Don't join the army

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[–]UmamiTofu 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

\Western militaries aren't corporate tools, terrorists, genociders, or death squads. True there are issues with PTSD and suicide, more than other places, but for some people it's worth the risk.

What's this doing in /s/memes, anyway?

[–]magnora7[S] 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Western militaries aren't corporate tools

That must be why there are US military bases in 185 countries. Because it's not a profiteering tool taking over the world that regularly starts wars and kills hundreds of thousands. Got it.

[–]UmamiTofu 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

What does having global bases have to do with corporations? I can think of lots of reasons to have bases in other countries that don't have anything to do with corporations. It's a pretty basic part of a global military presence. For alliances, diplomacy, counterterrorism, humanitarian relief, and deterrence.

[–]magnora7[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

But the military-industrial complex is obviously operating on a profit incentive... look at the Iraq war. The first things done after winning the war was stabilize the oil production, and take over the central banks, and for US companies to rebuild all the destroyed buildings.

It's all for profit.

If it had anything to do with humanitarianism, the US would've stepped in in Rwanda in the 90s. But there was no profit there, so they let millions die.

[–]JasonCarswell 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And Yemen and Somalia today. Not to mention stopping the sanctions and attacks on oil-rich Venezuela.

[–]fred_red_beans 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Q: What was the first institution established after the killing of Gaddafi in Libya?

A: A bank.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

LOL sad but true.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's what you're programmed to believe.