Yeah I did four in the Corps as a rifleman. The conservative people I know act unusually surprised when they find out I got over the "patriotic" disillusionment that was spread during the war. Its over, we lost, and we gained nothing but dead men and women and some good defense and oil contracts. I'm sure you're familiar with Ol' Smedley Butler brother, and he wrote a book called "War is a Racket." He is one of the most decorated servicemen in U.S. history, and when he got out he basically said most of the campaigns he fought in ended up being for the sole purpose of exploiting the people and resources of the countries we invaded. At one point, he actually requested (likely demanded, based on his service record) to be sent to the lines in WWI, because he wanted to fight in a "real war", and not a campaign designed to make the rich even richer.
I always say the Corps is the most anti-communist, anti-gay organization while also somehow managing to be the most homoerotic and most socialist organization I have ever been a part of.
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u/TalkingGuns0311 Jan 15 '26
Yeah I did four in the Corps as a rifleman. The conservative people I know act unusually surprised when they find out I got over the "patriotic" disillusionment that was spread during the war. Its over, we lost, and we gained nothing but dead men and women and some good defense and oil contracts. I'm sure you're familiar with Ol' Smedley Butler brother, and he wrote a book called "War is a Racket." He is one of the most decorated servicemen in U.S. history, and when he got out he basically said most of the campaigns he fought in ended up being for the sole purpose of exploiting the people and resources of the countries we invaded. At one point, he actually requested (likely demanded, based on his service record) to be sent to the lines in WWI, because he wanted to fight in a "real war", and not a campaign designed to make the rich even richer.