it will never fail to baffle me when americans talk about their war veterans and expect sympathy. it's a very specific and inexplicable state of mind. when i try to imagine how they think, as people wholly devoted to a bloodthirsty empire and see everything that it does as essential and justified, i would imagine they might attempt to either whitewash their crimes to make their empire seem better, or not care at all to appeal to their empire's victims in the first place. and many do those two things. but there's a bewilderingly common third stance people take where they're like "yes we did those horrible things. but surely you must imagine how deeply painful and taxing it was to do those horrible things!" and they fully expect you to swallow it like it is the most natural emotion to respond with and not a hundred layers of chauvinism removed from any trace of humanity. and if you don't sympathize they are genuinely taken aback and they don't understand how you don't appreciate the terrible toll of having to be the one to make these vital decisions! they truly think SOMEONE's gotta torture and murder these civilians, and their poor grandpa made the noble sacrifice to be the one to make this painful decision, so regular people can sleep at night! don't you FEEL for him? and they wholeheartedly believe this.
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