“Together with the Save Ukraine team, I regularly communicate with children and families whom we manage to rescue from the occupied territories. They tell how, starting from kindergarten and school, they are accustomed to the cult of the army,”
So they brainwash their population just like the other bad guys. You know, Israel.
I’m surprised trump hasn’t tried starting something similar but I guess he’s going the uneducated population route which also seems to be working
I’m surprised trump hasn’t tried starting something similar but I guess he’s going the uneducated population route which also seems to be working
We were already there before trump, so he didn’t need to. I’ve been in places where the American public spontaneously applauds a veteran. Think about all the people who like to “thank veterans for their service” or the idea that military experience prepares you for holding office. We do also fuck our veterans over constantly, but that’s because they’re no longer useful to the war machine and they’re considered inconvenient if they need help, but that’s just the American way.
You know, Israel.
Israel has been more than happy to sell arms and other military services to either side. It’s pure war profiteering.
I’m surprised trump hasn’t tried starting something similar
Rubio has been standing up all sorts of horrifying prison and forced labor pipelines across Latin America and into the Pacific Rim.
Nevermind ICE itself, which has just become a factory for turning disaffected, unemployed Fox News millennials onto roided up paramilitary death squads.
it’s only a matter of time. the US has a high degree of societal militarization going back to right after the first world war. it’s been in hyperdrive since the 1950s, and especially so since the passing of the patriot act. the school to military pipeline has been really strong for a long time, but as of late has weakened. so the hitler youthification of our schools will come soon to indoctrinate the children into the importance of national struggle rather than class struggle
As things get tougher in the workforce that’s all the kids are going to be able to do.
The military rewards them with years of socialism. The powers that be know social services are necessary, but it’s paywalled.
Oh don’t I know it! It’s one of the reasons it’s so important that Americans get involved in mutual aid projects. The military industrial complex relies on the desperation of poverty to ensure that there will be people willing to risk dying to get basic medical care fore the rest of their life as well as a lack of education to ensure that the people taking that risk don’t fully understand the ramifications of their actions while under the orders of their commanding officer
Armed forces do this by default, every one, even outside US.
Yeah but in most countries armed forces don’t start in kindergarten
Yeah but we also didn’t split off to talk about that
Edit, I know this isn’t every country, but in mine, I SWORE allegiance to mine when I was 5. Backed by someone’s God. Before I even knew what any part of that ever meant.
I will say upfront I know that’s fucking insane and I hope it doesn’t happen everywhere, but it happens.
Yeah, but some countries do a little more than others
Also true
The cruelty of our rulers never ceases to amaze me.
