Reddit Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/pkdc1w/this_is_the_grave_of_technical_sergeant_leonard/

Obviously, there are weird feelings about this, and I don't really want to dunk too hard on an individual who was a victim of America's response to the AIDS crisis and treatment of homosexuality in general... but come on.

I really cannot tell what the takeaway is supposed to be from this memorial.

I am not meaning to undermine homophobia. I am only pointing out that the guy was willing to inflict misery and death onto others, but when the machine turned its gaze on him he was quick to point out the oppression and cruelty.

  • Spirit_of_Communism [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago
    1. They were not mostly conscripts. Most, including this guy, volunteered.
    2. If they were drafted, not fighting is still an option.

    Americans act like getting drafted gave their stormtroopers carte blanche to do whatever they wanted. Imagine explaining to the loved ones of those two Vietnamese comrades that you're sorry they died, but you might have had to go to prison for a little while if you didn't run off to murder them in their own homes.