”can we blame people who torture puppies if they do it to get the money?”

  • La Dame d'Azur@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 days ago

    It does happen, primarily in non-white & immigrant communities, but not to the point that it’s a serious talking point.

    Most U.S. military personnel come from families that have some kind of money. Not rich or even bourgeoisie most of the time, just not struggling financially.

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      9 days ago

      I knew a few guys who enlisted after high school:

      1. Practically forced by his mother to enlist
      2. Got a girl pregnant and enlisted soon after
      3. Tried to be a fitness influencer then enlisted when that didn’t work out
      4. Was in JROTC / was WASP as could be, whole family had a military career, went to some military institute after

      #3 was the same guy in our US Government class to say that we should start wars whenever our economy starts to do poorly