Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Well, gang members are killing for money, so are soldiers.
Gang members are thugs with no agenda but to bully people. Many people say the same thing about the U.S. Military, but we choose to serve our country, and to expand our horizons. War, allbeit somewhat inevitable, is not something we do for money. I'm still in therapy for the horrors I saw and had to do. Not for money, mind you, but for my very life. My survival. How dare you compare me to a gang member?
Originally posted by Impediment
Gang members are thugs with no agenda but to bully people. Many people say the same thing about the U.S. Military, but we choose to serve our country, and to expand our horizons. War, allbeit somewhat inevitable, is not something we do for money. I'm still in therapy for the horrors I saw and had to do. Not for money, mind you, but for my very life. My survival. How dare you compare me to a gang member?
Would you defend your country for nothing? If so, good on you, most wouldn't.
The comparison I'm making is strictly concerning the statement made of, ''he had it coming''. In entering the military, and in entering a career of a thug, you make a conscious decision to risk your life as an occupation. In both, there is a risk of getting shot and killed, and both are consciously entered on the premise (usually) of economic gain.
Originally posted by chillmeistergenPeople who join the U.S. Armed Forces don't do for the monetary benefits. There are plenty of jobs that don't involve threat to life, limb and mental health that pay better. People who join the military do so out of service to their country.
Would you defend your country for nothing? If so, good on you, most wouldn't.The comparison I'm making is strictly concerning the statement made of, ''he had it coming''. In entering the military, and in entering a career of a thug, you make a conscious decision to risk your life as an occupation. In both, there is a risk of getting shot and killed, and both are consciously entered on the premise (usually) of economic gain.
Don't you dare compare the men and women in uniform of the United States or indeed any nation to lawless thugs, you tactless prick.
(Unless they are lawless thugs, i.e. the armed forces of a corrput regime)
Originally posted by Strangelove
People who join the U.S. Armed Forces don't do for the monetary benefits. There are plenty of jobs that don't involve threat to life, limb and mental health that pay better. People who join the military do so out of service to their country.Don't you dare compare the men and women in uniform of the United States or indeed any nation to lawless thugs, you tactless prick.
I will dare to do exactly as I please. As I've already said, how many would do the same for free? I know that, in my own country every single person I know who's entered the army, has done so for the money and that's the main selling point that's pumped through the media.
I'm not comparing their daily duties, to that of gangsters. Why can't you understand that? I'm comparing the risks involved, which each individual knowingly enters, from each separate occupation.
Originally posted by Strangelove
People who join the U.S. Armed Forces don't do for the monetary benefits. There are plenty of jobs that don't involve threat to life, limb and mental health that pay better. People who join the military do so out of service to their country.Don't you dare compare the men and women in uniform of the United States or indeed any nation to lawless thugs, you tactless prick.
(Unless they are lawless thugs, i.e. the armed forces of a corrput regime)
I couldn't have said it better, B. I respect you even more now. 😉
Originally posted by chillmeistergenAm I denying that soldiers should be paid? No. I don't know about your friends in the U.K., but here in the U.S.A., the people who I know that joined the armed forces aren't doing it just for the money.
I will dare to do exactly as I please. As I've already said, how many would do the same for free? I know that, in my own country every single person I know who's entered the army, has done so for the money and that's the main selling point that's pumped through the media.I'm not comparing their daily duties, to that of gangsters. Why can't you understand that? I'm comparing the risks involved, which each individual knowingly enters, from each separate occupation.
You're oversimplifying the similarities that exist between soldiers and gang members. Soldiers run the risk of being shot/killed, yes, but in a line of work far more noble than theft, pimping, and drugs. Soldiers do not "have it coming." Gang members do.
Originally posted by Strangelove
People who join the U.S. Armed Forces don't do for the monetary benefits. There are plenty of jobs that don't involve threat to life, limb and mental health that pay better. People who join the military do so out of service to their country.Don't you dare compare the men and women in uniform of the United States or indeed any nation to lawless thugs, you tactless prick.
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