Samira wrote:
Not necessarily any of the above, but certainly institutionalized in some cases, having been trained to rely on a hierarchical structure of command.
Not to mention traumatized and abandoned and ripe for the plucking. Not all, but some.
Fair.
Jophiel wrote:
Your money quote fails to support that. It says that organizations want to recruit soldiers for that experience, not that soldiers are especially stupid, et al.
In fact, the report states that in the 1990s a "small percentage" of soldiers were involved in those activities. How does that portray soldiers as a group as being stupid, gullible or evil?
I was not referencing the DHS report.
Elinda wrote:
Have you ever considered that maybe you're assuming someone is 'left' simply because they have portrayed a soldier as A, B or C.
I diagnose Leftism by:
- Abortion support
- Gay marriage (Hai2u Meghan McCain, wrong aisle)
- Preference for socialism and a proclivity towards big government
- Positive opinion of Senor Marx
- Global warming alarmism, twist it as you please
- Rampant humanism and religious phobias
I'm sure there are other criteria but those come to mind at-present.