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I had literally nothing to do with that. I haven't been in the army in almost 30 years. But also, oppression and domination isn't all the army does. Or even mostly. I fixed mine detectors, and mines are a particularly horrific form of warfare, particularly to civilians. And you have the whole corps of engineers. Plenty of jobs in the army are just jobs.
But insofar as I was part of the big stick that enabled speaking softly to succeed, yeah I'm proud of that.
"I was proud to be part of the vast apparatus of violence that America threatens everyone with to get their way"
If it means diplomacy over war? Yep.
You are from a country that has been at war almost continuously for as long as anyone in it can remember.
Same as every other US citizen. Not ashamed of that either.
The constant warfare? You should be.
Thanks for your opinion. It doesn't affect mine.
At the beginning of this conversation, I felt considerable empathy towards you. Every time you reply I feel it less. Maybe try imagining the lives of people who end up under the American boot, people outside your country are also human beings.
I do. That's why I fight against the evils my country inflicts on the world.
You literally repeatedly stated how proud you are to have been part of the system that inflicted those evils
"I'm not ashamed of being from a country that constantly starts wars by invading other nations and committing genocide directly or by proxy"
So the complaint is that I was a soldier. Keep up.
No the complaint is that you were a soldier in a fascist genocidal army and are proud of it, plus not being ashamed of the fact your country is a ravenous genocidal warmongerer.
So you just hate America. Cool, bro.
Yeah I hate white supremacy, capitalism and genocide. You clearly don't.
Wrong on all counts.
It's a paradox to hate white supremacist genocide in favor of American capitalism but somehow still being proud of serving the military that causes it.
I'm not really a big fan of capitalism. I used to think I was but it hasn't really worked out that way.
If youre not a big fan of capitalism why are you proud of spreading its influence and helping fight for it
Yes.
You don't seem to have any capacity for shame