I don’t think it’s so much the stress of combat as the the stress of commiting war crimes that’s making returning veterans feel bad. The veterans now they’re on the same page in history as the japanese soldiers butchering their way through China during the 30’s and 40’s even if nobody is going to stand up and admit they enjoyed raping defenseless women with their bayonet in front of their family.
The knowledge that you are a worthless sack of murdering shit is enough to break the heart of anyone.
I don’t think it’s so much the stress of combat as the the stress of commiting war crimes that’s making returning veterans feel bad. The veterans now they’re on the same page in history as the japanese soldiers butchering their way through China during the 30’s and 40’s even if nobody is going to stand up and admit they enjoyed raping defenseless women with their bayonet in front of their family.
The knowledge that you are a worthless sack of murdering shit is enough to break the heart of anyone.