Thanks to All the Veterans

[Ivory]

Originally Posted by Wargasm [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I joined the Marine Corps so I could go to college when I got out and not have 100k in student loan debt. You're entitled to your opinion, and I respect that. But please don't bash the choices I and my fellow service members made. I don't appreciate being called a mercenary OR a terrorist, as I am neither.

So you joined a fighting organization for financial reasons....and you don't consider yourself a mercenary? Cool story, I enjoyed it.


mer·ce·nar·y

adjective-derogatory
1.
(of a person or their behavior) primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

2. a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

[Ivory]

Oh, and if you think the people / country care about your service.... you are delusional. It is lip service. Our country doesn't care about you or what you do lol.

You go to war and come back with medical problems....have fun dealing with a notoriously horrible vet care system. No net for you , and the only ones really thanking you are some paid patriotism PR stuff to get more kids thinking it is cool - http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...riotism-events

Come home with ptsd? Our country doesn't care. Enjoy being homeless (rates of homeless service members are astounding).

It is all a scam. There is no honor, our society doesn't value it, you go to fight for corrupt reasons for corrupt people (like the banana wars), and to everyone involved (especially those using you) you are a throw-away.

But yea, won't stop all the recruiting tactics to get more young naive kids to sign up. Commercials making it seem like the military and war is cool like a video game? Check! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkKF4ZcqW14

Sign away your life, sign away your freedoms, to go be a mercenary for people who think your life is worthless....fighting for causes you have no concept of (except for the vague "to protect FREEDOM!!").

It is all insanity. It isn't noble...it is just exploitation....

War should be a LAST RESORT...the thing we do when there are NO other options. But our society? Hah, lives are cheap, throw some commercials up and get kids signed into it....who cares what happens to them, war expedites our geopolitical interests. And just keep repeating what they taught you in 1st grade, that it is to protect freedom and is a brave sacrifice and something that everyone will honor (when, our society clearly doesn't...you get chewed up, spit out, and then left to deal with it on your own....suicide rates of service members are also extremely high).

Tis sick....it is all sick....and threads like this "thanking them for their service" are just more of that talk that helps perpetuate it.

[Tycoon]

We found a crackpot

[Troxx]

Originally Posted by Tycoon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We found a crackpot

[Ivory]

Yup, status quo is pretty cool too.

Thanks for the service killing sand people for over a decade [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I enjoyed it. Makes awesome news entertainment.

[Whirled]

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uhm, there's a bunch of gents down @ the VFW that'd very much like to meet u

[haytruck]

you're welcome Ivory. I served even for people like you.

[Aeaolena]

Originally Posted by haytruck [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you're welcome Ivory. I served even for people like you.

Thank you Veterans for your service.

[Ivory]

Originally Posted by Whirled [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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uhm, there's a bunch of gents down @ the VFW that'd very much like to meet u

Yup, and this speaks volumes about the type of people who willingly go into this type of job.

[Whirled]

Originally Posted by Ivory [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yup, and this speaks volumes about the type of people who willingly go into this type of job.

The one that acts in valor. Not belittles, argues & pontificates over pedantic things.