While there is social pressure to conform, actually playing football can damage your body and mind for your entire life. Among my friends there is a tendency to have spinal pain about the age of 50... Long after the cheering of the crowds has become silent, men experience horrible pain all day long... to their regret. And brain damage isn't any fun either...
Since the US Military has not actually defended the Country since 1945, there is no real NEED for people to become soldiers... It's an all Volunteer Army now and it's easy to let some OTHER brainwashed fool go fight for corporate profit...
The Military/Industrial Complex needs Forever-wars in order to increase sales... Can anyone explain why we are fighting in Afghanistan? The "Bad Guys" (Taliban) are located in Pakistan... a different country... 9/11 was done by people from Saudi Arabia... also a different country... and Osama Bin Laden is Dead... President Obama killed him in Pakistan.
Remember History? We have fought many wars since WW2 and none have been about defending the USA. The Mission was always Corporate Profit... using some lame excuse... Fighting Communism... Fighting Terrorism... Fighting the Monsters that Live under Your Bed...
The USA was attacked on 9/11/2001 and the US Military Failed Completely to Defend the Country. Civilians took down the Airplane in Pennsylvania...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-combat-veterans-coming-home-with-cte-brain-injury/
Combat veterans coming home with CTE. A brain disease best known for impacting football players who suffered concussions is now being found in soldiers due to explosions.
Since the US Military has not actually defended the Country since 1945, there is no real NEED for people to become soldiers... It's an all Volunteer Army now and it's easy to let some OTHER brainwashed fool go fight for corporate profit...
The Military/Industrial Complex needs Forever-wars in order to increase sales... Can anyone explain why we are fighting in Afghanistan? The "Bad Guys" (Taliban) are located in Pakistan... a different country... 9/11 was done by people from Saudi Arabia... also a different country... and Osama Bin Laden is Dead... President Obama killed him in Pakistan.
Remember History? We have fought many wars since WW2 and none have been about defending the USA. The Mission was always Corporate Profit... using some lame excuse... Fighting Communism... Fighting Terrorism... Fighting the Monsters that Live under Your Bed...
The USA was attacked on 9/11/2001 and the US Military Failed Completely to Defend the Country. Civilians took down the Airplane in Pennsylvania...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-combat-veterans-coming-home-with-cte-brain-injury/
Combat veterans coming home with CTE. A brain disease best known for impacting football players who suffered concussions is now being found in soldiers due to explosions.