• LeninWeave [they]@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    I’m not crying and have no problem with criticisms of US troops or US military actions.

    Except when people make them, then you get angry and say things like…

    This particular criticism is dumb as fuck though.

    This particular criticism is mocking the common excuse americans will give for why they have no choice but to sign up to murder innocent people: “I just wanted to pay for college”. The point is that it doesn’t make a difference to the victims. It’s a good point.

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      3 days ago

      Post the same cartoon with a Russian soldier and a Ukrainian kid, or a Chinese soldier and a Tibetin kid and I’d have the same criticism.

      Yeah the college thing is unique to America, but you could throw any inducement in there. (like employment assistance for China and discounted burial for Russia)

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          3 days ago

          No, I can think of great reasons to criticize specifically American soldiers today. What does that have to do with my comment? This particular criticism is dumb. Not all criticisms are dumb. (or undeserved)