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In reply to the discussion: Why do we buy into the worship of the military? [View all]smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)What really makes me sick is the way politicians and government officials use them and this false worship of the military to make themselves look patriotic when in reality they could honestly give a shit about any of these service men and women as human beings.
They only care about their own interests being served and once these brave soldiers and service people have outlived their usefulness (and yes, many of them are very brave), these same people who speak so glowingly of them when they are campaigning or giving speeches, cut the funding for the that is so desperately needed to support Veteran health care, housing, and other services - particularly continuing mental health programs.
It makes me want to vomit. Not the service people, but the politicians, propagandists and others in the government who push this bullshit in the first place. It's all a big lie.