Yes, but unironically. If you’ve got out of a basement and into public education, by the 18 you’re supposed to know you shouldn’t steal or kill, even if someone tricked you into that. You do that after 18, you land into jail and it’s entirely on you. If you accept this, you also logically have to accept that those who got enlisted deserved it.
During the Iraq war/invasion of Afghanistan the american military was being treated as “defenders” of our nation. Public schools frame unjustified wars as justified to this day. I personally was taught that dropping nuclear bombs on Japanese cities was morally justified, and I didn’t learn until I was an adult that the Japanese air force/navy was obliterated at this point and the nukes were completely unnecessary.
What I’m saying is, pretending that being 18 means the average person suddenly views military personnel as murderers is completely loony toons. That’s not how this works.
Yes, but unironically. If you’ve got out of a basement and into public education, by the 18 you’re supposed to know you shouldn’t steal or kill, even if someone tricked you into that. You do that after 18, you land into jail and it’s entirely on you. If you accept this, you also logically have to accept that those who got enlisted deserved it.
You’re being disingenuous.
During the Iraq war/invasion of Afghanistan the american military was being treated as “defenders” of our nation. Public schools frame unjustified wars as justified to this day. I personally was taught that dropping nuclear bombs on Japanese cities was morally justified, and I didn’t learn until I was an adult that the Japanese air force/navy was obliterated at this point and the nukes were completely unnecessary.
What I’m saying is, pretending that being 18 means the average person suddenly views military personnel as murderers is completely loony toons. That’s not how this works.