War is a racket​… Chapter 1

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handofdave Mar 27, 2007 13:06:08
Replying to shanshee_allures

shanshee_allures wrote:
I believe even more young people join up because they've got nowhere else to go (direction wise)
In the USA and Britain it's very often that they have nowhere else to go economically. The largest demographic in the US military are southerners from rural towns that have had their $ base pulled out from under them. And I'm sure it's exactly the same in the UK.
shanshee_allures wrote:
I don't beleive anyone does so imagining they'll ever be in a kill or be killed situation
I grew up around US military people from the age of 12-18 and the wisdom most often imparted on me was to 'NOT JOIN THE MILITARY'...and that was during the relatively peaceful mid-to-late 70s.
Of course, the US wasn't dealing with terrorism then, as the UK was- It's a bit funny how most in the US have only 'discovered' terrorism lately... as if it were 'born' on 9/11.

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shanshee_allures Mar 27, 2007 20:41:23
Replying to handofdave

handofdav wrote:
It's a bit funny how most in the US have only 'discovered' terrorism lately... as if it were 'born' on 9/11.
Well, the US has never been 'attacked' in reality (talking post independence of course, and I'm aware of other, less catastrophic incidents). Europe and elsewhere has been accustomed to invasions and conflicts for centuries. I don't know how 9/11 could have been perceived, but Bush certainly willed it as being 'America under attack'. That would have shocked everyone to the root and no doubt changed perceptions forever. It worked for a spell obviously and now they're queueing up to launch the little cross eyed monster into space. Hope someone succeeds!
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