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In reply to the discussion: Calling or writing isn't enough. They know what we think. [View all]dotymed
(5,610 posts)This was certainly not the case for the previous 12 years which as defined by the Merriam webster dictionary (a group of individuals belonging to a specific category at the same time: Chaplin belonged to the generation of silent-screen stars) makes up a generation.
Honestly, your opposing o.p. did not seem to follow my points. Perhaps you don't feel like militarized young people who have had
a lot of compassion driven out of them (necessary to adapt in a war-zone) are susceptible to mercenary positions...actually I did not really seem to find that counter argument in your post.
Because we are NOW getting rid of "their" cannon fodder, doesn't meant that for a generation of young people, their lives have been altered in a war/military paradigm that has hurt them/us more than helped.
The military being "drawn down" in this economy adds insult to injury but should TPTB feel like they need that skill-set for their protection (from us), they will have a large pool of militarized, under-employed people to choose from.