Re: How war has influenced ancient, classical and medieval societies
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Originally Posted by
HoreTore
lol.
The suicidal tag is latched onto students long before they're open about their thoughts. The very idea that you have to say suicide in order for a psychologist to understand it is just absolute rubbish. Psychologists are slightly more clever than that. I assume you just disregarded the paper I gave on methods to uncover suicidal thoughts? I'll give you a clue: it was longer than the sentence "are you planning to whack yourself?"
Added to that, the army bans you for a lot more than just suicidal thoughts; just about any record of mental illness will get you booted from service. And when you ban everyone with a history of teenage mental illness, you end up with a rather skewed population group. One where you would suspect a smaller amount of suicides.
You talk about Norway now, aren't you?
And even that system - that is 10000% more legitable than the US - is still not fool proof.
Remember this is an international board.
Re: How war has influenced ancient, classical and medieval societies
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Originally Posted by
Kadagar_AV
You talk about Norway now, aren't you?
I talk of the system I know, and assume the difference isn't massive among comparable countries.
The US wont let people with a history of mental illness own a gun, and so I assume they won't let them join the army either.
Re: How war has influenced ancient, classical and medieval societies
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Originally Posted by
HoreTore
I talk of the system I know, and assume the difference isn't massive among comparable countries.
The US wont let people with a history of mental illness own a gun, and so I assume they won't let them join the army either.
Cool story bro.
I guess it makes sense because no one in the states commits suicide with a gun.
Re: How war has influenced ancient, classical and medieval societies
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Originally Posted by
Kadagar_AV
Cool story bro.
I guess it makes sense because no one in the states commits suicide with a gun.
Completely pointless post, as always.
Re: How war has influenced ancient, classical and medieval societies
All this talk is weird. PTSD only occurs if the army goes to war if I'm not mistaken. If the army goes to war, people will also usually die in the war. In this case, the benefits of being in the army probably do not outweigh the downsides of having war, such as the cost of lives and possible destruction of stuff on either or both sides. When we just assume the army never goes to war anyway because we have reached such peaceful times (despite some of the rhetoric in the Ukraine thread), then having an army is probably the most expensive and ludicrous way to prevent suicides in the first place. And it's no surprise that brainwashing people and pretending to give them a useful purpose in life (and new friends) can remove their suicidal thoughts.
Re: How war has influenced ancient, classical and medieval societies
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Originally Posted by
HoreTore
Blatantly obvious like, for example, your utter failure to understand crime statistics? I see...
Now that's something we can all agree to!
I thought you figured out by now that if you dont share the view of Kad, you are insane.
Re: How war has influenced ancient, classical and medieval societies
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Originally Posted by
Husar
All this talk is weird. PTSD only occurs if the army goes to war if I'm not mistaken. If the army goes to war, people will also usually die in the war. In this case, the benefits of being in the army probably do not outweigh the downsides of having war, such as the cost of lives and possible destruction of stuff on either or both sides. When we just assume the army never goes to war anyway because we have reached such peaceful times (despite some of the rhetoric in the Ukraine thread), then having an army is probably the most expensive and ludicrous way to prevent suicides in the first place. And it's no surprise that brainwashing people and pretending to give them a useful purpose in life (and new friends) can remove their suicidal thoughts.
are suicidal people also more likely to look for a dangerous situation in which their life may be at risk, and thus are more likely to get killed in the army? Or is this not something common? It wouldnt be so hard to imagine imo.
Re: How war has influenced ancient, classical and medieval societies
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The Stranger
I thought you figured out by now that if you dont share the view of Kad, you are insane.
Finally, someone who GETS me... I should put this in my sig - but RVG's idiocy still just happens to be soooo juicy...
Anyway, if you want to follow me as a apprentice or do I dare say, disciple... The first thing you have to do is put a cucumber in your ear. Not a whole one, silly, just enough so it fits neatly, and of course only in the left ear.
Re: How war has influenced ancient, classical and medieval societies
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Kadagar_AV
I sincerely look down on omegas. Grow some balls!!
They shut up even if they have expertise knowledge, unless being asked directly. Flaming idiots.
Granted though, they rarely have expertise knowledge of anything, and are generally meaningless in a group. Except for doing the mundane tasks, perhaps. Gah!!
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