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submitted 7 months ago by SandbagTiara2816@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 48 points 7 months ago

You forgot the important part

"And they're proud of it"

It's crazy how military families are so into being in the military, out how proud they are of being Marines, etc. They're literally doing the governments dirty work.

[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

The question is: why would they be proud of being marines?

I mean, marines are the cannon fodder in every alien invasion movie, so, with that knowledge, that military branch is composed of useless moving targets.

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago

Propaganda. Lots and lots and lots of propaganda.

[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Propaganda about being the first line to get sacrificed in every alien invasion? Lol

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

I don't know if you've lived in rural America, but I have, and the fast track to quasi-celebrity status out there is to join the Marines or get KIAd. Americans have been heavily propagandized about making the great and noble sacrifice to "defend the country".

[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I live in south americA

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, the US, particularly rural US, has been propagandized an absolutely ridiculous amount. Being seen to sacrifice or die for the empire is seen as a glorious thing both in and for your community.