This meme is circulating on social media today.
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@wdlindsy
The U.S. military is an all-volunteer force. Nobody is forcing these servicemembers to fight, it is what they signed up to do.@desertsquare for a significant number of people, the military is one of a few bad options in life. Still, can we morally judge them for this choice? Yes, we can. Can we also say they shouldn't be sent to fight bullshit wars putting their lives and mental health at risk? Yes, we can.
I dream of a world where countries send young men and women not to kill and maim people in other countries, but to help them. Building and repairing infrastructure, distributing aid. A lovely thought. In the meantime, we can acknowledge the shittiness of the world without dividing it into those deserving or undeserving of our empathy.
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@desertsquare for a significant number of people, the military is one of a few bad options in life. Still, can we morally judge them for this choice? Yes, we can. Can we also say they shouldn't be sent to fight bullshit wars putting their lives and mental health at risk? Yes, we can.
I dream of a world where countries send young men and women not to kill and maim people in other countries, but to help them. Building and repairing infrastructure, distributing aid. A lovely thought. In the meantime, we can acknowledge the shittiness of the world without dividing it into those deserving or undeserving of our empathy.
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@desertsquare absolutely! For example, I'm judging you right now for being too arrogant to read what the fuck I wrote, where I specifically stated that you are free to pass moral judgment.
You can pass moral judgement and still have empathy for people. Still think they deserve better from life.
But yeah. You didn't listen to me the first time so
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@desertsquare @wdlindsy in the 1980s alone, about TWENTY men were PROSECUTED.
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@InayaShujaat
Whoever told you that failure to register prevents an individual for going to school or holding a job, doesn't know what they're talking about.
@wdlindsy@desertsquare @InayaShujaat @wdlindsy it has been a very long time, but I seem to recall there was something along the lines of it being automatic when submitting something like voter registration or a financial aid application.
I think it's harder to fail to register than most realize, the kind of thing you only notice if you are diligent about fine print.
Again though, we are talking like 25 years ago. My memory isn't that great.
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Very subtle…
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@InayaShujaat
Okay, I misspoke. There has NOT been a single individual convicted in 40 years for failing to register for selective service. There is a total 14 convictions for failure to register.
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@wdlindsy make sure your kids dont volunteer as imperial enforcers
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@wdlindsy
Not a single American troop on the ground in Iran.
Just use nukes.
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@wdlindsy
The U.S. military is an all-volunteer force. Nobody is forcing these servicemembers to fight, it is what they signed up to do.@desertsquare @wdlindsy when there's no jobs other than signing up what do you call that?
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@wdlindsy I'm sure those poor kids all inherited his heel spurs.
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@DarthAstrius
You've never served in the military, have you? If you had, you'd know that indoctrination isn't the only reason individuals volunteer for the military.
@wdlindsyI have blocked @desertsquare @mastodon.social because the account smells fishy.
He claims not to have posted anything because he - the care giver - has to prepare spring planting but he is responding very much on the other hand...
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@wdlindsy Yet it's missing the kids blown to bits in the school yesterday. Other people's kids are the most harmed.
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@desertsquare @wdlindsy when there's no jobs other than signing up what do you call that?
@sleepytako
I don't know, you tell me.
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@johntinker Thanks — a good reconfiguration.
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@wdlindsy
Not a single American troop on the ground in Iran.
Just use nukes.
Problem solved, and as a bonus, the entire world is rightfully taught to fear and respect America.@foxdickfarms Fantasy is so easy to engage in, isn't it?
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@wdlindsy
The U.S. military is an all-volunteer force. Nobody is forcing these servicemembers to fight, it is what they signed up to do.@desertsquare Thank you for providing that piece of information that I doubt will come as news to the vast majority of Americans. I'm sure whoever created the graphic to which you feel compelled — for some reason — to respond in this way will be happy to have this information, though I can't imagine the meme-maker not knowing this information already.
