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Originally posted by LadyMischief
I have a lot of respect for the US soldiers who put their lives on the line when their country asked them to.. I have 0 fucking respect for the government that needlessly throws those valiant soldiers lives away on things that aren't their concern in the first place. It's like a busybody mother in law.
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Respect for soldiers and not for the government. Then you are very similar to most American citizens in that respect. Since the 1950's respect for almost all government institutions in the US has decreased. The military is one exception. The postal service is another. It is actually the 1950s that were high in government trust more than that people trust the government less now. Trust in government institutions was very low during the founding of the country and still very low in the late 1800's (Gilded Age).
Powerful nations have always acted thus. Why do you expect the US to act differently?