Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On 03/11/2024 19:16, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

On 2024-11-03, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
 

On 02/11/2024 21:07, D wrote:
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In terms of crime of ex-military, another factor could be what they did
and experienced while in the military, and how well prepare they were to
enter society again after the military.

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A lot of organised crime post WWII was ex military, they basically
having been taught to do it.
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Also we had many many tramps (hobos) - ex servicemen suffering from what
we would now call PTSD, that simply couldn't deal with peace time.
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Not many came back from war undamaged in some way. If they came back at
all..

 Some became mercenaries because they just couldn't adapt to peacetime.
 

Yes. Its amazing how much English is spoken by people fighting the Russians in Ukraine.
I've heard London, Canadian, Australian, South African...in various videos...
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