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ycymroflin wrote

The bit about wanting to join the pararescuemen is interesting, at least, but in all honesty, I can think of only one reason why joining a western military might be "acceptable" as a necessary evil - it is the easiest way to get the training and combat experience that an armed revolution is going to require. Even then, I'd only consider it acceptable if going somewhere like Rojava weren't an option.

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ziq OP wrote

It's not acceptable to kill brown people to steal their oil just because you fantasize that you might get to fight the capitalists giving you your orders some day.

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thelegendarybirdmonster wrote

it can also get you out of poverty. I do not support the military, but it feels classist to judge people for whom the military is their only option to get out of poverty.

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celebratedrecluse wrote

No context can render any action above critique, everyone is accountable for their decisions

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ziq OP wrote

Since they're a college grad in the USA, there's no way this can be framed as classism.

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