Comments on: Political Identity within the Military, a Personal Perspective

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:14:03 +0000

It seems to me that if you have to have people fight wars, from time to time, that you are going to have to develop in your troops behaviour that isn’t very nice. They are doing something (killing other people), after all, that repulses nearly everyone, when it really comes down to it. How else could one run a military? You’d either have to make do with psychos or else have a bunch of normal folks that aren’t prepared to kill.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:57:28 +0000

I can understand that reacion, weltschmerz, so long as you understand that by “culture” you must include damn near everyone. Perhaps:

What a disgustingly sick and depraved species.

Fixed.

By: Talarohk

Talarohk — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:55:52 +0000

You would rather have a military despondent and despairing that they have to go and fight?

I see your point; enthusiasm over impending bloodshed does seem like an undesirable situation from a humanitarian perspective. I’m just not sure the alternative is better.

By: weltschmerz

weltschmerz — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:23:27 +0000

The excitement and buzz surrounding the lead up to any actual shooting event is extraordinary and exhilarating.

What a disgustingly sick and depraved culture.

By: Rojas

Rojas — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:10:10 +0000

Fantastic stuff, Jack.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:26:10 +0000

Great read.

If the Republicans genuinely do lose their hold on military affections and, equally importantly, the perception that the military are in lockstep with them, they could be toast. For years.