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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I mean damn I would be so fucking mad if I put my life on the line to protect freedom and a possibility for people in this country to pursue the american dream and now gestures to the dumpsterfire that is the US.

I am already mad, I am mad for these vets just thinking about it, I have talked to so many vets that really would have given their life to an idea, to a social contract and pact to make things better for everybody, no matter their politics the conviction was as real as anything, I can't imagine how mad I would be if I had actually served myself and put my ass on the line as one of those people.... so I try to remind myself of that periodically to stoke my engine.