Of course it doesn't I completely agree with you, but honestly the military is fucking demonic and the urge to harm other people can come from lots of places, I wish I could say I'm immune to it I'm not sadly and neither are you probably. I think you're misinterpreting the meme a bit, I feel it's a lot more mean spirited. This isn't a personal attack by the way.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Hey, this is also not a personal attack. I don’t know if I’m the outlier here or not, but I figured I’d mention it and others can weigh in.

I don’t get the urge to hurt people, not that I don’t hurt people, but it’s unintentional or uncomfortable for me. I get the urge to prove people wrong, but I only feel dread when I need to hurt people (not harm them, but I’m a teacher, so I have to have tough conversations with students sometimes).

If you get the urge to hurt people, vote this comment down, if you don’t, vote it up.

[–] Pissed@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I've worked for various militaries and governments, the decisions I've made have hurt people, when I say hurt I don't mean physical harm but the choices I've made have impacted people lives. When people celebrate war they have the urge to hurt people whether they want to admit it or not.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Yeah, most people have to occasionally hurt others, though I’m not sure how they feel about it.

I believe that some people cannot coexist with others without being hurt (eg. imprisoned), but I don’t relish the thought, especially not in the context of war. If I could choose, I’d institute a gift-based Potlach system (but I have no real enforcement mechanism without violence, so…).

To be clear, I’m not being judgmental about this, I don’t think anyone should be judged for their thoughts, I just don’t have those thoughts.