[WalterBright]

> the pretty absurd deference the US population has for its military is harmful

I'm still going to have some respect for the people who rush to stand between me and the bullets aimed at me. The local Starbucks, for example, has a sign that says free coffee for military personnel. A relative who used to run a coffee shop also always offered free coffee to military people. It's a small thing, but important.

It's not about glorifying the military, but about acknowledging the risks they take on our behalf.

[isbvhodnvemrwvn]

They don't stand between you and the bullets, they are the ones firing bullets at others. There is next to no military risk of the US being invaded, if only because you are surrounded by two oceans.