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Fuck, that’s a stretch. Reading between the lines is one thing; this is just assuming what somebody is talking about without listening to what they said - as proven by the fact that you needed two big "IMPLIES"es.
How does that interpretation jibe with that elucidator said about the wisdom of leaders who wouldn’t send them to war? There wasn’t any criticism, explicit or implicit, or people who join the military. He said they should get to spend the night at home instead of going to war. And not to bring you any shocking news or anything, but a lot of young people live at home.
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It isn’t that much of stretch, again, when this board is full of people who seem to think that the military is full of losers with no other choice.
I did the big IMPLIES because I didn’t know what he meant by it - and I gave the poster the benefit of the doubt that he was wishing a safer life than living in a war zone. I didn’t even initially respond because I figured I was just being a bit more sensitive than necessary. I recently held a celebration when a friend returned from the war, the third such celebration I have been at in the last couple of years. In each case, however, they returned to their OWN homes and had steak with their wives.
That said, I have no problem pointing out that the statement can be taken negatively by many a person in the military.
yes - many young (and old) people live at home after becoming adults. It is also a common insult (“maybe you will get it when you move out of your parent’s house”). Telling an adult that if not for their military career they would be living at home does not come across as a nice, complimentary thing.
As for the idiots in charge - I agree completely. I thought that this exercise, like many, was a foolish and poorly thought out operation. I welcome soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines home. I would like to bring more home.
I just react to the comments of others regarding who is in the military today (or even 20 years ago when I got my government issue utes & boots). Often their broad brush is rather off the mark, and comes across as a slam. I have heard plenty of anti-military comments in my life, including my favorite “I didn’t know we had THOSE kinds of people here.” This speaker was horrified to find out that it was my truck with the USMC sticker she was referring to, and it is now a topic of humor between us. She came to understand that ALL types are in the military.
Bah - too much drivel on my part based on what was hopefully a simple misunderstanding of a turn-of-phrase.
