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Originally Posted by Skerlnik
That employee isn't risking his life for his employer, out of a sense of duty. (Not that the private sector's complete lack of loyalty and honor is exactly praiseworthy, either.....)
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Not everyone joins the military out of a sense of duty; many join for the benefits.
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I am a bit surprised. I would have thought that you'd be more upset at the way the government has historically and currently treated its troops. I'd have thought you'd use this as another gummit-bashin' opportunity. Interesting.
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I simply don't see how what the government does to the veterans is really any different than what employers do to some of their employees. In both cases I operate under the assumption that they're going to chew you up and spit you out.
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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.
"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.
"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
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