I'm always tempted to sit and talk to the military recruiters at the mall. If they're talking to me, they're not recruiting - and besides, I think that most of them must have at least a little cognitive dissonance about their job, given what's going on right now. Or maybe not.
I wish that Cornell would just ditch the military recruiters. I wish there were a lot more options for kids from lower-income families to get money for college or to move out of the house besides selling their bodies to the machine. So many kids from my high school class went into the military for just that reason, and frankly I couldn't stand a lot of them, but I worry about where they are now. And for the ones that weren't particularly open and tolerant people, I'm sure that military life hasn't improved them any.
i remember you guys talking about going to monterey for the linguist thing. that would have been cool, but damn... too bad the military sucks ass like that. its not that nice man's fault though. well the marine guy that talked to joey needs a punch in the face. and go you for being part of it all. maybe you could change history!
"Your uncle's ashamed of you too." Wow, that would've made me maaaad.
"That's the thing about protest, which it's so important to remember: the people you're opposing are just that - people. He didn't make the rules. That doesn't mean what I did was wrong. But it's important to keep that in mind." Very true. I tell that to myself a lot. : - /
Actually, I'm living in an apartment in Collegetown.
And army linguist would be a cool job - you suffer through nine weeks of basic training, then they send you to Monterey for a year and a half to learn a foreign language. It's kind of spiffy. But offlimits.
At that point, the marines guy leaned over and said "Your uncle's ashamed of you too." Joey's like "Sorry, my what?" Marines guy says "Your Uncle Sam," and laughs. I cannot believe someone said that.... please tell me the guy wasn't being serious..... How can someone seriously have that attitude? That's so offensive it's scary...
But I'm slightly confused - was this a miltary recruitment drive you went to? And if so, why on eartn should it matter if you're openly gay, not just in the military, but in any job? (Except maybe prostitution, but then again, you f=don't really have to apply to that kind of job..... *ahem*)
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I wish that Cornell would just ditch the military recruiters. I wish there were a lot more options for kids from lower-income families to get money for college or to move out of the house besides selling their bodies to the machine. So many kids from my high school class went into the military for just that reason, and frankly I couldn't stand a lot of them, but I worry about where they are now. And for the ones that weren't particularly open and tolerant people, I'm sure that military life hasn't improved them any.
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Wow, that would've made me maaaad.
"That's the thing about protest, which it's so important to remember: the people you're opposing are just that - people. He didn't make the rules. That doesn't mean what I did was wrong. But it's important to keep that in mind."
Very true. I tell that to myself a lot. : - /
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despite their like...lameness. where are you living next year?!? risley!??!
RISLEY!??!
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And army linguist would be a cool job - you suffer through nine weeks of basic training, then they send you to Monterey for a year and a half to learn a foreign language. It's kind of spiffy. But offlimits.
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But I'm slightly confused - was this a miltary recruitment drive you went to? And if so, why on eartn should it matter if you're openly gay, not just in the military, but in any job? (Except maybe prostitution, but then again, you f=don't really have to apply to that kind of job..... *ahem*)
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