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In reply to the discussion: What type of person does it take to be a sniper?? [View all]TheMadMonk
(6,187 posts)55. And the difference between us and them is the Berring Sea.
The simple truth is, killing another human being is not an enormously difficult thing. Like almost all of human behaviour it's a learned skill. The existence of the Roman Empire, not to mention a few others before and since, owed their esistence to it being a learned skill.
All it ever takes is to think of people as things.
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One of my nieces just married a Marine sniper who did two tours in Afghanistan.
11 Bravo
Feb 2013
#2
That and the fact they were defending their country from ruthless invaders, who too often
RC
Feb 2013
#49
One who scores high on Concientiousness and low on Neuroticism and Tender-Mindedness
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#7
You could apply that to anyone who joins the military and picks up a weapon...
cynatnite
Feb 2013
#8
many join the military because lack of other options, Jessica Lynch joined as a way to
JI7
Feb 2013
#12
I can usually -- not always, like My Lai -- accept what someone has to do in military, but promotion
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#10
This isn't a simple sniper. This is someone who publicly touted his
coalition_unwilling
Feb 2013
#27
a generalization of the military and those who fight and die so others can type bullshit at home
NightWatcher
Feb 2013
#33
Agreed. It's one thing to be a sniper and simply do one's job and be done with it.
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#37
He also helped disabled soldiers and died doing that. I had never heard of the guy before
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#42
Then as far as I'm concerned, yours is the definitive answer in this thread.
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#40
The wording of your question suggests you'd reject answers that disagree with you. (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#17
That was pretty much my conclusion. A question from a poster when that person already
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#45
The type that is willing to kill other human beings because the bosses tell him to.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#53
I don't understand the glorifing a snipper as a hero. He is doing a job that had to
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#54