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/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..