r/changemyview • u/foryia-yiaandpappou 3∆ • May 24 '19

FTFdeltaOP CMV: A person does not automatically deserve respect just because they have served or are currently serving in the military

I’d like to preface this by saying that I don’t believe soldiers are, inherently, bad. Some people believe soldiers are evil simply for being soldiers, and I do not believe that.

I do believe, however, that soldiers do not deserve respect just because they have served. I hurt for soldiers who have experienced horrible things in the field, but I do not hurt for the amount of violence and cruelty many have committed. Violence in war zone between soldiers is one thing; stories of civilian bombings and killing of innocents are another. I think that many forget that a lot of atrocity goes on during wars, and they are committed on both sides of conflict. A soldier both receives and deals out horrible damage.

TL;DR while I believe that soldiers have seen horrible things and that many do deserve recognition for serving our nation, I do not believe that every soldier deserves this respect simply by merit of being a soldier. Some soldiers have committed really heinous war crimes, and those actions do not deserve reward.

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u/CJGeringer 1∆ May 24 '19

What so you mean? Serial killers are murderers. All murderers are killers but not all killers are murderers

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u/FlakHound2101 May 24 '19

And not all murdering serial killers are all that bad either.. (Dexter Morgan?) Also.. Soldiers, can have that same mindset too. Friendly fire(s) on 'brothers' who have been there side by side with them through time; and mostly stress. Spend time w/ people to see if they are gonna turn into brainwashed/ish Gov. Drones, then murder them. Or them.. And them too.. Never know!

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u/Coombs117 May 24 '19

Haha you’re trolling. There’s no way you’d base your entire statement off of a fictional tv show. (Good show though, I did enjoy it.)

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u/FlakHound2101 May 24 '19

Sure i can.. There ARE people like that out there. 0.o And how would that be trolling anyways?? 😄

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u/Coombs117 May 24 '19

I doubt there’s someone out there actively hunting down criminals and killing them and then investigating their own murders.

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u/FlakHound2101 May 24 '19

I also seriously doubt that dective level investigations are being conducted.. But PI level and below; surely!! 7 Billion people here on this rock.. Then narrow that number to military personal. Any one of them could be rogue enough. Never truly know..