Be honest - is there a specific group in which you are prejudiced?

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Anonymous wrote:My Dad was a Military Officer. So I have to be careful with my attitude about Enlisted Military. I naturally look down on them since I spent my entire childhood being very aware of difference between Officers and Enlisted. Totally realize it's BS

I know nothing about such things. Can you expand on the difference between officers and enlisted?

Think White Collar vs. Blue Collar. Officers are college educated, do desk jobs or things like Pilot. Enlisted aren't college educated, more hands on jobs like mechanic.

The military makes it very clear that Officers are better--an Officer in uniform can go to the front of the line at the Commissary (grocery store) or hospital ER. One time, as I was sick and had a fever, I had to wait for my Dad to change into uniform so once we got to the ER we would be seen first. As a child, you know which kid's Dads outrank your Dad.

Were you a brat in the 1960s?

Everyone waits their turn at the commissary, even the generals wives. Same for the ER. Folks are seen by triage priority, not rank.

Active duty in UNIFORM do get bumped to the front of the line, but that is not different whether you are an airman or private or a full bird colonel. I always send my husband to the pharmacy for ke in uniform because he gets in and oit and I have to wait hours.

The segregation of officer and enlisted is to maintain the chain of command, keepnorder, and discourage fraternization between similar aged members, particularly those of the partying age (18-30 year olds)

When a 25 year old officer might be in charge of a twenty two year old's career, or be the person who has to tell that enlisted subordinate to go do something that might kill them, or be the one to administer punishment on them, it just is not prudent to have these two be socially entwined drinking buddies. The separation serves a higher purpose.

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The military makes it very clear that Officers are better--an Officer in uniform can go to the front of the line at the Commissary (grocery store) or hospital ER. One time, as I was sick and had a fever, I had to wait for my Dad to change into uniform so once we got to the ER we would be seen first. As a child, you know which kid's Dads outrank your Dad.

Any active duty person in uniform can go to the front of the line, whether officer or enlisted. And I've never been to a military health care facility where there was a faster line for children of officers in uniform. (There is separate health care for flag level officers and their families, but by the time people get to those ranks, it is extremely unusual to have young children, and there are only a few hospitals that even provide this service.)

It's possible that someone might wear a uniform to take a child into the ER in hopes of making it clear that he or she is active duty, not retired, but not to jump to the head of the line. Most officers I have known over more than thirty years treat enlisted people with the utmost respect and would, in fact, make sure that the enlisted person went ahead of the officer. The job of the officer is to lead and take care of his people and that is ingrained in officers from the very beginning of their training. We always taught our children to respect enlisted military members because they are the military.

Great post pp!

You said it far better than me, that is for sure.

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Anyone who acts entitled/selfish/snobby/rude.

"Upper class" Latinos - I'm Latina but not of this stock, and it's astounding the outright racism and classism I see in these people.

Fat shamers. Fuck off. (I'm thin, but I think it is so awful of people to judge others for their body shape and size.)

Pro-Israel people who ignore the plight of and violence experienced by the Palestinians.

People who are mean to homeless people, or have no empathy for the homeless.

Those aggressively cheerful people who kind of ignore what's actually going on around them. I'm all for happiness and kindness, but when it comes across as fake it's grating.

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I sure hope Im raising my military kids better than the asshole dependents in this thread.

We are dual enlisted, college educated, and have never had an issue with service levels or officers and their families.

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Anonymous wrote:I sure hope Im raising my military kids better than the asshole dependents in this thread.

We are dual enlisted, college educated, and have never had an issue with service levels or officers and their families.

+1
I am an Air Force brat (father was an officer) and I truly did not know the difference between officers and enlisted until I started teaching on a military base.
Most of the officers I dealt with (as parents of the children I taught) were wonderful and never “pulled rank” to get advantages.

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Anonymous wrote:I sure hope Im raising my military kids better than the asshole dependents in this thread.

We are dual enlisted, college educated, and have never had an issue with service levels or officers and their families.

+1
I am an Air Force brat (father was an officer) and I truly did not know the difference between officers and enlisted until I started teaching on a military base.
Most of the officers I dealt with (as parents of the children I taught) were wonderful and never “pulled rank” to get advantages.

The littlest ones do it best.

In a crowd of BDUs, anyone with those greenish pants is "Daddy!" Or "Mommy!" (At least until they look up) They all are the same from the legs down

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Anonymous wrote:Ultra liberals, especially the self-loathing ones.

This. Especially those who espouse to be open-minded but are in practice more narrow-minded, judgmental and close-minded than those they condemn.

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Gun lobby
Anti abortionists
People who are against minimum wage and healthcare reform

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Anonymous wrote:Jews who are very pro-Israel. This is a demographic that sees antisemitism under every rock and cries constantly about the Holocaust, but then looks on stonily as Palestinian children suffer and Israel treats even Jews of color with contempt. I had a falling out with one recently. She got mad that I made a one-line facebook post about feeling bad for Palestinian children freezing to death in Gaza.

+1000000. Extremely pro- Israel hawks are unpatriotic. So much of the policy they want hurts America.

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Anonymous wrote:My Dad was a Military Officer. So I have to be careful with my attitude about Enlisted Military. I naturally look down on them since I spent my entire childhood being very aware of difference between Officers and Enlisted. Totally realize it's BS

Interesting.

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People who talk shit about America. Go live somewhere else if you don't like it here.
Liberals
Religious fanatics. You can be religious. Don't don't try to shove it down my throat please. The only person I need saving from is you.
Welfare recipients that act like it's a right. It's not a right. Get a job.
Anti Vaxxers
People who care more about what the Kardashians are doing than what the POTUS is doing. Wake the hell up!

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Adults who are really into Disney. Always find these folks more than a bit off.

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Anonymous wrote:People who talk shit about America. Go live somewhere else if you don't like it here.
Liberals
Religious fanatics. You can be religious. Don't don't try to shove it down my throat please. The only person I need saving from is you.
Welfare recipients that act like it's a right. It's not a right. Get a job.
Anti Vaxxers
People who care more about what the Kardashians are doing than what the POTUS is doing. Wake the hell up!

+1 - well stated.

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Educated people who don't follow current events. Not saying they need to be political junkies, but at least peruse the headlines most days.

People who don't vote. Everyone should at least register and try to vote in most elections. Damn free riders!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My Dad was a Military Officer. So I have to be careful with my attitude about Enlisted Military. I naturally look down on them since I spent my entire childhood being very aware of difference between Officers and Enlisted. Totally realize it's BS

I know nothing about such things. Can you expand on the difference between officers and enlisted?

Enlisted are trash.

Wow! The enlisted are the ones who put their lives on the front lines, so we can maintain our freedom. You're the one whose trash! I greatly respect those who are willing to do for the greater good what I am not.