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[Sam]

yeah, the war being volunteer only as opposed to this hideous endless quagmire that was eating up your kids and friends, it really cannot be overstated how much of a difference this makes; in terms of issues of anomie and social revolutionary movements, it's a lot more stable a sociopolitical environment and kinder to the troops, as well. The cynical (potentially me!) might even say 'more apathetic' instead.

[Darqcyde]

I'll agree with all the above said, but unlike WWI or WWII there's a lot less of a clear enemy.

Also another issue I'm concerned with is who we are calling our enemy and how the people who aren't going to war are treating it. Here's a screen cap of me posting this:

How much you wanna bet they're fighting some "brown skinned guys". There's gonna be a whole generation (and then some) who are going to NOT have actually gone to war themselves and instead will rely on inaccurate and over glorified third party accounts. I think it kinda is a slap in the face and disrespectful towards the soldiers who actually did serve. Only time will tell.
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[Dogen]

Ignorant people are ignorant because of an unwillingness to seek out information that might prove them wrong. They would be ignorant regardless of how the conflict is framed or carried out.

What I notice is a greater willingness to separate the role of soldiers from those of their commanders. I hear frequently, "I don't support the war(s), but of course I support the troops." Soldiers seem well-respected, even in the pacifistic PNW. Which is cool.
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[mouse]

[Darqcyde]