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Gavin Farrell's avatar

Not only is it immoral to serve, but serving will likely give you 'moral injury'. A lot of veterans talk about how the actions they've done have caused them deep internal harm. If they're lucky enough to avoid PTSD or the much higher veteran suicide rate. But yes, serving to kill your fellow humans for empire purposes abroad is not only immoral, it will inflict moral injury on you.

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Paul Zickler's avatar

This is a terribly difficult one to pull off for those of us living in the US. "Support the troops" is so deeply ingrained, arguing against it is viewed like slapping your grandmother. Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, 9/11 are all public holidays where we must "remember those who fought for us." Never mind that no soldier has fought "for me" during any of my 57 years. You're not allowed to say that out loud in the land of the free.

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