America 1982

Martin raised his eyes and glanced at Tommy: "Isn't it?"

"When I spent a lot of time helping Jeff formulate campaign strategies, I discovered a cruel truth. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Department of Defense launched a 100,000 Patriot Project due to insufficient manpower resources, which was to meet the needs of the Cold War in the post-Korean War period. As well as the demand for soldiers in the Vietnam War, they lowered the recruitment standards and lowered the previous requirement for recruits to have an IQ of at least 95 in the test to only an IQ of 80."

"Coupled with the enthusiastic and passionate propaganda of those politicians, 100,000 mentally retarded young people of the right age joined the army because of their patriotism. Jeff's father, Harley LaVine, was one of them. He signed up to join the army for the first time when he was young, but Because the IQ test showed that he only had an IQ of 92, he was unfortunately rejected. He thought he would never have a chance to associate with the army again. Unexpectedly, the Vietnam War broke out. He was already twenty-seven years old, married and had children, and was drafted by the Ministry of National Defense. But the order was sent to him again, saying that he met the requirements for the draft and that the United States needed him to step up now."

"That young man who was as honest and hearty as Jeff and loved by his neighbors said goodbye to his wife and son, went to the battlefield in the name of patriotism, and then died in Vietnam without any accident. He thought he and his 100,000 people Patriotic soldier brothers will receive the title of hero after they die in battle. Do you know what the hell title they receive? Legion of Idiots."

"These soldiers are distinguished from other soldiers. Within the Ministry of Defense, they, these idiot soldiers, have another set of welfare standards. After their death, the pension they receive is much less than that of other soldiers. They are living idiots. The difference between the total pension of legion members and those of professional soldiers is at least 5,000 yuan, so why should they be treated differently? Because the fools in the eyes of these politicians have no way of understanding what another set of standards is."

"So why was this army of idiots drafted separately to be sent to Vietnam instead of the American Reserves? Because there was a safe haven for the children of politicians and rich people to serve in the reserves and not have to go to the front lines. Those politicians who got the news in advance , give your children of appropriate age the halo of reserve service early, which is safe and can be publicized after victory. They served honorably during the war. Anyway, as long as the war is over, it doesn’t matter whether they served in the front or the rear. " Tommy He rubbed his dry eyes and looked at Martin:

"Have you ever seen the 1987 movie "Full Metal Case"? In it, Leonard, a white recruit who was tortured, humiliated, unresponsive, overweight, and eventually killed his comrades and then committed suicide, was the one hundred thousand patriotic soldiers of the Idiot Army. The epitome of it, the general who proposed this project was finally condemned many years later, but so what, he didn’t have to pay any price at all, just a few gentle questions.”

"Who really remembers those people? Although they have low intelligence, they really love this country, but who really cares about them in this country? John Rambo in "First Blood" was carefully trained by the United States The professional soldiers who came out were all humiliated as war maniacs and murderers after returning home, not to mention such a group of idiots who didn't know how to resist? Now, those people are old. If no one speaks for those people, those pure patriots He can only die silently with his scars on his back, just like Jeff's father."

"Jeff is a pure man, he is the best candidate, he is a patriot, he is the son of a patriot, and that is why I help him. If Congress can be ruled by a group of liars who are obsessed with lying, then why There cannot be a true patriot."

"Think about those patriotic but mentally retarded young people who died in the war on the other side of the earth. They were stupid, maybe even so stupid that their souls were lost after death. To this day, they have been wandering in the jungles of Vietnam, unable to return home. "

After Tommy finished speaking in a calm tone, he looked at Martin with some regret: "What do you want to ask me?"

"F*ck! I want to ask you, after helping Jeff successfully campaign, can I accompany him to Washington with money? I will kill those bastards! F*ck!" Martin gritted his teeth when he heard this. This was his first time. This is the first time I heard that the US government has done such a cruel thing.

Sending a hundred thousand poor idiots to die like cannon fodder in Vietnam? In terms of the number of idiots, he felt that there must be many more idiots among black people than among white people. In other words, a large number of stupid black brothers were deceived into going to Vietnam and died on the battlefield.

In his previous perception, the worst people were drug dealers, murderers, and thugs. As for the politicians who appeared on TV, they might be corrupt or incompetent, but they seemed worse than the cruel drug dealers and murderers. too much.

It wasn't until Tommy finished talking about what happened to Jeff's father's group of people that he realized that no matter how cruel drug dealers, no matter how perverted murderers, no matter how cruel street thugs are, they can't compare to politicians like these in the United States.

What kind of politicians can completely lose their humanity and use patriotic propaganda to send people who are already having a hard time living in the world as cannon fodder on the battlefield.

"The Bible once said, I can't help my mouth. The pain of my God must be spoken, and the pain of my heart must be told. I am not a crocodile in the sea, so you can defend me." Tommy stretched out his hand to pat his emotions. Excited Martin:

"Help this poor, pure good guy, help this group of poor, pure good guys, make him look like a tough guy, win everyone's support, take him to Washington, so that he can represent him and his father and even everyone in front of the Congress in Washington. Poor people, make the noise they want to make. Martin, this is the right thing for us to do."

"Jeff! You have to fight for your fucking reputation! Your father's soul is still floating in Vietnam, waiting for your redemption!" Martin suddenly stood up and walked towards the living room, shouting loudly at the same time:

"If you can't learn, I promise to teach you for the 100,000 patriotic idiots in the United States how the Vietnamese treat American prisoners! Many of them are still waiting for you to take them home!"

Seeing Martin's extremely angry expression, Tommy suddenly regained his composure while sitting at the dining table and called him out: "Martin."

"What?" Martin turned around, the anger on his face not dissipating.

"Why do you think I'm helping Jeff now?" Tommy looked at him with a half-smile.

Martin's Adam's apple moved and he spoke. "...For those poor old guys who still love this country until they die."

"No, to get money from those poor old guys." Tommy said.

Martin's whole figure was like an inflatable doll that suddenly deflated. The excitement and anger on his face turned into shock as Tommy spoke. He didn't even stand still and staggered slightly backwards.

"The words just now are trying to make the listeners angry, thus forgetting the true purpose of the speaker and thinking that the speaker is one of them." Tommy smiled and said to Martin:

"Lesson two, it's the truth and it's also a lie."

Martin had nowhere to vent his anger. He just wanted to kill all the politicians because of Tommy's words, but now he felt that Tommy was no different from those politicians who deceived poor people!

Even the reason is the same, patriotism!

It's just that one deceived those people into losing their lives, and the other deceived those people into donating money.

Martin opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. He took two steps towards the living room and couldn't help but look back: "Boss, why do you want to teach me this to a nigger? Why can't you just... make me really believe that we are For America, for those poor people?”

"All the great are immortal, but the despicable will live forever." Tommy lit a cigarette:

"Maybe it's because you are the miller of the Hawke family?"

I still owe two updates, damn it... I haven't spared the time~ I must finish it today...