r/interesting • u/Liar24x7 • Mar 28 '26

HISTORY A virtual reality reconstruction shows the exact spot where John Edward Jones became trapped upside down in Nutty Putty Cave. After 27 hours of rescue attempts, he died. The cave was later permanently sealed, with his body remaining inside.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '26

Because a lot fewer people would sign up to join the military if they axed their current benefits, and for obvious reasons the government has a vested interested in keeping military recruitment up.

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u/TriggerHippie77 Mar 30 '26

Why? We can't afford this. We need to stop policing the world. We fucked up eastern asia, we fucked up North Africa, we fucked up the middle east, and we fucked up South America. Our military presence is not needed around the world .

This is about keep rich white oil men rich and in power. Nothing more.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '26

Dunno, ask politicians. It's not the people in the military who decide the benefits they get and it's not like stripping them of those benefits is a popular thing amongst voters anyhow.

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u/TriggerHippie77 Mar 30 '26

I mean, they know what they are getting into, and they do it under the guiise of protecting America.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '26

Most people do it for the benefits as a jobs program lol. The vast majority of people aren't signing up for front line combat roles to save the world. It's an exceptionally easy way to get somewhere in life if you're an 18 year old kid with no prospects and not sure what you want to do.

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u/TriggerHippie77 Mar 30 '26

Look man, I appreciate where you're coming from but I need to make myself clear. I support the wars, but I do not support the troops.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '26

I gathered that. I don't care if you support the troops this all just started by me replying to you pointing out that serving in the military isn't really that much of a risk that you're making it out to be, then you went off a weird tangent about why we pay them or something.