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Is that high that some/many combatants get is what propels some into dark acts, like rape and torture, because they let it fuel uncontrollable hate ? I think that the number of soldiers who cross what I see as a line between taking out the enemy and cruel behavior is probably low but they get a lot of coverage. Killing the enemy is mission accomplished, humiliating them is something different. I have never served in combat and suck at video games, although I am pretty good at pinball, so all this is beyond me. Is it naive of me to even ask? I am learning a lot from you, Will, thank you.

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You’re 100% right. Some guys never come back.

Ever.

They get lost out there.

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FUCK YES. I CHOOSE VIOLENCE IN THE MORNING EVERY DAY!”

Smell that? Napalm son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells like…victory.

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Will, since I am one whose emotions are big and definitely unreasonable at times, I can't throw a stone. But rage can go out of control and people can get hurt. That's a scary reality. Because of all the good you are, I hope it never happens with you.

BTW, that gym may decide that you're scaring the customers.

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Thank you for your concern but it has to come out somewhere

And I’m moving gyms! Off to somewhere more aggressive

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Good move!

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You'll are comfortable with violence-- you'll have been trained to be and lived it. It is always a part of who you will be. It is amazing to watch civilians who don't understand and think it is just supposed to magically disappear once you leave the military. Some people who don't understand what war means are those that are also making policies about war. Ive always thought we would be better off with a President and other leaders who actually understood this from living it.

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The sharia law being imposed is coming from the GoP. Hypocrisy much, Chip?

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Thanks for your honesty. A bit frightening, but thanks. This sort of thing is important for everyone to understand, not matter what they will later do with the experiences you share.

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I guess this puts me in the non-military, simple normie category. Until next time.

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Fantastic insight shared for us non-military, simple normies! 🙏 Thank you!🙏 🙂🇺🇸

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Do they have over-40 MMA?

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First, I’m reading this while enjoying a monster wad of chew. The funny thing is I only indulge in this anymore about monthly, the same with alcohol. One could say good timing. But yeah, I should start working out. I have no idea what Crossfit is, rather I'm just talking about hitting the room. I played baseball, so we didn't spend too much time there like with football, but I remember working on my upper body like crazy to up my arm strength. The steel, the soft floor, the intensity… argh!

Now to follow through. Oh, my favorite workout tape then? The soundtrack to Rocky IV. Eye of the Tiger, baby.

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This actually explains a lot about why many people in the policy realm, who have never been in a war, misunderstand warfare so badly and treat it like some sort of board game. Biden Administration, Jake Sullivan especially, seem to regard warfare as a totally rational activity, in which microscopic doses of human and material resources can be calculated to produce totally predictable effects and some sort of Goldilocks option is easily achievable. I've never been a soldier, but I served as a civilian in the middle of a war (Lebanon 1983-84). Nobody there was interested in "just right," I tell you. The delusion of pure rational choice in warfare is just wrong. It is, as Will points, a truly human activity, in the sense of engaging all aspects of our nature. We neglect sensations and emotions at our peril: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3763328-reason-and-emotion-in-foreign-policy/

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