(06-21-2023, 02:50 AM)Schmoe Wrote: To piggyback off of that, I think young adults are also more aware today of who they'd be fighting for. And against.
The overwhelming majority of people I talk to don't trust the government. Even highly decorated combat veterans. I was PMing a very respected former Navy SEAL at a website over a decade ago. I was interested in seeing what I was made of, and asked him if he'd do it all over again today. He said, and I'm paraphrasing, "no, absolutely not. Those in Washington send our young men into the meat grinder, and for what? To prove a point?"
That did it for me.
Speaking realistically and leaving my confirmation bias at the door, why would our young adults volunteer to die for the leaders of a country that does not give a damn about them?
Our government is corrupt. Run by a group of ridiculously wealthy people that have no need for our money anymore, so the only purpose we serve for them is entertainment, ego boosting, and helping them remain in their positions of power.
Kings of the past demanded all young men bow down and serve the king. The kings went so far as to make eunuchs out of them to make sure that they would not be able to have the power to overthrow them.
Many young adults today, have little desire for "things". They will not be as easily swayed.
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