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Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works

Anon learns that his grandfather dodged being drafted (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 months ago (3 children)

This is based as far as I can tell.

It's a bummer how killing strangers for your government is glorified.

[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It's a bummer how killing strangers for your government is glorified.

It's definitely more palatable when the strangers you're killing are nazis

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

I can agree that there's been an extremely minuscule amount of justifiable war in an endless number of wars.

[–] Lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago

But the story in the greentext takes place in 1932, before the Nazis even got into power in Germany.

[–] Tagger@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

except they mostly weren't

[–] elvith@feddit.org 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It's a bummer how killing strangers for your government is glorified.

Killing for yourself: Government will track you down, kick your door in and throw you in prison and maybe send you into the death row.

Killing for your government: Government will provide training, shelter, equipment, pay you and award you medals.

[–] khaleer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago

Do not forget about right to rape and steal dishwashers on your government enemy territory!

[–] r00ty@kbin.life 2 points 6 months ago

Killing for your government: Government will track you down, kick your door in and throw you in prison for refusing to.

Fixed thar for you :P

[–] cheddar@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Tribalism. Our tribe is good, their tribe is bad. If you are not with your tribe, you are a traitor, so people are pressurized into this, and start believing lies about our glorious pride and wise leaders.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Probably a cooler picture than Stanhope appreciates, but: