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If you were considering joining the army, disregarding any fear you would have for your own life, would there be any ethical reasons that would prevent you from enlisting?
omfg THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISThat's one of the things I hate the most about "patriots." They claim "they're fighting for your freedom" or even going as far as to admit "they killing other people in your name".
NO. DO NOT put the their blood or the blood of the people they kill on my hands. I never asked them to go abroad and fight or die for me. Not once. I would never ask that of ANYONE.
Obviously, a mentality like that is excellent for troop morale, and it's no surprise that soldiers have that mentality and that the message to the public pushes out that sentiment. That's exactly the sort of message that you'd want to give out to them rather than laying out truer and ulterior motives.Fancy? Sure why not. But keep in mind that soldiers fight for each other just as much, if not more, than for their government. Seriously, trust and companionship at the squad level is what makes modern militaries great. Besides, politicians tend to be middle-aged if not elderly, and that's not really fighting material. I don't think killing people is wrong in and of itself for all circumstances, there's a time and place for everything.
When you characterized soldiering as being a puppet for those who would keep their hands clean, I don't think you were fully appreciating the feelings and aspirations of those on the ground. Yes the mentality is excellent for troop morale, but what would we have instead? Depressed troops? I'm not sure how my friend in military college would even begin to respond to that. And yes there are ulterior motives. But is brotherhood in arms any less true? Even if you think of war and fighting in a certain way, that's no excuse to discount to feelings, beliefs and aspirations of men and women who do the fighting.