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#4 US Military is a 100% evil
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In my early 20s I had a very simplistic view -- that from the generals to the privates, the military consisted of sadistic thugs looking for excuses to kill and maim.
While it might be true that some psychopaths are attracted to combat duty, I no longer believe that killing people is the primary attractant for young recruits. In fact I think a lot of recruits are attracted for the cliche reasons -- to serve and save people.
And, I now better appreciate the role of the military -- I am glad to spend some tax dollars to train young men and women to become very good at shooting people and blowing things up.
(To make sure I'm not misunderstood: I would support a huge cutback in military budget and think the military has been overused and misused consistently for 50 years, too.)
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If humanity were an animal. Military would be it's teeth. Some teeth are clean, some dirty, some rotten, some missing, but they are designed to tear.
I have a kinda funny view of the military... I consider it the highest form of "black magic". Though it's members are individuals the military's ultimate methodology is to kill and break stuff. I THINK its the most funded organization in the world, and history.
Hey wait a minute... I contributed that was MY hard work and money, and I'm a civilian.
What positive use *has* the US military been put to in the past 50 years?
Are you serious?
Absolutely.
Well... from MY perspective? I don't think thats possible. Since I see it as a consequence of failure/neglect in another area from inception.
Wait.. whut?
Military action that is.
Well, depending on how inclusive you are with "US Military," there's been a lot.
Helping out victims of major disasters is just one example.
New computer technology (without which you probably wouldn't even be able to post your comment).
New medicine and research into new medicines.
New transportation technology.
New communications technology.
Assisting in hostage rescue situations (not to say they weren't part of creating the situation in the first place, but it's positive).
I'm not saying the military is positive or negative, but, in response to your comment, I feel there are quite a few positive things that the US Military has contributed to in the past 50 years that we take for granted.
Hey wait a minute... I contributed that was MY hard work and money, and I'm a civilian.
"Helping out victims of major disasters is just one example."
Outside of the Army Corp of Engineers and PR moves ("Lookit what we did!" http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/tsunami/ ) when has the US military been used to provide aid to a country with which it wasn't fucking around with in the first place?
"New computer technology (without which you probably wouldn't even be able to post your comment).
New medicine and research into new medicines.
New transportation technology.
New communications technology."
I'd gladly live without if given the choice between these technologies and the worldwide strife that comes along with US Imperialism.
"Assisting in hostage rescue situations (not to say they weren't part of creating the situation in the first place, but it's positive)."
If you create a bad situation and then have the decency or big enough PR problem to have to clean it up, that's pretty much a wash, not positive.
Santos hated a man from a different ethnic group for good reason. Soon a war broke out... and it happened to be between the two ethnic groups. Many men in Santos' neighborhood were joining the military. Santos did not want to join... but when it dawned on him... that he just might find that man he hated and be able to kill him. Since Santos did not have much going on in his life at that time... so he joined the military.
During the war he had many conflicts, which included having to fire into houses, buildings, and through brush.
He killed so many men that he lost count, and several women and children on accident. He was not sure if it was his bullets that killed them, but he did fire and grenade the houses where they were found dead.
Santos never found nor killed the man he hated during the war, but he was awarded medals of honor and of valor, and courage. Upon arriving back to his hometown there was an elaborate ceremony, and a celebration for their victory that lasted days!
Some time after the war, Santos was sitting at a cafe in his hometown, when he spotted the man he hated walking towards a barber shop. Santos thought to himself... "Here is my chance!" His heart raced as he got up and walked towards him. He clinched his teeth and pulled out his pocket knife and killed the man with three stabs. The man stared into Santos eyes and died on the sidewalk.
Santos was arrested by the police, convicted of murder, and sentenced to jail for many many years.