The widow of an Alabama airman has revealed she and her children are not eligible for some benefits because the Iran war has not officially been declared a war
the critique is correct but honestly it is good that imperial troops and their families are thinking this way. It means that they are all susceptible to anti-war messaging- which is what an anti-imperialist wants to see from the core, at least to start. That kind of language serves to further corrode morale and lends other soldiers to question the motives of leaders and maybe even the system itself
That is very fair. It’s hard to see past the schadenfreude at times, but you’re right, it’s a net positive for that demographic to begin seeing and feeling the morale dwindle.
the critique is correct but honestly it is good that imperial troops and their families are thinking this way. It means that they are all susceptible to anti-war messaging- which is what an anti-imperialist wants to see from the core, at least to start. That kind of language serves to further corrode morale and lends other soldiers to question the motives of leaders and maybe even the system itself
That is very fair. It’s hard to see past the schadenfreude at times, but you’re right, it’s a net positive for that demographic to begin seeing and feeling the morale dwindle.