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Party Boat
Nov 1, 2007

where did that other dog come from

who is he


icantfindaname posted:

Well it's a good thing then that military service in the United States is entirely voluntary, and nobody is coerced or even really pressured into doing this, isn't it?

Is this really the case? Here in the UK a lot of people sign up because they have few skills and are in economically deprived areas, and have a sudden realisation that it's either the army, or the dole and then most likely prison. Yeah it's not conscription but it's not like the decision's made in a vacuum, and I can't imagine things are any better in the US.

Then (if they come home at all) they often return even less able to function in society. Great job, armed forces!

e: This isn't a defence of Kyle or the film by the way - I just think the notion that anyone everyone who signs up for military service does so because they want to kill Arabs is wrong.

Party Boat fucked around with this message at 09:39 on Mar 15, 2015

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