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A leftist sitting at home made this meme about a person who’s likely impoverished joining the military, which has been indoctrinated into them as their best option to escape poverty since they started public school. This is fucked up.
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Anonymous 5d

“Yeah well maybe that underprivileged 18 year old should go to jail because he believed the military recruiter and had no other options”

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Anonymous 5d

Plenty of poor people live in the United States and don’t kill brown people to “escape poverty”. Lmao hilarious line of logic you’ve got

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5d

Would you advocate for the removal of all VA services then?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5d

Yeah, it’s called having a spine. Do you think underprivileged people are mindless drones who can’t make tough choices?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5d

We are talking about the current unjust war, but yes I would because we should have universal health services like any other developed nation

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5d

That wasn’t the question lmfao

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5d

Okay, then let me reiterate, should we have any benefit whatsoever for those who served in the military? Or should they receive nothing, since they joined to kill brown people? Should we respect veterans or not?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5d

No I don’t respect veterans lmao, I genuinely think this country is evil and people like you with your veteran worship contribute to that

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5d

Yes, I think 18 year olds who feel hopeless and are vulnerable to deception by the government may not be capable of realizing the later consequences of some high-stakes decisions because of short-term desperation

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5d

Yeah for sure, and that sucks. But there are absolutely ways out, and if you cared enough you’d look for em.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5d

“Yeah bro just get out, all you have to do is line the pockets of private prison execs, provide your labor for free, and get stuck with a criminal record”

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5d

Or fucking leave, plenty of non-extradition countries to choose from. And yeah, sometimes fighting tyranny takes sacrifice, and that’s your responsibility to make.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5d

Ah yes, non-extradition countries like Russia, who are conscripting 18 year olds for literal genocide. Such an improvement

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5d

Russia, this may shock you, is not the only non-extradition country. And the real “underprivileged” people are the innocent victims guys in their jets are bombing to death. Being poor dosent excuse it, and often isn’t even the case, most come from white middle class families.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5d

It might be one of the only countries willing to accept an asylum claim from someone running away from military duty though, because the rest may simply deport you

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5d

Who is “worshipping veterans” by saying we need to give them things like better mental health support when they come home from the war? Who is worshipping veterans by acknowledging the harm the system is causing that also indoctrinated them? The dichotomy of you think I have to take either the position that veterans should die or worship them. INSANE.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5d

You brought up the VA, lmao keep whining about it

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