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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Lane3 who wrote (130341)2/7/2010 11:39:15 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water  Read Replies (1) of 542041
 
I think most of the problems stem from a change in cultural values that reflected a nation grateful that it had survived and triumphed in WWII, despite many painful sacrifices, to one wherein the individual feels entitled to do what he/she wants.

I really do think we lost something vital when we made the decision to "hire" our soldiers rather than "require" service.
The concept of shared sacrifice is no longer there. This rippled into the government where the politicians have no actual military experience anymore and no actual concept of the cost of war.
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