What to do with the returnees?

[Brenus]

“What about kneeling at the grave of a person to give him last tribute and show respect?” How to kneel on someone grave is showing respect. It shows pain, suffering.

“What about kneeling in front of a national flag (and kissing it) to take an oath or something? Did you do that in the army?” Nope. We don’t do these things in the French army. No oath, no flag kissing. We don’t need this to be sure of what and who we defend and why we join. We join to defend freedom and democracy, and to protect, and we do this standing up with our flags rising to the sky (well, and harsh training, sweat and blood. And more training).

“What if this placebo makes them better humans?” But they are not better humans. They show the same attitudes and behaviours than other humans. So placebo doesn’t work.

“Yet we don't have alcohol on trial”: Well, yes we have in Western Europe (in France, advertising for alcohol and Tabaco is banned) and same for other “dangerous for health” products.

“So claiming that it is religion/alcohol/drugs etc that are to blame is an attempt to shift or evade responsibility.” And claiming they have no blame is to ignore reality, just for the pleasure to do so.
So a drunk killed someone, but it has nothing, no relationship whatsoever on the fact that he/she drunk alcohol? Really?

“There are plenty of non-religious reasons for some people to hate others” True, so no need to create more.

“Evil is inside a human, so if he decides to unleash it, any trigger will do.” And Religions are good at it.