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Attilatheblond

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30. WWI veterans were treated very badly too

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 08:16 PM

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Tent cities, promised war bonuses not given, they were homeless, hungry and not given what they were promised. The Fat Cat US Businessmen tried to prevent FDR's election by exploiting their misery.

The rich businessmen (people like JP Morgan) tried to snooker a very popular general who came up thru the ranks into leading WWI veterans in a rebellion so they could pull off a coup. General Smeldly Butler played dumb and pretended to go along with the plan to get more info on what they were doing then he blew the whistle on them before Congress.

Really good book:
The Plot To Seize The White House
by Jules Archer (Author)

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I hate war and I don't particularly care for the glorification of our warriors that has become de rigueur [View all] generalbetrayus Tuesday OP

Let me be the first to Rec. this. MarineCombatEngineer Tuesday #1

here here ret5hd Tuesday #2

when it comes to Patriotism, I still think of Obama not wearing the flag lapel pin....... Takket Tuesday #3

I'm willing to 'justify'...... MyOwnPeace Tuesday #18

MyOwnPeace The Butler 16 hrs ago #44

I'll sometimes wear this t shirt, along with my USMC Retired ball cap MarineCombatEngineer Tuesday #4

Love it! I should get one for my husband, a Vietnam veteran! biophile Tuesday #8

Go to the Etsy website, they have numerous anti Trump shirts. MarineCombatEngineer Tuesday #9

Please know that we veterans don't like war... ZDU Tuesday #5

That's 100% correct. MarineCombatEngineer Tuesday #6

Exactly. TomSlick Tuesday #25

Barring the occasional psycho/sociopath, none of us who have experienced combat ... 11 Bravo 15 hrs ago #46

If you want to support the troops drmeow Tuesday #7

WWI veterans were treated very badly too Attilatheblond Tuesday #30

We have treated our troops badly drmeow Tuesday #36

Shamefully true Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #39

Most active duty don't like war either. Irish_Dem Tuesday #10

Well said Irish_Dem, MarineCombatEngineer Tuesday #11

You are a good example of what I am talking about. Irish_Dem Tuesday #14

Agree with both of you popsdenver Tuesday #16

Exactly! TomSlick Tuesday #26

Hi Tom! I was thinking of you today and all the veterans here on DU. Irish_Dem Tuesday #29

I'm Ojibwe, and Native Americans have always honored warriors. catbyte Tuesday #12

How sad is it that this is the only group of workers in the US guaranteed healthcare JT45242 Tuesday #13

A Nit To Pick ProfessorGAC Tuesday #15

I agree with you ProfessorGAC. I just got lazy when posting. I should have put "warrior" in quotes generalbetrayus Tuesday #20

Cool! ProfessorGAC Tuesday #22

That's what Kegsbreath is pushing all military to be... haele Tuesday #34

K&R times the number of veterans whose needs are not met Martin Eden Tuesday #17

Veterans Affairs KT2000 Tuesday #19

Bernie Sanders speaks for me Grim Chieftain Tuesday #21

I wouldn't mind honoring people for defending us if that's what they were actually doing. BlueTsunami2018 Tuesday #23

Smedly Butler agreed with you way before our time Attilatheblond Tuesday #31

ding + 1000000000. AllaN01Bear Tuesday #24

I get annoyed at all the other folks who sacrifice for the common good who are NOT so honored DBoon Tuesday #27

From the first time I saw one of those commercials, slightlv Tuesday #28

Good on you, slightly! generalbetrayus 17 hrs ago #43

From the first time I saw one of those commercials The Butler 16 hrs ago #45

Ex-serviceman, I agree entirely. marble falls Tuesday #32

You wouldn't feel that way if you were the CEO of Lockheed, Raytheon or Boeing Bluetus Tuesday #33

The older I get, the more I like Bernie. Joinfortmill Tuesday #35

Some risk their lives to save others. usonian Tuesday #37

Yeah. It pisses me off every time I see a "Wounded Warriors" ad. NNadir 22 hrs ago #38

I share your views wholeheartedly. lastlib 18 hrs ago #40

When the son... GiqueCee 17 hrs ago #41

All those fans that love seeing the huge flag carried onto the field should read the Code of Flag Ethics. appleannie1 17 hrs ago #42