Title says it all. Inspired by this shirt I saw online just now. Also, anywhere know where I can snag this drip?
So I guess this is 1/2 serious post, 1/2 shit post.
Nah. Rehabilitated leftist vets exist. But like Bunhead said, it isn’t on us to accept them as is. It’s on them to prove it that they are no longer the reactionary pos they used to be. Also, calling it “dumb choice” isn’t fair on the thousands who don’t serve the military for the college or the Camaro. And the" kids joining military because of being poor" is a debunked myth.
i guess i’m unaware of how’s it’s a debunked myth. I know those recruiter motherfuckers were in my highschool cafeteria using all kinds of weird frat style techniques to try to sign stupid kids up, what’s debunked?
edit: I just remembered for the first time in a very long time my friend’s interaction with one of those gi joe dipshits in the cafeteria. He was a big dude, goth-ish or maybe emo, sat down at this table empty table because none of the rest of us were there and a gi jerk sat down and tried to engage with him by asking him if he liked heavy metal (he did). He said nah i don’t listen to music, i don’t like it. Recruiter pauses, thinks for a moment, then asks him if he likes to blow things up. Friend said uhhh, what? and left.
That kids who sign up for the army are usually poor. I can’t find the link right now but lots of users have posted it in here before.
I have come across vets who regret ever going there and one current army member who campaigned for Bernie. Very weird. I point blank asked him why and he said for the benefits.
I worked a job that had me interacting with troops on a bunch of bases in the very late aughts, and I often heard from joes “bro do not join the military I did it because I was high/drunk/broke/911 happened and i joined the next day/couldn’t find a job and I have regretted it from day one”. None of the joes I ever interacted with came from comfort or money, but I only interacted with low level people.
