• chaogomu@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    A correction, dead soldiers are only sacred for about 30 seconds of the broadcast, after that it’s the “idea” of soldiers and not the messy reality. Always phased as “our brave men and women”.

    Anything more than that and people might start questioning why those soldiers were there in the first place.

    • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      “The troops” is a nebulous idea you always wholeheartedly support, but any particular vet who goes to the VA becomes a drain on the system to be discarded asap.