Get so annoyed when people thank military people for their service

[QUOTE=BrickingStar]Ironically op has said before he was from pakistan[/QUOTE]
Palestine

NO. You WANNA KNOW WHAT PISSES ME OFF?

Divorce lawyers getting paid more than farmers and teachers.

[QUOTE=Edwin]Sorta off topic, but on topic, there's military people who do it out of pride and because it is what they like doing, others just do it because they can't find a better and quicker way to provide a decent monetary income their family and that's why they sign up.[/QUOTE]


- There are doctors who don't give a **** about health or helping the sick...they just want to get paid. There are priests who don't give a **** about humanity...just want to **** **** in the ***. There are police who don't care about public safety they just want to get paid...

at least in the Military you can join for whatever reason you want....you still gonna have to chew the same dirt.

[QUOTE=Umad101]Guess what? They signed up for it...most likely because they didn't have many better options. I don't go around thanking police officers in Chicago, which is probably more dangerous, and I don't thank my garbage man. They do these things out of self-interest and it just happens to benefit society.[/QUOTE]


So if a doctor saves your life you wouldn't thank him because its his job? Let me guess you also don't tip anyone because its their job?

I was brought up in a different culture with a different mentality. I was shocked when I first heard/saw how disrespected the American military personnel were over here in their own country. My thought process was, it doesn't matter whether you agree with the war or not or whether what they're actually doing out there is what they should be doing or not, the fact is that they are going out there with the purpose of protecting your asses. At the very least you need to show them respect for that.

Over the years though, I hear stories of soldiers raping women, killing children, creating mass graves of civilians, and I feel differently. Having researched how the military acts when hailed as infallible and having seen my nation's army act the way they did after all the respect they got over the decades, my perspective has been changed. I had an ex-marine acquaintance who was super racist towards Arabs and eventually ended up in Iraq. How did his racist views affect his day-to-day? I mean I still respect the folks who sign up for the military for the same reasons, but it is important to realize that they're humans like us and we can't turn a blind eye to their actions.

To summarize my ramblings, do I randomly thank soldiers I meet or anyone I know on FB? No, because I don't know if I'm thanking a true soldier or a dip****. Do I show them respect for taking a difficult job that could get them killed? Absolutely.

You don't thank them because they protect you or your freedoms, because in reality they just follow the orders of a corrupt government and go into countries who pose no threat to the USA and overthrow the dictators America itself put there. In the process killing thousands of innocent civilians.

USA has 150+ bases all over the world, most of them around Muslim countries. It's to keep our power and influence around the world. We spend more money on our military than every other nation combined, we play the role of the big bully.

Anyway, you thank them because of their willingness to do the dirty work you can relax at home and not worry about a draft, or mandatory 2 year military service that lot of countries have. Thanks to them you don't have to die for someone's political gain or corporate profits.

[QUOTE=Graviton]Anyway, you thank them because of their willingness to do the dirty work you can relax at home and not worry about a draft, or mandatory 2 year military service that lot of countries have. Thanks to them you don't have to die for someone's political gain or corporate profits.[/QUOTE]
Yeah this is what I was trying to say in my long ass post.

i [B]used[/B] to think the same thing.

[QUOTE=Umad101]Palestine[/QUOTE]

Whats the difference?

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[QUOTE=BrooklynZoo]So if a doctor saves your life you wouldn't thank him because its his job?[/QUOTE]
What a terrible comparison.

[QUOTE=ace23]What a terrible comparison.[/QUOTE]
really is

[QUOTE=Rockets(T-mac)]So what if they signed up for it? What's so bad about just saying thank you to someone that has made your life better, keeps you safe, etc? Would you not thank your doctor if they performed life saving surgery on you? Even your garbage man, try saying thank you once in awhile it might make you and others happier.

Seriously, is this what's it's come to? Complaining about people appreciating other people's work?[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=TheSilentKiller]Reiterating what a bunch of people have already said; there are other people who deserve our thanks, but people in the military risk their lives to protect us. The fact that you get annoyed by this makes you a douchebag.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=boozehound]Nice comeback. try learning your history. You could start with statement by former secretary of states on the role of the US military in protecting US corporate holdings in other countries or the creation of banana republics or any number of topics. The US international military presence, particularly prior to the cold war, was primarily used to protect the economic interests of US corporations abroad.[/QUOTE]

This has NOTHING to do with thanking people that enlist. They enlist and put their lives in front of mine, what the elite politicians do with them is a different gripe


Another hero:

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We have not fought a war to protect our freedoms since WWII.

[QUOTE=nightprowler10]it doesn't matter whether you agree with the war or not or whether what they're actually doing out there is what they should be doing or not, the fact is that they are going out there with the purpose of protecting your asses.
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This makes zero sense. So if someone thinks the military is in a war that has nothing to do with them or their protection, they should still be thinking that the war is for them and their protection?