Comment on Anon lives on a budget

• burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Putting it in context, it’s probably right. There are a lot of different swathes/classes of boomer, and the ones that would be able to do the listed in lines 7-10 are probably not the ones that were targeted for conscription in vietnam.

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  • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No doubt, but at least we’re acknowledging 'Nam.

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    • AppleTea@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s Korea that typically gets ignored in the US. In fact, that war does fall under the time-frame we’re looking at and wikipedia says about 1.5 million were drafted for it.

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      • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Someone born in 1949 would not have to fight in a war that ended when they were 4 years old.

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      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Korea wasn’t legally considered a war for bullshit political reasons for far too long and as a result veterans and families of veterans were denied benefits they should have received after giving some or all for the country now fucking them over

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    • baines@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      nam wasn’t a ‘war’ /s

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• brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My dad was born in 49, he never had to fight in a war. On the other hand it would have been a hell of a ride for him to tramp to Woodstock from western Europe.

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  • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Worth it for that hippie kitty🥰

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• IronBird@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  you could pay not to fight

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