re: #337 wrenchwench

Also maybe harsh and simple. There’s a big difference between not wanting to be in the military, and having been in the military before, but then afterward taking a stand against a particular war.

That’s the problem a lot of the previous generations had understanding the protests - they’d fought in WWII or Korea, and here were these privileged kids not wanting to do their bit.

Meanwhile, we were engaged in a stupid, unwinnable war which could only serve as a meatgrinder for the young.

Interestingly, we’re STILL in stupid, unwinnable wars which serve as meatgrinders for the young, but now they’re not draftees, and there aren’t as many of them.