wrong. it seems wrong that the gov. takes advantage of young people’s earnestness. it seems not uncommon for more experiecned vets to be so jaded and disappointed int heir mission.

when we say “thank you for your service”, what do we really mean?

are we saying thank you for your willingness to kill, for no reason whatsoever, simply because youa re ordered to, in defense of any goal whatsoever, and to unleash hellfire on any country’s citizens on our behalf, even if it is just to provide better access to resources and assure our global dominance? thanks.

and perhaps this is why some are so intolerant of PTSD…it feels wrong for a soldier who signs up ready and willing, perhaps even eager to kill, to complain about traumatization by it. when they come back wacked out of their minds, there is some sympathy, a bit, for a while, until they are just too irritating and drugseeking and wacko, and then we have to put them in prison…