Fuck man, they get you with their jingoistic rhetoric about protecting our freedom? Or was it the free college and then you got pulled into the war? I was too young, and thankfully by the time I was old enough the narrative had begun to shift and I could see it for what it really was.
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tacosanonymous@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 2y
Was in OEF II, can confirm.
BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf · 13 pts · 2y
Fuck man, they get you with their jingoistic rhetoric about protecting our freedom? Or was it the free college and then you got pulled into the war? I was too young, and thankfully by the time I was old enough the narrative had begun to shift and I could see it for what it really was.
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee · 23 pts · 2y
I was 17 and needed to get away from abusive parents.
Recruiters prey on the disadvantaged.
BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf · 8 pts · 2y
That they most certainly do. I’m glad you made it back alive, hopefully mostly intact mentally and physically.
RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
Operation Iraqi Liberation! Aka OIL
outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Murder Drones when they get hungry