It's (student loans, military forgiveness of them) a big part of the American Empire.
To claim otherwise actually ignores what we historically know about governments and empires, and is the real nutjob conspiracy theory. Not the other way around.
Granted, various countries have various methods of getting people into the army; America isn't unique here. Some even outright force it. At least in geopolitical aspirational countries, it's all for the same reason, and that reason goes beyond defense and discipline.
KayleenPoon on February 10th, 2021 at 03:13 UTC »
Can confirm I joined the military for college, and promptly got sent home for depression issues from basic. Yay.
Alex_2259 on February 10th, 2021 at 04:12 UTC »
It's (student loans, military forgiveness of them) a big part of the American Empire.
To claim otherwise actually ignores what we historically know about governments and empires, and is the real nutjob conspiracy theory. Not the other way around.
Granted, various countries have various methods of getting people into the army; America isn't unique here. Some even outright force it. At least in geopolitical aspirational countries, it's all for the same reason, and that reason goes beyond defense and discipline.
EnycmaPie on February 10th, 2021 at 05:08 UTC »
When the rich wage war, its the poor who die.