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Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
by Sebastian Junger
Author Junger, having served in the military, gives insight into our contemporary military, and the challenges that soldiers face on their integration back into modern society after having served. Junger relates it to the pre-modern tribe, a place of shared social meaning where "we take care of our own". He uses examples of the American Indians of the United States and even the military of Israel, where groups work together in one shared experience and efforts are for the good of the group, and people are not individualized.
Unfortunately, a cosmopolitan society such as the US, is far removed from the battle location and the human qualities demanded and cultivated by war are fundamentally at odds with our public principles. Instead of putting our soldiers back to work after returning from battle and affirming their continuity in their contribution to the common good, we actually receive them as victims, thus making them feel damaged. We put them on disability and submit them to therapy.
Junger covers a lot of ground in this small book. A great read in being enlightened on how are treatment of vets has gone wrong and the hope of how we can do it right.
Unfortunately, a cosmopolitan society such as the US, is far removed from the battle location and the human qualities demanded and cultivated by war are fundamentally at odds with our public principles. Instead of putting our soldiers back to work after returning from battle and affirming their continuity in their contribution to the common good, we actually receive them as victims, thus making them feel damaged. We put them on disability and submit them to therapy.
Junger covers a lot of ground in this small book. A great read in being enlightened on how are treatment of vets has gone wrong and the hope of how we can do it right.