I joined the military in 2000 when I was in high school, two months after I turned 18. I bought into the honor of the military. Maybe I was trying to be tough. Either way there is no real honor in an organization whose history is so tragic to those who have served in its ranks and to multitudes of those that have been murdered, been raped and pillaged in its tracks. I am just now starting to really see the lies of the military that are perpetuated by society. There is no toughness in learning to kill for greed or joining the military because I thought it would be easier than saving money for college.

Many of us did not know our new found truths at the time we enlisted and here is where the only honor can be found. The intentions of so many were to give of themselves to their nation. Being willing to give our lives for this country does not mean our government should be willing to give us up so freely.

Yes, this war is NOT what I THOUGHT I was signing up for.
However it is EXACTLY what I did sign up for.
Our government saw it, wanted it, went in and took it, people who live there be damned. This could describe the current situation or the one natives of this land faced. This is our history.
Until we confront it we are bound to repeat it. War is not the disease, it is a symptom.

Freedom has not been gained by fighting another country since the revolutionay war, since then it has only been gained by standing up to our government.
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In High School I was always trying to be a little different, which meant I listened to really awesome music. Listening to this song now makes me realize how little we know when we are in high school since I never really understood what they meant. I am fortunate enough to do so now.

WARGASM, by L7:

Wargasm, wargasm one, two, three
Tie a yellow ribbon around the amputee
Masturbate watch it on TV
Crocodile tears for the refugee
Wargasm, wargasm one, two, three
Smutty, bloody pictures, ecstasy
Blue balls waiting impatiently
From Alcatraz to Lady Liberty
Body bags and dropping bombs
The pentagon knows how to turn us on
Wargasm, wargasm one, two, three
People, people, ecstasy
Wave those flags high in the air
As long as it takes place over there

Body bags and dropping bombs
The pentagon knows how to turn us on