[quote="ToTaL LoLiGe" post="18.318806.13000123"it's the ultimate sacrifice. [/quote]
And that's kind of the problem. We fetishise death to a ridiculous extent.
We loves us our snuff porn, and wars be them.
We also assume death is "for country," because it sounds good.
We assume anyone who signed on is willing to take risk, even the desk clerk or the guy who's only on the frontline because some lying scumbag recruiter promised him he wouldn't see combat.
There are many ways to serve your country or your ideals, and the military is ultimate only in the sense that death is pretty final.
And that's kind of the problem. We fetishise death to a ridiculous extent.
We loves us our snuff porn, and wars be them.
We also assume death is "for country," because it sounds good.
We assume anyone who signed on is willing to take risk, even the desk clerk or the guy who's only on the frontline because some lying scumbag recruiter promised him he wouldn't see combat.
There are many ways to serve your country or your ideals, and the military is ultimate only in the sense that death is pretty final.