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To any younger people here wondering what the propaganda was like during the War on Terror, it was very similar to the shit happening now. Brace yourself. (hexbear.net)
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This is going to suck. Hard. I was just a kid when the War on Terror happened, but what I do remember is that even though tons of people were protesting Bush, calling him Hitler, etc, it did nothing. The imperialism went ahead anyway and the pro-imperialist propaganda machine was just as loud as the protesters.

You're going to feel very alone in a very wild world (if you don't already, its already been pretty wild) because it's going to ramp up.

I beg you to know you aren't alone, stay strong. At least this time, the US isn't at it peak power like it was back then. Maybe we can do something about it, but we're going to have to remember what didn't work last time. We have to learn from the past and adjust.

You aren't alone, and you aren't crazy.

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[โ€“] DaMummy@hexbear.net 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I remember how many of my high school friends were gung-ho about going to war and turning Afghanistan into a parking lot. How they were dreamy about their life story being turned into a movie later on. I do wonder how they're doing these days, and how many of them went the usual veteran suicide route. Dear veterans of USA, be the grown up you needed when you were young. This is one of your many moments. Don't just stand idly by and accept younglings telling you that they're thankful for your service. Save the future generation of the trauma you and your brothers and sisters went through.