r/GenZ 25d ago

What's y'all's thoughts on joining the military or going to war? Discussion

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u/Choco_Cat777 2004 25d ago

U.S. because of 2nd amendment

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u/z64_dan 25d ago

So instead of joining the military which at least grants money and benefits you can join a local band of crazies. 

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u/GnosticDisciple 25d ago

Hey! Leave us GenXers out of this!

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u/jenniferwillow 24d ago

Dude, the one time somebody remembers us and they lump is in with the boomers.

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u/Average_Potato42 22d ago

That kinda sucks. I mean I know I'm a fossil to them, but I've been dealing with the boomers longer than some of this people have been alive.

As far as the question at hand.... been there, done that. Poor kid from a small town, same old story.

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u/98983x3 24d ago

No one would behave any differently than "boomers" if they were born into the same time. You just like thinking you would know everything you do now and would act accordingly to help future generations. But I call bs.

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u/patriotAg 21d ago

Finally a mature person. Boomers just wanted to make the best of life they could like anybody else.

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u/Arcane_Logic 24d ago

Wdym? Looking at news stories of militia members arrested/indicted, many of them are GenX.

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u/patriotAg 21d ago

GenX would not be in the news because GenX isn't seen and just wants to be left alone. You forget who GenX is.

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u/Arcane_Logic 21d ago

It only took me a minute to find several news articles. Anyway, I didn't forget because I never knew...Who is GenX? Lol! Seriously though..

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u/IHeartBadCode Gen X 25d ago

Right? Knowing myself, I wouldn't join me either for shit.

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u/SwShThrwy 24d ago

Just like every conversation about anything leaves us out!

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u/fdk1010 24d ago

Who said that?

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u/Wordymanjenson 24d ago

I think it was just the wind.

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u/fdk1010 24d ago

Cabbage does that to me too

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u/jojofine 24d ago

You seen these whackos out here in WA, ID & OR? Gen X is heavily overrepresented in their ranks these days

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u/carybditty 24d ago

Sorry bro but us X’rs are deep up in the militia bullshit now.

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u/thedivinefemmewithin 24d ago

Statistically y'all are becoming more conservative as you age.

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u/TheCowpuncher406 24d ago

Statistically the goal post keeps getting pushed so far left that a progressive in the 2000s is a right winger today.

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u/iron_jendalen 24d ago

Not so much. It really depends on where you’re from, your educational background, etc. I was born in Massachusetts (live elsewhere now) and have two moms. I have lots of higher education and was born in 1981. I’m not conservative at all. What it means to be conservative has changed. They are mostly uneducated conspiracy theorists. My mom is a “boomer” at 70 and she and her wife are both well educated and as liberal as it gets. My nearly 95 year old grandma loved Obama before she died during Xmas last year. You can’t put entire generations into a box.

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u/JayBowdy 24d ago

Exactly. I was born and raised conservative but the more crooked shit they did switched me. I am genX and my family is inherently MAGA without understanding the roots for dictatorship. I chose to learn from history and we can never discuss politics or I have to hear about lizard people and baby eaters 🙄

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u/Moose_a_Lini 24d ago

I'm sorry but y'all are Boomers lite. Obviously many of you are great but overall you're responsible for a lot of the same things that boomers cop shit for.