Quote (anonplanz @ Jan 5 2012 02:35pm)

That's a little presumptuous. You have no idea where I place blame unless you are a mindreader. I didn't really know what my options were at 17. And up until I was 41, I was a patriot, and would have given my life for the United States, on whim. During my career in the Navy, I didn't get so effected by what we were doing. I pledged an oath, to myself and my countrymen, and my ego told me not to pay mind to it all, even if I was wrong.
But that shit don't fly forever. After awhile, the "desensitizing" training wears off.

I'd like to point out, that during my research, I have concluded that "most" common men really don't want to be in a military situation. Sadly the system sets up a bit of opportunity black outs for most people, having not the money, nor the where with all to have the same opportunities as others, so they look to the military for a career. When they get out though, it's a whole different ball game. Every vet I've ever spoken to, feels they have been deceived. Feels that it was a ploy to keep an economic system afloat. After all war is the most lucrative business known to mankind. Human suffering is viable. Human dysfunction pays. I should know. In 10 years I grossed over 1 million dollars in the field of human dysfunction. Unfortunately I lost every penny of it to the banking cartel when misfortune came my way, through no fault of my own, and had to resort to savings to survive and take care of 2 kids as a single parent.

Of course, you kiddies probably wouldn't know what thats like would ya? Losing a loved one, that could have been completely prevented, if man didn't dominate each other, and set up a sick social system... but I digress...

So, Im going to discontinue subscribing to my own post here, because I realize I am in with a group, who simply is lost, and without real life experience.
Too young, too stupid, too much ego, and a huge DICK to wave next to their flags and gods and guns.

Have a nice life, hope ya get sick, and stay sick, then wonder why it happened.

-Z

Quote (Tuon @ Jan 11 2012 11:02pm)

Greed is human nature

Quote (fjp123 @ Jan 15 2012 01:38pm)

its not greed, its called survival


we dont have unlimited resources, we work for what we have therefore we charish it

Quote (bentherdonethat @ Jan 15 2012 12:46pm)

Oh, it's definitely greed. If it were just survival, people would stop when they had enough to survive for the rest of their natural lives. Anyone with over $1B has absolutely no excuse to keep making more money if it's just for survival. That's enough money to survive and for your next 10 generations to survive as well.

But still they continue. Because competition and greed are very much present in our nature. Competition is essential, and that's part of what drives our survival instinct, but there's really no question that our competitive nature doesn't have an Off switch.