Shout out to all the veterans in this subreddit and everywhere.

63daddy · 2022-08-25T22:39:22+00:00

A great example of the injustices that happen when BelieveWomen trumps burden of proof.

This is such a disgrace and I would like to sincerely thank any veterans reading this for your service.

Decent-Ordinary-4047 · 2022-08-25T22:01:00+00:00

As a veteran I feel the same way. Fuck this country and what it has become

HikuroMishiro · 2022-08-26T03:45:35+00:00

Sorry but I don't think this is a positive video to call out. While the events that happened to him (if as described) are disgusting, his feelings and anger are entirely misplaced.

This is probably going to piss off some vets, but so be it I'll take the downvotes. This man in all likelihood has done nothing for 'America' in the military, he is too young for that. Our military industrial complex is far more concerned with benefiting the government and our elites, not our everyday citizens. While some naively sign up 'for America', people generally sign up for college/the benefits. We also treat our vets pretty decently here. Could the VA and government benefits for vets be improved upon? Absolutely and they should be. Do people treat him poorly for his vet status? Almost certainly not. This guy grew up or enlisted at a time when hero worship for the military was an all time high (2001-2010 or so) and is probably pissed things had cooled a bit when he left service and was treated with less reverence than expected and more like just a person. Even still vets receive a lot of respect in this country, many even get annoyed at people thanking them for their service every day. This man is too young to remember Vietnam but he should know how 'Nam vets were treated when they got back. Not only were the services a joke but that was a time when regular citizens would insult vets even though many were drafted and didn't have a choice about joining. Not so today.

None of this is to denigrate vets or say that they and the military haven't done anything good in recent years. But sometimes guys like him get a holier than thou attitude towards people that didn't actually benefit from his actions. I agree there are a number of things wrong with this country, but calling out 'America' as a cohesive entity out to get him and other vets is ridiculous. To spit on the very people you supposedly signed up for after getting dealt a bad hand just proves you didn't sign up for them after all. His 'vets vs citizens' comments has all the hallmarks of someone that's going to go all sovereign citizen and get killed in an FBI standoff when he and his buddies try to rob an explosives depot. Although perhaps he's less that and more of a grifter trying to milk his veteran status at the expense of all the people that do have genuine expect for the military and veterans.

TLDR: By all means point out false accusations and talk about specific problems in the country. Burn your uniform and say it's for x, y, and z. But saying 'fuck America and everyone in it except me and my buddies' will net you no sympathy from me.

Title	Shout out to all the veterans in this subreddit and everywhere.
Author	BlvckAnomally26
Upvotes	16
Comments	9
Date	August 25, 2022 4:06 PM UTC (3 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/wxi51g/shout_out_to_all_the_veterans_in_this_subreddit/
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