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Generally agree. Psychos can not be taught empathy. Not sure about now but was in USN and there were a lot of normal folks around. Nam was not a cake walk.
The stats for WWII vets had the average grunt facing around ten days of combat a year. In Viet Nam those guys humped for like 270 days a year.
When the sun went down the US lost their e…
Generally agree. Psychos can not be taught empathy. Not sure about now but was in USN and there were a lot of normal folks around. Nam was not a cake walk.
The stats for WWII vets had the average grunt facing around ten days of combat a year. In Viet Nam those guys humped for like 270 days a year.
When the sun went down the US lost their edge. The terrorist US became the victim. Not excusing My Lai, but things happen in a group that don't as individuals. This accounts for horrendous suicide rates among combat troops, my take. They can't live with what they have done, not a problem for psychos.
We need to move to new paradigms for solving the problems we face. War extracts a huge price. At the same time creating unheard of profit for those who start and fund them.