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BamaD -> RE: Personal Annoyance (7/13/2015 3:37:59 PM)
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ORIGINAL: PeonForHer
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ORIGINAL: KenDckey
I think it goes back to the days of Viet Nam when it was socially accepted to spit on and throw stuff at military personnel. I think that regardless of whether or not they have since changed her minds, they instilled the hatred against military personnel into their children.
God, in the UK, it goes back at least as far as WW1 and probably a lot farther. Infamously, now, the 'land fit for heroes' never existed for the thousands of soldiers returning from that particular butchery.
Civilians have always held soldiers in contempt unless they see a direct threat to them. I once had a woman say that when they are in combat they deserve anything they can get, but during peace they shouldn't complain about anything being taken from them since no one is shooting at them.
In plain English they should get all possible benefits when they are in combat and can't use them, but they have no right to them when they can use them. Most people don't realize that the military's first job is to prevent a war.
I saw an episode of STNG where they came across a culture that while it saw the need to fight, veterans where segregated from the rest of society because they felt that combat has corrupted their souls beyond redemption.
Extreme but sci fi often uses extremes to make a point. In this case I saw it as what down deep civilians suspected about veterans.
This problems has existed in almost every culture in history.
Sparta and the Vikings come to mind as two of the few exceptions.
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