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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Maybe you should drop this attitude. Veneration of the military is one of the hallmarks of fascism. Just like in any other profession, there are both good and awful people who serve in the Armed Forces. None of them automatically deserve respect solely because of the uniform they wear (or once wore) and nothing else.
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I don't know how I feel.
A human, no matter what they have done, deserves a minimum level of respect for their life. I respect their right to be alive for example as I don't believe in the death penalty. I respect them not to be tutored.
If you severed this country, that minimum level goes up a little to me.
If you murder someone you are at a minimum plus a tiny fraction of respect given your past service.
Also, to imply I have automatically given her a great deal of respect is incorrect, if you are implying that, given I also called her a terrorist.