#leonard matlovich was a hero in the queer community and you can condemn the military without being awful to the people forced into | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

la0istouden · 6 months ago

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literally begging people to take 5 minutes to learn about the american military industrial complex, the poor/poverty to military pipeline, and how the american military treats its soldiers before condemning every single veteran because you think "muhmuh all soldiers evil!!1!!!1!1!11".

#directed at the person who said “glad the faggot died” in reference to the first openly gay soldier #leonard matlovich was a hero in the queer community and you can condemn the military without being awful to the people forced into #matlovich was a vietnam vet which means he was likely drafted #and back then your options were serve; face jail time; or die. they werent and still arent kind to deserters #if you hate all veterans and soldiers you're doing exactly what the military & government wants you to do #they want you to hate the individuals who were exploited and traumatized instead of the military itself #so you'll blame the individuals and not the system #so many people are trapped in service and dont want to do this anymore but have to #We all saw Aaron Bushnell self immolate; it was because legally he could not refuse orders #when you join the military you become legally government property and you have no say in what you do anymore #anyways i will always be pro-veteran & anti-military #do some fucking research before being awful thanks #the bad people you hate in the military are not foot soldiers are not airmen are not naval guards are not marines #theyre the generals and commanders and the people in charge #not the majoritoraly poor & poc people who were exploited with promises of wealth and safety #and b4 anyone takes this the wrong way i am pro-palestine & dont support the american military being used to assist a genocide

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