• tygerprints@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Pardon my ignorance, but what is a “hemi” and why should I care if I got passed by it? I believe all veterans deserve respect, but also they should still respect others. I know guys who were in the army that, if they hadn’t enlisted, would probably have ended up in prison instead. Meaning, that just because someone has served in the army as a soldier, it doesn’t necessarily mean they deserve the highest of all possible praise.

    I have family in the military and they’re all good people, so I’m not putting down anyone in the military - but I believe there are many other professions that should be getting lots of thanks for their service to the public also.

    • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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      2 years ago

      what is a “hemi”

      V8 engines from Chrysler.

      why should I care if I got passed by it?

      Nobody cares, really.

      all veterans deserve respect

      They don’t but even so, odds are this guy didn’t serve in active conflict thus not a war veteran. Joining the arms forces does not make you a war veteran and thus deserving of your respect.

      • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
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        2 years ago

        I would argue that they deserve less respect that no veterans. Imagine being so stupid that you join a war crime force.

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          2 years ago

          Not necessarily stupid. There’s a reason military recruitment primarily comes from the poorest parts of the nation with the least opportunities