They recruit 18 year olds and lie to them. No one tells them about the civilian casualties. They also recruit financially vulnerable kids who are facing touch choices about how to meet their needs. Obviously the US is the fucking death star, but many of the stormtroopers are brainwashed.
Shit, a lot of the stuff YOU think about the USSR, Cuba, and China is likely propaganda, and you have the benefit of knowing the US lies about its enemies and ignores the atrocities of its allies. What chance does an 18 year old have?
A podcast I listen to recently stated that between 10 and 20% of the North Korean population was killed by us bombing during the Korean war. 85% of buildings in the North were destroyed. They may have used more napalm there then in Vietnam. It was so indiscriminate that B-29 bombers were sent out with no targets, just told to go and bomb stuff.
It puts North Korea’s hatred of the Americans in a bit of context.
Okay so? They go back for 3 more slaughtering campaigns without ever questioning whether they are killing other people justly. You might as well argue the same thing for ISIS members.
The brainwashing only intensifies once they get to boot camp. But I take your point.
I’m not trying to excuse the military, just saying things are complicated.
The problem is that after their mass murder campaigns the “leftie soldiers” complain about not getting enough compensation for doing mass murder.
They also spread the notion that the military should do a better job at killing armed resistance fighters and not just women and children, instead of realizing that the armed resistance is justified and US terrorists have no right to kill them either. As if a random Iraqi in the US can just walk up to a US soldier on a base and shoot them in the head and claim it’s “self defense because he was armed”.
Even a 12 year old knows what an army soldier does lmao. Why are we infantilizing [sic] grown men?
Yes, these are young men and women, but let’s not be so quick to judge. Our culture praises joining the military as a noble sacrifice (e.g. “Thank you for your service”), portrays America as the “good guys” on the world stage, and gives financial incentives (e.g., college, home loans, business loans, etc). It is a trap designed for the working class to fuel the military industrial complex and further US imperialism.
They recruit 18 year olds and lie to them. No one tells them about the civilian casualties. They also recruit financially vulnerable kids who are facing touch choices about how to meet their needs. Obviously the US is the fucking death star, but many of the stormtroopers are brainwashed.
Shit, a lot of the stuff YOU think about the USSR, Cuba, and China is likely propaganda, and you have the benefit of knowing the US lies about its enemies and ignores the atrocities of its allies. What chance does an 18 year old have?
A podcast I listen to recently stated that between 10 and 20% of the North Korean population was killed by us bombing during the Korean war. 85% of buildings in the North were destroyed. They may have used more napalm there then in Vietnam. It was so indiscriminate that B-29 bombers were sent out with no targets, just told to go and bomb stuff.
It puts North Korea’s hatred of the Americans in a bit of context.
Okay so? They go back for 3 more slaughtering campaigns without ever questioning whether they are killing other people justly. You might as well argue the same thing for ISIS members.
The brainwashing only intensifies once they get to boot camp. But I take your point. I’m not trying to excuse the military, just saying things are complicated.
The problem is that after their mass murder campaigns the “leftie soldiers” complain about not getting enough compensation for doing mass murder.
They also spread the notion that the military should do a better job at killing armed resistance fighters and not just women and children, instead of realizing that the armed resistance is justified and US terrorists have no right to kill them either. As if a random Iraqi in the US can just walk up to a US soldier on a base and shoot them in the head and claim it’s “self defense because he was armed”.
Video for more context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdHH9c4ncKY
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The increase in military recruitment age is a very recent development. It is typically closer to 18-19. Average age also varies by branch, with the Marine Corps having the youngest recruits, for example: https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2025-05-14/army-older-recruits-17780089.html https://www.cna.org/pop-rep/2000/html/chapter2/c2_age.htm
Most have a high school diploma or GED, but a minority have any college experience: https://recruiting.army.mil/pao/facts_figures/
Couple this with the fact that armed service members recently got a pay raise during the Trump administration: https://usafacts.org/articles/is-military-enlistment-down/
Yes, these are young men and women, but let’s not be so quick to judge. Our culture praises joining the military as a noble sacrifice (e.g. “Thank you for your service”), portrays America as the “good guys” on the world stage, and gives financial incentives (e.g., college, home loans, business loans, etc). It is a trap designed for the working class to fuel the military industrial complex and further US imperialism.
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