The idea that Americans “join the military because of poverty” is an excuse that has not been true for the last decade military is made up by the middle class, though the military is heavily pushed into poor communities in the US It’s not working the same way it used to
Even if the military was used to get out of poverty it is no excuse for joining a military as poverty is not a uniquely US thing, a military that has been used to rape, genocide, and imperialized thousands of people I do not feel personally bad for the American veterans
The reason why Palestine isn’t being seen anymore is because that theres barely any journalists left. 12 million people were forced to flee their homes in Sudan. 20% of Lebanon is still under Israeli occupation. Congo is still going through an Ebola outbreak. Don’t stop talking.
To believe it only makes it as though you don’t need to learn further/cannot grow further within it, all while denouncing that field altogether such example being a woman does not make you an automatic expert on feminist studies,
Having an identity alignment with an area of study does not make you an expert on that topic though it makes you a more knowledgeable through lived experience It doesn’t make you an expert within the academic discipline