Man...Uniform worship is weird as fukk

[semicko82]

When people thank me for my service I cringe a little.
Yea I get it, but I voluntarily signed up to do the job.

 

[old pig]

interesting coincidence…was getting some vodka and seen 2 marines (both way older than me)…one of them said he’d been to viet nam twice…I can’t lie…hearing that was kind of impressive…strictly from the standpoint of him being able to survive that shyt

 

[jilla82]

OP its because you grew up in peace time.
we dont know what real pressure is.

life is good...
we sit on the internet all day complaining about nothing

 

[RaspberryFitted]

I put “in public” so as not to have my post misconstrued…in the movie ppl were literally running up to them like celebrities and asking for their autographs…idk if this is a true depiction of how it was in the late 60s/early 70s…but from what I’ve seen I don’t think that’s the case anymore

got to keep the time period in context

60s/70s was during the Pam-Am boom. It was like a high-end club in the sky, so the men piloting said plane were swagged out

 

[Coco Loco]

I could honestly understand if it was a selfless endeavor. But if we’re being honest here most people aren’t joining the military because they want to. It’s for the benefits that come with it.

This is what a lot of it boils down to. These delusional people think everyone in the military joined for their country. Nah a lot if not most joined for the benefits. Also, being as though that man was a Vietnam vet, he might’ve only been there because of the draft


I always found it odd how people revere vets but so many are homeless, broke etc. Most of that love is words only. We, America, disrespects our veterans way too much after they come home

 

[DEANBIGBROTHERALLMIGHTY18]

War is a foolish concept if you don’t understand the basics of economics and human nature.

Since war is inevitable, it is of extreme importance to surround your nation with a military to protect it and carry out nation expansion as needed.

The nations that take care of defense first thrive, the nations that don’t are on the clock.

I hate Reagan. But he was absolutely correct in" Peace through Strength".

 

[murksiderock]

I voluntarily signed up to do the job.

This is the point, and I appreciate the honesty. Alota military cats act as if they had to join the service, or like you can't make an equal or better living in the civilian sector...

Ain't nothing worse than black folk who dikkride Uncle Sam's Services like they didn't "choose" to join...

I don't mind what field any person chooses to make their living in. I do mind uniformed personnel who act as if joining the armed forces deserves lifetime ass kissing. And when you been around enough service people you realize just how much like civilians these people are--->just minus the Uncle Sam dikkriding...

 

[Bar Razor]

It is cynical. I'm not critical of anyone that served, I'm critical of the people who go out of their way to thank people. It just comes off a bit contrived sometimes. Especially the interaction this morning. Older breh had the reaction he did because he knew that man wouldn't have said a word to him without the "Vietnam veteran" hat he was wearing.

White conservatives are conditioned from a young age to have unquestioning support for the police and military as they are a key component in maintaining power for American oligarch interests. This of course spills over to other groups who see this as being a “good American.

Of course the ones in power see them more as a tool for their gain than actually revering them (remember Trump called soldiers suckers and losers for joining with not a peep of condemnation from other Republicans as well as saying he likes soldiers who weren’t captured and of course over 140 cops were injured on Jan 6 and they continued to support him). Their alleged reverence is conditional as they will go against it when it doesn’t serve their purposes (such as increasing spending for veteran issues).