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Have you ever talked to a WWII vet?
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2017-10-23 at 2:25 AM UTC
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2017-10-23 at 2:31 AM UTC"Average Yamamoto" doesn't quite have the same ring to it
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2017-10-23 at 2:37 AM UTCyeh but he was all fked up in hospital bed nd he went sic tryna pull his catheter out
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2017-10-23 at 2:40 AM UTC
Originally posted by Lanny the whole practice is creepy.
I've noticed the same thing here, there's this weird fetishization (?) where the popular media, and just people in general, seem to be in love with the idea of the military - pride, comeradery, 'fighting for what's right' and such, but want nothing to do with practical reality.
it borders on obsession given how comparatively little action the Australian military's seen -
2017-10-23 at 2:55 AM UTC
Originally posted by aldra I've noticed the same thing here, there's this weird fetishization (?) where the popular media, and just people in general, seem to be in love with the idea of the military - pride, comeradery, 'fighting for what's right' and such, but want nothing to do with practical reality.
it borders on obsession given how comparatively little action the Australian military's seen
the entire western culture is based upon, and glorifies military and conflict. they all have a warrior-centric culture. -
2017-10-23 at 2:57 AM UTC
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2017-10-23 at 2:57 AM UTC
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2017-10-23 at 2:58 AM UTCI don't know about Australia, but it's really not any surprise for America considering the defense budget is about $2,000 per capita annually.
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2017-10-23 at 2:58 AM UTC
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2017-10-23 at 2:59 AM UTCit's pretty accurate to consider the Australian military as just a large pacific detachment of the US
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2017-10-23 at 3 AM UTC
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2017-10-23 at 3:04 AM UTC
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2017-10-23 at 3:15 AM UTC
Originally posted by 霍比特人说中文不好 How so? I don't think any of our taxes go towards getting kangaroo cruisers.
not so much that, but we have literally no foreign policy of our own.
At the moment we're trying to do some weird balancing act (economically) between the US and China, but as a general rule the Australian military just does whatever the US does. -
2017-10-23 at 3:20 AM UTC
Originally posted by aldra maybe, but if that's the case they also seem to have a weird inclination to try to lie to themselves about it
closet warriors abound. in western cultures, especially in america, military and service records are held in high regards ....
and people with a long list of service records are treated like nobilities .... -
2017-10-23 at 3:24 AM UTCKorea.. The forgotten war. that was only 6 years after the end of WWII
why not them as well. Or Vietnam vets.
Everyday for the first 13.6 years of my life, I heard about Iwo Jima and "Japs" and "Leg shot"
but he also became one of the several (6 I believe) Zodiac Killers. -
2017-10-23 at 3:25 AM UTCOh, and to be fair. an Honor Guard at the forming of the UN
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2017-10-23 at 3:32 AM UTC
Originally posted by Totse 2001 Korea.. The forgotten war. that was only 6 years after the end of WWII
why not them as well. Or Vietnam vets.
Everyday for the first 13.6 years of my life, I heard about Iwo Jima and "Japs" and "Leg shot"
but he also became one of the several (6 I believe) Zodiac Killers.
Because there are still many Korean vets alive today. Not so many WWII vets. The last WWI vet died somewhat recently I believe. Maybe a year or two ago? -
2017-10-23 at 3:33 AM UTCi talked to a shrimpanzee ARF ARF ARF
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2017-10-23 at 3:33 AM UTC
Originally posted by aldra not so much that, but we have literally no foreign policy of our own.
At the moment we're trying to do some weird balancing act (economically) between the US and China, but as a general rule the Australian military just does whatever the US does.
That's interesting. I never consider the Australian military much, but following what the US does is probably a pretty winning strategy. -
2017-10-23 at 3:36 AM UTC
