31-10-2009, 04:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 31-10-2009, 04:24 PM by Dawn Meredith.)
Magda:
Forgive the personal question but how did you come to be in the military at all? Was it required where you live?
Having been a devout pacifist my entire life and continually trying to talk young male offenders out of signing onto our war machine I have often wondered what occurs to cause people to seek out this life. Obviously poverty here in the US is a prime factor- young men receive a $20,000 sign on bonus. Misplaced "patriotism" especially after 9-11 is another culprit.
But you appear not to fit into any of the catagories that cause "normal human beings" to become part of an evil killing machine that allows, indeed promotes, war without end. You seem way too intelligent, peace-loving and politically aware of what war is really all about.
Dawn
Forgive the personal question but how did you come to be in the military at all? Was it required where you live?
Having been a devout pacifist my entire life and continually trying to talk young male offenders out of signing onto our war machine I have often wondered what occurs to cause people to seek out this life. Obviously poverty here in the US is a prime factor- young men receive a $20,000 sign on bonus. Misplaced "patriotism" especially after 9-11 is another culprit.
But you appear not to fit into any of the catagories that cause "normal human beings" to become part of an evil killing machine that allows, indeed promotes, war without end. You seem way too intelligent, peace-loving and politically aware of what war is really all about.
Dawn