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In reply to the discussion: the Wounded Warrior Project makes me Sick! [View all]Ampersand Unicode
(503 posts)There shouldn't be a need for charities like WWP because the government -- that is, we the people, and the CONS that sent them over to get mutilated and go insane -- should be providing for them. Not a charity organization. In other words, it should not be a voluntary gift but an obligation on the part of our nation to provide for the brave men and women who make the ultimate sacrifice to defend this country that unfortunately turns its back on them.
Say what one might about the Greatest Generation, but at least we gave them the GI bill to get back on their feet after WW2. All those necessary benefits for our soldiers and their loved ones got shredded to shit after Vietnam and are now an absolute pathetic shell of what they once were for the vets coming home from the Middle East. FFS, the very countries we're fighting treat their soldiers better than we do! And we call ourselves "civilized"? Geez, even the Roman emperors knew the importance of providing military pensions and keeping their soldiers comfortable, lest there be a revolt!
But yeah, what did the Romans ever do for us anyway...