r/nottheonion • u/novagridd • 8h ago

Thailand's Prostitution Patrol on High Alert as 5,000 US Sailors Drop Ship After 200 Days at Sea

https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/pattaya-police-intensify-prostitution-patrols-us-navy-visit-1763395
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u/swaywithwords 7h ago

I see you met my uncle who is retired Navy

I have a lot of respect for the armed forces, but much respect is lost when you act holier than thou and openly support Trump.

I haven't met a single Trump supporter that likes themselves or seems content or happy with their life. It's all misery loving company.

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u/Oregon-Pilot 6h ago

I don’t blanket respect armed forces. A lot of people who join up are idiots, and some are just shitty people. Just because you decide you want to make a living by living out your Rambo dreams doesn’t make you a hero. Don’t tell me you joined to “serve” and sacrifice for your country, when all you really want is to take advantage of the perks the title gives you.

That doesn’t mean there aren’t people who are very honorable and who do believe in service, and who people who do act heroically. It’s just that I think there are way less of them than the narrative seems to push.

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u/PirateSanta_1 6h ago

A lot of people who join the military did it simply because they didn't have the grades for college and didn't know what else to do with their life after high school. Military service in general is over glamorized for what is just a job for like 99% of the people there. All the military vets who i've met that aren't shitheels just talk about things like how the base they where on was kinda shitty and the shower floors where disgusting.

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u/FartPiano 4h ago

i don't fault people for being young, poor, or ignorant, and ending up in that situation, but if you come out of it Proud To Have Served, that's what makes me wtf. you saw it from the inside for years and you're like yeah this organization is great? really?????