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‘The food is tasteless and there’s not nearly enough and they’re hungry all the time’

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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

They sold their soul to join a terrorist child killing organization.
It's more than they deserve.
I hope someone pisses in it regularly

[–] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 0 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Sold their soul? Not all of them, I bet. With the US economy being in a recession (if you factor out the AI companies which all they do is move money between each other in a circle). There are constantly layoffs and noone is hiring. I can imagine a bunch of people choosing the military so that they can at least pay their bills / debt from college. Having a job in the military beats being homeless, I guess.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I get it. People do things they normally never would think about when they get desperate. Maybe they think being on a sub or a mechanic out of combat they won't have to actively hurt anyone while also providing for a wife and kids. People have a very black and white sense of things on here. Join military = bad no matter what no exceptions.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

If you are amoral

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes great excuse.
They had a recession in Germany too once.
Hey Heinz, I've found a way to not be homeless. All we have to do is help kill millions of innocent people and gas some Jews, communists, etc...
Heil Hitler!

[–] foenkyfjutschah@programming.dev 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

ja aber das begeisterte abschlachten sogenannter untermenschen war nicht vom sold motiviert.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

It doesn't make one bit of difference to the victims.
Just as it doesn't make any difference if brown children are bombed by Trump or cool democratic Obama