• @P00ptart@lemmy.world
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      3619 days ago

      This is the bullshit that allows this kind of game. Hate the player, hate the game, and hate the observer with a dumb fuck outlook.

        • Fuck me, for self-proclaimed coward you are unbelievably smug. Don’t you consider that a “better” life also means being able to take pride that the way you move through the world doesn’t actively harm others. Just awful.

        • @P00ptart@lemmy.world
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          1718 days ago

          Sorry, but I couldn’t live with myself if I made my outcome better by hurting others.

          And I’m a combat vet. I’ve learned through my mistakes what I’m willing to live with on my conscience. It’s guided who I’ve become since then.

          If you’re willing to give up your morals, ethics and self-consciousness for money, then I’d like to get in an octagon to teach you the difference between me and you.

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              1018 days ago

              What you’re saying is akin to Jews that were selling out their peers in Nazi concentration camps. Because you’re just playing the game you’re in, right? That’s not your fault, right? You’re excusing doing horrible acts for personal survival. You’re no better than any Nazi trying to excuse their horrible choices during the Nuremberg trials.

          • @Tja@programming.dev
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            You are a combat vet? And you are here criticizing people for renting and teaching about morals? Holy molly, people have weird values.

            • @P00ptart@lemmy.world
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              418 days ago

              I was misguided, but had virtuous ideals at the time. I’m not defending the evils in the world anymore. Unlike this person who is trying to justify being evil at this moment.

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                A lot of young people grow up believing there’s glory in war. But anyone who’s been through it sees how pointless it really is. Ruining soldiers, families, civilians, and even the land itself.

                You saw the truth and came back better for it, and that’s worth more than any so-called victory. In the end, all people are equal; born, live, and then gone; war doesn’t change that. The best we can do is share what we’ve learned, so those who come after us don’t fall for the same lies. The rich sending the poor to die for their personal gain only shows how empty and corrupt they are.

                I hope you’ve found your peace, P00ptart, and I hope your story helps sway people away from fighting wars.