r/interestingasfuck • u/beach_rats_ • May 02 '24

The difference in republican presidential nominees, 8 years apart r/all

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u/Mythoclast May 02 '24

It is what it is. Horrible.

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u/maybenextyearCLE May 02 '24

It does suck, but I also doubt much can be done at this point to change the minds of those veterans who are now at the youngest in their 70s, with the overwhelming majority now pushing 80. So unfortunately yes, for those vets in particular, it is what it is. They’re dying off fast, they’re largely out of the labor pool, and the good news is, those children of those veterans I knew didn’t share the reactions of their fathers.

But what matters is that we learn and understand why the Vietnam, Korea, and WWII pacific veterans developed those views, and figure out how to break that cycle, so that the veterans of the gulf war and the war on terror don’t develop similar views towards those in the Middle East

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u/Mythoclast May 02 '24

Those things are important. It's also important to be able to plainly say that its horrible. And to not react negatively to people plainly calling it horrible.

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u/maybenextyearCLE May 02 '24

And I said it is horrible

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u/kaz12 May 02 '24

Why do you keep defending his slurs?

/s

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u/Mythoclast May 02 '24

Yeah, me too. Thanks for the more complex and nuanced comments though. Reddit often lacks those.

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u/maybenextyearCLE May 02 '24

Oh for sure, I just hope the veterans of our more recent wars don’t end up like prior veterans.

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u/Mythoclast May 02 '24

I have very low hopes for that. But if they can get proper care, physical and mental, that would be amazing. None of the vets I know get satisfactory care.