Who raised these kids?

[JABIII]

We for one, America has gone through the longest period in our history without a war..

And that may be the dumbest thing yet. What is it with you Citadel folks?

[Rabbitman09]

And that may be the dumbest thing yet. What is it with you Citadel folks?

Why do you think that is dumb? Our grandparents who are almost all gone now were the last generation to live through an era where America had to defend herself to survive. They lived through hard times like the Great Depression and WWII where peoples lives were effected and times got tough. The last last 3 generations have had it easy. The hardest thing I’ve lived through is wearing surgical masks. Other than that, my standard of living hasn’t changed. No one has been forced to go to war for our country. Tough times make grit and toughness and bring people together. Until Americans get a gut check into the fragility of our freedoms and way of life, we will continue to take it for granted.

What I’m saying is each new generation is becoming further removed from understanding that people before us had to sacrifice to build this country from scratch and died to defend it. We take our freedoms for granted. The further removed we are from those that put in the work to defend our country, the less we understand their sacrifices which intimately causes us to lose a true appreciation for American and how special she is.

[duckcommander727]

Why do you think that is dumb? Our grandparents who are almost all gone now were the last generation to live through an era where America had to defend herself to survive. They lived through hard times like the Great Depression and WWII where peoples lives were effected and times got tough. The last last 3 generations have had it easy. The hardest thing I’ve lived through is wearing surgical masks. Other than that, my standard of living hasn’t changed. No one has been forced to go to war for our country. Tough times make grit and toughness and bring people together. Until Americans get a gut check into the fragility of our freedoms and way of life, we will continue to take it for granted.

I’m not sure why I continue to respond to the stupid crap you repeatedly post on this matter, but here I am. The difference between the last 3 generations and our grandfathers generation when it came to war is vastly different. The people who signed up to serve after 1975 did it all volunteer. The flag draped coffins I’ve loaded onto to many damn planes to count, they knew exactly what they signed up to do. They did it voluntarily without the government forcing them. Something you have never had the balls to do. I know a lot of guys that would I love for you to meet with bullet wounds, missing limbs, horrible ptsd(which you claimed to be fake) that would love for you to tell them they didn’t fight in a war or for this country.

This isn’t to discredit the men who died and gave their lives that were drafted my great uncle was killed in the Bataan death March, my other great uncle was killed in Europe in Ww 2. I have multiple family members that have proudly served in every conflict in American history.

But let’s be real your pussy ass would’ve got out of the draft too. You wouldn’t know tough times or how people have been affected due to the 20 year war we just got out of. You just talk big behind a keyboard. I’ll gladly get you In touch with these fine men and hear their stories from all over Middle East. Just shoot me a pm when you’re ready.


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[Rabbitman09]

The difference between the last 3 generations and our grandfathers generation when it came to war is vastly different.
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That is exactly my point. I’m not saying the people who have fought in recent political campaigns weren’t brave or honorable people. I’m just saying every military conflict since WWII has been controversial and not everyone has been All In. During our grandparents generation, everyone was all in. Each subsequent generation has become less and less patriotic and they don’t have the same appreciation for American because there hasn’t been a eminent threat to its existence. Life has been cushy and our tolerance for radicalism, authoritarians, and disrespect has grown greatly because we don’t want to disrupt how good we have it.