The Fighter
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The Fighter
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Re: The Fighter
#2We hear a lot about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from the point of view of the soldiers but I feel we're not seeing the full picture nor hearing the full story. What about soldiers, and civilians, and even the opposition? Is there any research or information for the following:
- Do men or women suffer more from PTSD?
- Which ages suffer from PTSD?
- Which groups are more likely to have PTSD: the soldiers (us), the civilians (them), or the opposition (them)?
- Do people in 3rd world countries suffer from PTSD less than those in 1st world countries or the other way around?
- Do civilians suffer from PTSD more when they are invaded by soldiers of a different racial/ethnic/religious group than their own, or when invaded by soldiers from the same racial/ethnic/religious group as their own?
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#3My wife and I have done what we can to be there for the Army National Guard member who introduced us - then went to Afghanistan and lost people under his command in an IED attack & firefight. The man who came home is different, but faring better than most.
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#4We hear a lot about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from the point of view of the soldiers but I feel we're not seeing the full picture nor hearing the full story. What about soldiers, and civilians, and even the opposition? Is there any research or information for the following: - Do men or women suffer more from PTSD? - Which ages suffer from PTSD? - Which groups are more likely to have PTSD: the soldiers (us), the…
We're not hearing the full story because the data collection for such research is inherently costly and problematic. As evidenced by the OP, we don't even have a full picture of PTSD among our own troops, nor even the VA resources to take care of the diagnosed veterans. On the opposing side, we don't even have an accurate accounting for those actually killed, nevermind the mental state of those who have survived.
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#5The after effects of the monumentally fucked-up childish decisions, over the last 15 or so years, to engage in wars and contested occupations (although thankfully that's something we seem to have grown out of) are going to run and run.
I sometimes look at the current batch of world leaders (and aspiring upcomers) and wonder which of them need pushing under a bus now to stop this happening again. It's so hard to tell. Perhaps some big-data startup could get into it and actually make the world a better place.
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#6The after effects of the monumentally fucked-up childish decisions, over the last 15 or so years, to engage in wars and contested occupations (although thankfully that's something we seem to have grown out of) are going to run and run. I sometimes look at the current batch of world leaders (and aspiring upcomers) and wonder which of them need pushing under a bus now to stop this happening again. It's so hard to tell.…
Are you being ironic, or are you actually calling for deposing of world leaders by force in the name of peace?
You see how this could confuse people who are reading this post, right?
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#7The after effects of the monumentally fucked-up childish decisions, over the last 15 or so years, to engage in wars and contested occupations (although thankfully that's something we seem to have grown out of) are going to run and run. I sometimes look at the current batch of world leaders (and aspiring upcomers) and wonder which of them need pushing under a bus now to stop this happening again. It's so hard to tell.…
One needn't push anyone under a bus. Simply voting them out or depriving them of power will suffice.
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#8A recent book that explores the loss of community when combat veterans come home, and how this may contribute to PTSD:
"Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging"
https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-...
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#9The after effects of the monumentally fucked-up childish decisions, over the last 15 or so years, to engage in wars and contested occupations (although thankfully that's something we seem to have grown out of) are going to run and run. I sometimes look at the current batch of world leaders (and aspiring upcomers) and wonder which of them need pushing under a bus now to stop this happening again. It's so hard to tell.…
Are you being ironic, or are you actually calling for deposing of world leaders by force in the name of peace? You see how this could confuse people who are reading this post, right?
I read it as rhetorical, not literal. As in, where are the threats? Who is going to make the weak decisions and can we avoid giving them the opportunity to do so?
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#10The after effects of the monumentally fucked-up childish decisions, over the last 15 or so years, to engage in wars and contested occupations (although thankfully that's something we seem to have grown out of) are going to run and run. I sometimes look at the current batch of world leaders (and aspiring upcomers) and wonder which of them need pushing under a bus now to stop this happening again. It's so hard to tell.…
One needn't push anyone under a bus. Simply voting them out or depriving them of power will suffice.
Not so easy in practice. Representative democracy fundamentally limits the scope of available options. It's especially bad in the US; where the potential for damage is maximal.