The idea being that the longer they’re part of the machine, the more they realise the atrocities it commits, and begin to oppose it.
For example:
You join the army, you’re trained to kill, you’re told the Afghani’s are the enemy, you do a tour, fire a few rounds, come home, the idea of Afghani’s being the enemy remains.
Versus, you do 8 tours, start to realise that they’re people just like any other. Trying to live their lives, being outgunned at every turn and living in poverty while you storm over them with tanks and jets. While you yourself simultaneously are being treated like shit by COs and politicians.
I don’t think that’s a hard concept to grasp. It’s not about virtue, it’s about who opens their eyes to the reality of life and who doesn’t. Being left wing doesn’t automatically make you morally superior to a right wing person.
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The idea being that the longer they’re part of the machine, the more they realise the atrocities it commits, and begin to oppose it.
For example:
You join the army, you’re trained to kill, you’re told the Afghani’s are the enemy, you do a tour, fire a few rounds, come home, the idea of Afghani’s being the enemy remains.
Versus, you do 8 tours, start to realise that they’re people just like any other. Trying to live their lives, being outgunned at every turn and living in poverty while you storm over them with tanks and jets. While you yourself simultaneously are being treated like shit by COs and politicians.
I don’t think that’s a hard concept to grasp. It’s not about virtue, it’s about who opens their eyes to the reality of life and who doesn’t. Being left wing doesn’t automatically make you morally superior to a right wing person.
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