Sociology is a worthless subject as it exists today . It ' s leftist political agitation with the veneer of academic respectability , nothing more . No idea if it ' s changed these days but I did study it at Alevel in the mid 90 s and it was quite interesting . It probably still forms some of my opinions even today , or at least understanding of how things work in modern society . I think to understand some of the ways people vote politically it can be a useful subject . <| sep |> Supporting our troops is important to us , yes , because these men and women put their lives on the line and fight for what they believe in . I ' m not sure how it can be viewed as irrational , or an issue in any way . Criticizing the individual for the choice to join the military is viewed more as disrespectful to the individual than to the country as a whole . That is exactly the mindset that is disturbing to people from outside the US . Flying around the globe to kill people because you believe in something is not admirable , it is fucking crazy . That ' s like blaming a cashier at wal mart for the way wal mart treats the pigs in their meat farms . The pigs at least didn ' t choose to go to the meat farm to fight for freedom .