Michael Ritland
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And they're just trusting that their government has their best interests in mind and is going to use them in the best way possible. I don't think that they do that. I don't think that that takes away any honorable nature with which people serve their country though.
And they're just trusting that their government has their best interests in mind and is going to use them in the best way possible. I don't think that they do that. I don't think that that takes away any honorable nature with which people serve their country though.
And they're just trusting that their government has their best interests in mind and is going to use them in the best way possible. I don't think that they do that. I don't think that that takes away any honorable nature with which people serve their country though.
And so I still look on it favorably and I still would encourage and respect the hell out of people who continue to volunteer to serve now. But it does leave a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth in relation to how our government uses us and just how they conduct themselves on the world stage on our behalf.
And so I still look on it favorably and I still would encourage and respect the hell out of people who continue to volunteer to serve now. But it does leave a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth in relation to how our government uses us and just how they conduct themselves on the world stage on our behalf.
And so I still look on it favorably and I still would encourage and respect the hell out of people who continue to volunteer to serve now. But it does leave a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth in relation to how our government uses us and just how they conduct themselves on the world stage on our behalf.
Yeah. I mean, of course, it's easy to armchair quarterback everything. But to your point, I think, you know, you can go back a few millennia. And I think that that was still the case. Oh, for sure. You know, so human nature is what it is. Some things never change. And I think this is as good of an example of that as any. But
Yeah. I mean, of course, it's easy to armchair quarterback everything. But to your point, I think, you know, you can go back a few millennia. And I think that that was still the case. Oh, for sure. You know, so human nature is what it is. Some things never change. And I think this is as good of an example of that as any. But
Yeah. I mean, of course, it's easy to armchair quarterback everything. But to your point, I think, you know, you can go back a few millennia. And I think that that was still the case. Oh, for sure. You know, so human nature is what it is. Some things never change. And I think this is as good of an example of that as any. But
Um, but yeah, I, you know, whether it's Vietnam, you know, the world war two guys, maybe I do find myself kind of looking at that period. Not that any of us were around then, but that seemed a little different, you know, than anything else.
Um, but yeah, I, you know, whether it's Vietnam, you know, the world war two guys, maybe I do find myself kind of looking at that period. Not that any of us were around then, but that seemed a little different, you know, than anything else.
Um, but yeah, I, you know, whether it's Vietnam, you know, the world war two guys, maybe I do find myself kind of looking at that period. Not that any of us were around then, but that seemed a little different, you know, than anything else.
I mean, even going back to, I mean, maybe the revolutionary war, but even that, like, um, you know, I've done some tours in new England, uh, pretty in-depth historical tours and hearing other sides of, uh, Even the Revolutionary War, like John Adams and how he was kind of a tabloid whore and manipulated some of the news sources to make things seem a certain way when they really weren't.
I mean, even going back to, I mean, maybe the revolutionary war, but even that, like, um, you know, I've done some tours in new England, uh, pretty in-depth historical tours and hearing other sides of, uh, Even the Revolutionary War, like John Adams and how he was kind of a tabloid whore and manipulated some of the news sources to make things seem a certain way when they really weren't.
I mean, even going back to, I mean, maybe the revolutionary war, but even that, like, um, you know, I've done some tours in new England, uh, pretty in-depth historical tours and hearing other sides of, uh, Even the Revolutionary War, like John Adams and how he was kind of a tabloid whore and manipulated some of the news sources to make things seem a certain way when they really weren't.
No, this would never happen. Imagine.
No, this would never happen. Imagine.
No, this would never happen. Imagine.
But World War II does seem a little different. Now, maybe it's the way that it's portrayed, but it does seem like...
But World War II does seem a little different. Now, maybe it's the way that it's portrayed, but it does seem like...