I feel like those two blue guys are often not the same guy. This seems like a goomba fallacy.

I think the reason the myth of Vietnam veterans being spit on is so prevalent is because its a way for people who supported the war to avoid responsibility for sending people to be traumatized by a meaningless war.

Fighting an unjust war is like pouring gasoline on the fire of PTSD. World War 2 vets went through hell, but at least they know their sacrifice was, in some sense, worth something. When a soldier is fighting an unpopular war in the service of empire, the psychological burden will be much higher.

Most actual veterans I've heard from hate warmongering politicians and these hateful bigots who support going to war.

The problem is the chicken hawks have taken over: Politicians who love war, but have never served in any meaningful role in the armed forces.

Including the making of featurette so that you too can learn to draw as poorly as I do.

Alot of people in the military aren't actually deployed or see active conflict. Alot of them are just moping up the rain

Is anyone saying these things? Sounds like it could be Israelis.

Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people don't want war neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.

Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.