Pain, both physical and mental, comes in many forms; not all instances are remediable, but some are, if we really put our minds to it. The following video is of an American vet whose (mis)treatment by the Veterans Administration (VA) has only aggravated the problems he brought back from battle.
The same callous disregard for the needs of our own vets has been reported widely in Canada. The way ex-soldiers are treated in both countries bespeak an attitude whereby ultimately returnees are treated at worst as disposable bodies and at best as irritating reminders of our collective failures. I almost see them as metaphors for the many dispossessed in our midst.
Whether they are the homeless, the addicted or any other manner of marginalized, no one deserves to be subjected to anything other than compassion and assistance.
Hand-wringing accomplishes nothing.
H/t TizzyEnt
