It's these types of comments that make me crazy...

[bliss_eternal]

posted earlier in the lounge, as well as in racial equality group area--per bliss

Someone on a site was talking about how many minorities actully fight the wars--and how they are more than likely not going to be conservative, despite being in the military

They said, --snip--"...statistics show armed forces have a disproportionate number of minorities and people from the lower income classes. These people are not typically conservatives."

Then the patented reply...

---snip----
A) as you said, it is a voluntary decision.
B) in many cases, these people have a higher chance of being killed in the neighborhood where they live than in battle conditions.
C) These people can obtain a job and income that wasn't available in their neighborhood environment.
D) The armed services provide discipline, self-respect and purpose, something many people in low-income, minority groups have few other ways to obtain.

Sure, those in greatest need of income will apply. But they choose this over a lifetime of dependence on social programs, low-paying jobs or illegal sources of income, which are the fate of many low-income/minority youth.

snip---
...again - as you said, service to one's country is currently
voluntary.



This 'these people' sh** makes my blood boil!

[angee_is_mad]

1. take a chill pill

and remember, just a typical day on DU! Please don't let these so-call progressives cause you to have a stroke.