If your goal is helping the US government wage wars and kill innocent people, then yeah, Obama's repeal of DADT was a major victory for you. furrygirl tweeted on Jan 22, 2013 02:12

@furrygirl @maradydd But remember that socioeco reality means that milservice is the only way to college for many in the US. Not a choice. ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:06

@USSJoin @maradydd Oh, absolutely, I was just telling another anti-mil tweeter that the other day. But it still is a choice for many. furrygirl replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:35

@furrygirl @maradydd I don't think it's "many" of the enlisted. I spent 6 months teaching hundreds. It was a choice for a very few. ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:36

@USSJoin @maradydd And if you're a skilled professional, there are a lot of other jobs open to you besides helping the state kill people. furrygirl replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:39

@furrygirl @maradydd A lot of those professionals were *trained* by the mil; e.g., at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey. ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:42

@USSJoin @maradydd Then why be happy to be allowed to re-enlist? They have their training, now they can do something positive in the world. furrygirl replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:44

@furrygirl @maradydd You don't understand. Most kids coming up through DLI want to live openly and GET their training. ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:46

@furrygirl @maradydd I would caution you against depicting enlisted as killers, since you've never worked with them. It's a prejudice. ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:47

@USSJoin @maradydd Well, it's obvious that you have a hardline pro-military stance no matter what, so this conversation serves no purpose. furrygirl replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:47

@furrygirl @maradydd That's actually entirely untrue-- as anyone who'd bothered to talk to me would know. ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:48

@furrygirl It's so easy to demonize people with whom you disagree-- but you kill real conversation. I think you'd be tired of receiving it! ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:50

If your goal is helping the US government wage wars and kill innocent people, then yeah, Obama's repeal of DADT was a major victory for you. furrygirl tweeted on Jan 22, 2013 02:12

@furrygirl @maradydd But remember that socioeco reality means that milservice is the only way to college for many in the US. Not a choice. ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:06

@USSJoin @maradydd Oh, absolutely, I was just telling another anti-mil tweeter that the other day. But it still is a choice for many. furrygirl replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:35

@furrygirl @maradydd I don't think it's "many" of the enlisted. I spent 6 months teaching hundreds. It was a choice for a very few. ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:36

@USSJoin @maradydd And if you're a skilled professional, there are a lot of other jobs open to you besides helping the state kill people. furrygirl replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:39

@furrygirl @maradydd A lot of those professionals were *trained* by the mil; e.g., at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey. ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:42

@USSJoin @maradydd I'll sum my position thus: not all military workers are blood-thirsty assholes, but neither are they all heroes/victims. furrygirl replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:46

@furrygirl @maradydd Your prejudice against mil enlisted is just as vile as prejudice against lesbian sex workers-- and just as harmful! ussjoin replied on Jan 22, 2013 03:47