Sounds like you expect other people to live by standards you yourself don’t live. Unless you’re somehow a full-time soup kitchen worker you still contribute to the machine just by living in this country and paying taxes. The military can be a good option for a lot of people. But not a great option for most people.
Sounds like you’ve had the privilege in life to where something like military service is something you’d never consider. Be thankful you have that privilege.
Not preying on the vulnerable to coerce them into killing and getting killed ≠ being a full-time charity volunteer.
you still contribute to the machine just by living in this country and paying taxes
That’s partly true, though I live in another country that sometimes does bad things, which I subsidize with my taxes. It’s not like I have a choice, though, unlike military recruiters and the politicians that send mostly innocent people to kill and be killed. Nobody’s going to jail them for not doing those things.
Sounds like you’ve had the privilege in life to where something like military service is something you’d never consider. Be thankful you have that privilege.
I have and I am. Having privilege that I’m aware of does not mean not having knowledge about and empathy towards those who don’t, though.
It also doesn’t mean that I don’t want things to be better than they are (for everyone, but especially the most vulnerable in society) and scummy predatory behavior to stop.
Sounds like you expect other people to live by standards you yourself don’t live. Unless you’re somehow a full-time soup kitchen worker you still contribute to the machine just by living in this country and paying taxes. The military can be a good option for a lot of people. But not a great option for most people.
Sounds like you’ve had the privilege in life to where something like military service is something you’d never consider. Be thankful you have that privilege.
Holy strawman, Batman!
Not preying on the vulnerable to coerce them into killing and getting killed ≠ being a full-time charity volunteer.
That’s partly true, though I live in another country that sometimes does bad things, which I subsidize with my taxes. It’s not like I have a choice, though, unlike military recruiters and the politicians that send mostly innocent people to kill and be killed. Nobody’s going to jail them for not doing those things.
I have and I am. Having privilege that I’m aware of does not mean not having knowledge about and empathy towards those who don’t, though.
It also doesn’t mean that I don’t want things to be better than they are (for everyone, but especially the most vulnerable in society) and scummy predatory behavior to stop.