• anticolonialist@lemmy.cafeOP
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    4 months ago

    it’s sad. i don’t know how much good he would have done being enlisted though. i’ve heard that the contracts basically say the government owns you.

    • Fizz@lemmy.nz
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      4 months ago

      He could have quit his job and become an aid worker and done activism while volunteering.

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        4 months ago

        Quit his job? Well he could try becoming a conscientious objector but the process for getting there might not be that different from being set on fire.

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        4 months ago

        He did what he consider impactful and worth it. Some might not agree, but whatever he did took crazy determination.

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      4 months ago

      He made the ultimate sacrifice to stand in opposition of the government that owned him, Aaron Bushnell, we will never forget your name!