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Anon learns that his grandfather dodged being drafted (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by Early_To_Risa to c/greentext

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[–] Varyk 208 points 4 months ago (3 children)

This is based as far as I can tell.

It's a bummer how killing strangers for your government is glorified.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It's a bummer how killing strangers for your government is glorified.

It's definitely more palatable when the strangers you're killing are nazis

[–] Varyk 36 points 4 months ago

I can agree that there's been an extremely minuscule amount of justifiable war in an endless number of wars.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But the story in the greentext takes place in 1932, before the Nazis even got into power in Germany.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yeah I’m struggling to come up with the war anon could be referring to…

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Japan was invading China.

But this is clearly fake and connected to the month of June.

Anon probably read a story about this happening and assumed the heir of the protagonist. Then used online for attention and group feedback on his projection that hiding in a cave is somehow based.

They are probably in that cave right now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Connected to the month of June?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

fake and gay

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

My money is on the Emu War

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

except they mostly weren't

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's a bummer how killing strangers for your government is glorified.

Killing for yourself: Government will track you down, kick your door in and throw you in prison and maybe send you into the death row.

Killing for your government: Government will provide training, shelter, equipment, pay you and award you medals.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago

Killing for your government: Government will track you down, kick your door in and throw you in prison for refusing to.

Fixed thar for you :P

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Do not forget about right to rape and steal dishwashers on your government enemy territory!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Tribalism. Our tribe is good, their tribe is bad. If you are not with your tribe, you are a traitor, so people are pressurized into this, and start believing lies about our glorious pride and wise leaders.

[–] Varyk 32 points 4 months ago

Probably a cooler picture than Stanhope appreciates, but: