• 3abas@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    But, there’s also a larger population of underprivileged, overburdened, and poverty stricken civilians trying to make ends meet by selling their very bodies to the elite so they can play their little war games.

    The overalap isn’t as small as you imply. If they aren’t bendable into order following drones, they don’t make it in. That’s literally the entire point of Basic Combat Training.

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      7 hours ago

      BCT is just about making you react and listen to orders in high stress situations, like when a machine gun is clacking right over your head. That does mean overriding fear responses and making you quick to react but they don’t have you stand up and drop down a hundred times because it makes you more likely to spit on the Constitution if an orange turd tells you to. Hell, I remember Obama’s inauguration a dude was running around with his official photo cheering.

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        3 hours ago

        Hell, I remember Obama’s inauguration a dude was running around with his official photo cheering.

        What exactly do you think that means?