• Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Speaking as a veteran (US), it’s always awkward to be on the receiving end of our weird-ass military worship culture.

    Like, if you want to support the troops, then vote some cash over to the VA so they can afford to replace those sketchy fucking elevators… don’t just stare at me like you’re ready to suck my dick every time I try to buy some lunch from your business; I already feel like a weasel for taking that 10% discount, but I’m too broke to let shame get in the way of that.

    But yeah, people feeling obligated to thank us, via cultural norms or employment mandates (yikes), kinda goes against the whole freedom shtick anyway.

    So, thank YOU for pushing back against that BS.

    • Serinus@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      There’s a little of each that’s appropriate. Of course people have issues with anything that isn’t black and white. The worship has gotten to be a bit much, but we don’t want to go back to the way people handled it during/after Vietnam either.

      But corporate mandates certainly ain’t it. It’s not respect if I’m forced to say it in a customer service role. It’s kind of the opposite.