• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    2 days ago

    We don’t glorify service to the state in any other way though. We look down on public servants.

    And military service is the biggest gulf between service to the people and service to the state… It doesn’t help the people at all, it only serves the state

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      2 days ago

      … It doesn’t help the people at all, it only serves the state

      Depends on your state’s situation. USA, yes. Somewhere like south korea, no

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        1 day ago

        It’s also definitely true for South Korea, or Ukraine

        Just… In these cases, the state is much more aligned with the people. Service to the state means protecting the people

        This is just not common. This is an exception