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True, but that doesn't excuse Bobby shooting up brown people in the Middle East. Joining the military and being surprised when you're deployed to fight wars is pure FAFO.
It doesn't excuse it, but it definitely does explain why Bobby thought he was the good guy and the other people were bad guys. If you're only gonna pin the blame on Bobby, you're never gonna understand and fix the real problem. Bobby isn't just another guilty party. He's a victim of the psychopaths in power too.
I agree; I just wanted to push back against the idea that American soldiers who go invade countries halfway across the world for oil and genocide are innocent. Victims yes, but not innocent. Glorification and whitewashing of the military is part of how America got here.
Most people who join the military aren't doing it with the idea of protecting oil by committing genocide. The murderous types are frequently kicked out of basic training, for that reason. Most people who join believe that they are protecting their country from people who would do it harm. Before this current administration, there was still a sense that our leaders could be at least somewhat trusted to sometimes do the right thing.
Not the person that you're responding to, but I don't only pin the blame on Bobby. I acknowledge that the US Military propaganda hits hard, but Bobby still has agency.
Bobby absolutely has agency. But he has never had the privilege of an unbiased perspective free of weaponized propaganda.
"Yes, Bobby is a Nazi, but it's just how he was raised!'
Yes, that is exactly how Nazis are made. Pretending otherwise isn't going to fix the problem.
But there is a big difference between the average American soldier and fucking Nazis. If you can't tell the difference, you'll never be part of the solution to that problem.