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Whenever I talk to people about the Iraq war, many people will agree the war is bad, but will always have the same bullshit follow up question "Oh! but you support the troops don't you?!?". Well, my honest answer is.....no, I don't support the troops. What does "support" mean exactly? Do I support what they are doing? No.....Do I want to support them monetarily? No.... So what is there to support? Bringing them back home? Is that it?

I've heard even many libertarians use this same bullshit follow up statement when talking about iraq. I understand they are enslaved, but they chose to join the miliary, and part of the military is killing. Murder is murder, "our troops" are no differant. So fuck those ribbons people put on their cars. I don't support the war, and I don't support the troops!

I think they are immersed in a false mythology that these troops signed up with the intention of "protecting our freedom". They believe that in the big picture, the military protects us, even though a particular operation might not be a good idea.

You could certainly tell them that you support the troops too. The government confiscated half your paycheck to fund them, yes?
 

MengerFan:

You could certainly tell them that you support the troops too. The government confiscated half your paycheck to fund them, yes?
 

"i support the troops too.
do i want to? no."

i think 'supporting the troops' is really supporting the individuals within the uniforms,
not the funding they get to stay in that hell hole,
but the men themselves.

as far as i'm aware, a sign of support isn't funding somebody's risk of death,
or advocating it in any way.
supporting the troops is supporting the end to the war.

I find their word "support" to be amusing.

What if we "supported" Stef in the same way these people "support" the troops, in that all we did was walk around saying "I support Stef"? The free advertisement aside, I think he would rather have some donations.
 

MengerFan:

I think they are immersed in a false mythology that these troops signed up with the intention of "protecting our freedom". They believe that in the big picture, the military protects us, even though a particular operation might not be a good idea. 

I support them. It's their leader I can't stand.

I support them. It's their leader I can't stand.

I realize this is kind of a strange question, but in what way do you support the troops?  Also, what characteristics or behaviors do soldiers display that you support?