Ads for military recuitment have changed a lot since WWII. when i look at a poster of uncle sam asking me to be in the military, i feel a sense of pride and most of all duty for what I believe in. Today, when i see an army ad on TV i want to ride in a tank at 50 mph and blow things up. or drop from a helicpoter on a line (all scenes from the ad). A while ago, I saw an add for a first person shooter video game sponsered by the army that looked no different than counterstrike (they just changed the setting to look like iraq) I never felt a sense of duty or pride. Given the recent alligations of prisoner abuse, rape, assults, murders in Iraq and unethical behavior in other countries as well (especially Japan). Do you think the military is recruiting soldiers based on their desire for action and violence? do you think there is a connection between the recruiting practices and the resulting misconduct at war?
2006-07-20
17:32:52
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