Armed Forces Day is, if you possess the alternative viewpoint, a brazen manoeuvre. And it serves many purposes.
1. It makes wars look ‘right’.
2. It boosts the morale of those who take part in wars.
3. It makes uninformed members of the public (the masses) feel guilty that others are fighting wars on their behalf.
4. It encourages anti-war protesters out onto the streets. They are then outnumbered by uninformed members of the public who are ‘outraged’ by such a lack of ‘respect’.
5. It masks the horrors of wars.
6. It glorifies wars.
7. It diverts attention away from investigation into reasons for specific wars by generalising war itself as ‘active duty’.
8. It brings out a patriotic side in uninformed members of the public. How ironic, when you consider one of the aims of the manipulators is to continue breaking down national barriers.
9. It is a show of force, prolonging the myth that peace can be obtained through violence.
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