TheRealMafoo said:
So far, you have said nothing about how proud you are of our military. You have said how they rape more then the average person, and join just to shoot people. But then say you have nothing against the military. I am guessing you probably think the wold is more evil because we are in it. I have seen classified videos, and material about the world we live in, and I promise you, we are not the bad guys. You live in a country with the finest military ever assembled, with the more moral collection of soldiers ever to serve, and yet all you can muster to do is insult them. Unbelievable. |
People are people. Whatever they are doing they aren't perfect. That doesn't mean they are bad people, it just means that I don't give people in any walk of life unconditional praise. Politicians are dishonest, poor people are dishonest, rich people are dishonest, and people in the military are also dishonest. All of those people can do great things, but all of them are also human.
And rape rates are ludicrously high in the military, which several people I know in the military have told me themselves. Look at any statistics on the issue too. Facts are facts. Do I hold it against the military? No, they are just people and the military can be pretty stressful. Does that make it right? No.
The person in the military who I know best told me one day about his friend who fell asleep while he was on his mounted vehicle turret and some villagers in Iraq were having a festival. He woke up and was startled when he saw all the lights and some fires and thought there was an attack. He shot and killed a ton of innocent women and children. Should I just ignore that stuff like that happens? The military is far from perfect because it is made up of people.
I understand that mistakes happen in war time, and sometimes what seemed like good judgment at the time was horrible judgment afterwards. The military is a noble profession, but I definitely do not view the military as infallible. But why should I view the military as infallible? Should I just slap a yellow ribbon on my car and bleat out "Support the troops!" like the rest of the sheep I know? No human institution should ever be treated as if it is infallible.
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