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In reply to the discussion: Why do we buy into the worship of the military? [View all]Farmer-Rick
(10,072 posts)I was a college grad who chose to join the Navy as an officer. I had other options. I can not tell you how proud I am for having served in the US Navy. And it kills me when the filthy rich use the institution to gain wealth and manipulate other nations for their benefit.
I didn't join to support a bunch of liars, cons and filthy rich capitalist. Sometimes, doing good, helping out, helps bad people too.
When we put out the fires onboard ship we saved everyone on that ship. Some of those onboard were evil, some were total idiots, some were, like the XO, from those filthy rich families. And a lot of them were good, honest well meaning people. I didn't get to choose who onboard was going to be saved. Good and bad they all benefited.
That's what joining is about. Yeah there are bad people and evil, filthy rich scum we helped by joining. But that's what a society is all about. Everyone benefits from your work. And yeah these institutions are degenerating into hit men for the filthy rich. From the judiciary to the police to the military all are being corrupted to serve on the side of evil. But that does not mean that the good they did goes away.
I joined at the end of the Vietnam war. My family had a tradition of serving in the Navy. I was the first to be an officer. The Navy I joined, is not the Navy of today. My nephew joined and only did one tour. He opened my eyes.
But what we did by serving our country is not all bad. We helped the good too. When the north fought against the oligarchs of the South, they helped everyone. Yes, some with particular economic interests made out but they helped the slaves get their freedom too.
I don't think vets need to be worshipped. That is silly and makes me feel uncomfortable when people do it. But the military is not your enemy. It's the corruption of it that is.