"Thank You for Being Expendable" article made it to Hacker News

blueoak9 · 2014-05-27T16:33:19+00:00

This guy makes a really important point, however many times it has been said before. Two things stand out for me in his article.

One is that it appears in the NY Times. That's the kind of exposure this issue needs. Those are the kind of readers who are likeliest to unaware of the gravity of this issue.

The other thing that stands out is his unemotional tone. He just lays the facts out and lets them state his position. I think it makes his message a lot more powerful.

I have been so angry for long about this issue that by now I am almost numb, like the tone of this article. I live near Ft. Lewis in Washington and you see a lot of young people walking around missing parts. I stay angry about this.

This new scandal may be the beginning of something good. The entire VA needs a purge and this may start that action. It is riddled with nepotism and at the same time it is full of really good, hard-working, service-oriented medical personnel. We just really need to sort this out.

The underlying social attitude that made this mess, male disposability, is to engrained in the culture for one scandal to correct it, but this may be one development in a whole change in the culture that corrects that attitude.

torn_hangnail · 2014-05-27T18:25:00+00:00

only reason it's being discussed is because it's about 'veterans'. point out the gendered aspect and their hands go over their ears.

MRSPArchiver · 2014-05-27T09:43:33+00:00

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Title	"Thank You for Being Expendable" article made it to Hacker News
Author	dopp2
Upvotes	29
Comments	4
Date	May 27, 2014 9:43 AM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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