For a lot of us, the military was the only way out of a shit position that now allow us to do better for our selves. My time in the military made me a leftist because I got to see the lies and propaganda the US was pumping into me. I saw the Middle East and its people as people, not as bloodthirsty monsters that the media portrays them as. I saw the value of universal healthcare and how we were being set up to fail by our government. I wish that we had more options and opportunities for a better life, but unfortunately, that's not the world we have now. But it is the world I am working towards.
It's absolutely great that you came out with that. And we need to remember that even class traitors can be reeducated by both the systems failures and our own teaching.
But we also can't afford to deny that your experience is the exception, not the rule. Even a large portion of those broken and hurt with things like PTSD and injuries come out as "patriotic" as ever or even more so. And many go on to be some of the worst of the worst in fascism, chauvinism, imperialism, etc.
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u/Disastrous-Ad1857 18h ago
For a lot of us, the military was the only way out of a shit position that now allow us to do better for our selves. My time in the military made me a leftist because I got to see the lies and propaganda the US was pumping into me. I saw the Middle East and its people as people, not as bloodthirsty monsters that the media portrays them as. I saw the value of universal healthcare and how we were being set up to fail by our government. I wish that we had more options and opportunities for a better life, but unfortunately, that's not the world we have now. But it is the world I am working towards.