rant · moment 3 of 14
Almost Joining the Military After 9/11
from Living on the Edge of Death · #112
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1 minRay recalls being caught up in post-9/11 patriotism, imagining himself fat and hunting Bin Laden in caves, and reflects on how he got swept up despite not being a flag-waving type.
- 5:32Tim wanted to join the military after 9/11, right around the age he could have enlisted.
- 5:50Tim notes he would've been blamed as a scapegoat if he'd been a soldier when Osama bin Laden escaped through some CIA hole in the wall.
- 6:01He was fat at the time of 9/11, one of only a couple periods in his adult life when he wasn't overweight.
- 6:15Tim clarifies he wasn't the type kicking Muslims in the face at gas stations—he got swept up in patriotism without going that far.
- 6:38Tim acknowledges he's not immune to patriotism, but argues the "support the troops" messaging crammed down people's throats is absurd.