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The military has done some horrible stuff but going back 50+ years to prove how they feel today seems a stretch.
Get literally any soldier who was deployed to iraq or afghanistan drunk and they'll tell you about unpunished warcrimes they witnessed or participated in.
Fuck off. I have 3 deployments under my belt and 0 war crimes. Some of us are just born poor as fuck and wanted to go to college. The military honestly isn't some monolithic entity.. 90% of the people on this thread literally have never talked to a service member and it shows lol
I have them in my family and have heard their stories. I don't care what reason you justify joining. You acted as a tool of imperalism against people who did not deserve it.
I guess it's a good thing I don't care how you feel about it. I grew up and learned in the military. It shaped me into the man I am and the skills and discipline I learned have done me a world of good. You don't have to like it but you don't get to shit on it. You haven't done anything to earn the right to judge me.