Re: The joy of Warfare

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On 2 Nov 2024 05:48:10 GMT, rbowman wrote:
 

Grossman goes into some of the modern desensitization techniques to
train soldiers to do what they are supposed to do and how to handle the
fallout.

 
Fun fact: the crime rate among ex-soldiers is higher than among the
general populace.
 
I guess there are limits to how much “fallout” you can “handle” ...
 

Lot of ways you can spin this. Since military service is voluntary it
attracts a lot of young males who might otherwise go on to commit a violent
crime. It offers a path of accepted, and honored, violent actions. Then,
when these guys get out …

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Pete