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[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 141 points 3 days ago

Anon needs to redirect his hatred.

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 days ago

born in 1949 Don't have to fight in a war

Hmmm

[-] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 2 days 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.

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

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

[-] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days 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.

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago

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

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days 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

[-] baines@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 days ago

nam wasn’t a ‘war’ /s

[-] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days 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.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Worth it for that hippie kitty🥰

[-] IronBird@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

you could pay not to fight iirc, like straight up just pay to not go. didn't even have to fake it via some bullshit doctors note like vietnam

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