Decades after leaving the Marine Corps, one thing I have learned to be absolutely true… Vets can be some of the most triggered Karens you’ll ever encounter. The shit some guys get wrapped around the axle about just floors me.
This Larry David video is the gold standard of my example…
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December 31, 2022, 02:02 PM
trapper189
Well, how was the wedding?
December 31, 2022, 02:06 PM
Anubismp
Ha! Love that show. Yeah, I've never expected the thank you's and certainly not chased them. I've found the loudest people usually did the least, that's true in most things though. Larry David, as always is hilarious.
December 31, 2022, 02:52 PM
doublesharp
op jilted maybe...
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December 31, 2022, 03:47 PM
Flash-LB
A lot of the guys I shoot with and hang out with are Vets, primarily because I like them better and get along better with them, plus I trust them more.
Never met one who was triggered easily who didn't have PTSD, and that was very few of them.
December 31, 2022, 04:04 PM
Pale Horse
quote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
I’ve never watched that show but the clips I’ve seen make me think I should. That’s another great one.
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December 31, 2022, 04:13 PM
Gustofer
quote:
Originally posted by Pale Horse:
quote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
I’ve never watched that show but the clips I’ve seen make me think I should. That’s another great one.
Yep. I like when people are courageous enough to say what many are thinking.
I get the "Thank you for your service" occasionally (mostly when using the Lowes card) and have a hard time explaining that I did a few years back in the 80s and didn't exactly storm the beaches of Normandy. It was hardly more than a job that I wore a uniform to...just like them. Could I have had to do more? Yep. But I didn't.
IMO this is simply a severe overcorrection from post-Vietnam. Save it for the people who've earned it. It may not be a popular opinion, but I'll own it.
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December 31, 2022, 04:45 PM
Flash-LB
quote:
Originally posted by Gustofer: IMO this is simply a severe overcorrection from post-Vietnam. Save it for the people who've earned it. It may not be a popular opinion, but I'll own it.
The problem with that is that there's absolutely no way to differentiate the truly deserving from the ones who aren't based on appearances.
And remember that all Vets, regardless of where, when or how they served, wrote a check for up to and including their lives. They took their chances equally, so IMO they deserve respect equally.
December 31, 2022, 04:52 PM
TRIO
The OP title mentions "former" Marine. I thought it is "once a Marine, always a Marine".
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