This is what has really irked me about this meme.
They compare soldiers in wars to students in school. Soldiers signed up/were drafted. They knew what they could be faced with. They knew that war zones are dangerous and deadly places. They're aware to be cautious about the enemy and risks.
Meanwhile Tina is only concerned about passing chemistry and asking Joey out to the school dance. Not if a madman is going to come in with a gun.
I see your point, but I don't entirely agree.
The context is different, I agree. But the fear was far more real for past generations.
Tina didn't have to worry much, because she was a girl.
Tim just wanted to pass chemistry also, but he got a draft card instead.
The more significant difference to me is that today the threat is mostly imaginary, but in past it was very real.
Hypothermia kills more Americans than school shooters.
Past generations did have a reasonable chance to die from led poisoning. They weren't just being wound up by a manipulative media and political circus.
Kids today are safer than they have ever been.
Kids may be safer and do not have to deal with lead poisoning, polio, etc. There is rarely talk about whether little Jimmy will live through the winter anymore
There are modern day issues that kids face now though that were basically nonexistent before.
If you remove the tanks, flamethrowers, SAWs, snipers, grenades, napalm strikes, mortors, trench foot and general raping and pillaging, then most wars are apparently pretty similar to going to a US high school.