Chronic complainers who have it made

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This is painful to see when it's a close family member.
Here's the background:

Retired military (20 years)
Served in Afghanistan as a medic
Family of 5

Currently:

Just got a job change and will be making over $50 per hour.

Draws a monthly military retirement pension.

$500 per year medical insurance for his family of 5...that's it.

Nearly 100 percent disabled status with PTSD (BIG monthly check).

Great deal on a home loan through the VA.

Military will pay for kids college tuition.

.....

He is for some reason angry (even before PTSD) unable to be thankful and is constantly on social media bashing with racial memes, Democrats, the less fortunate, and "socialism". He has a Gadsen (tea party) Flag flying in his front yard. He believes Breitbart and FAUX.

What makes this terrible is he's a close family member and I don't see him changing...ever.
I'm sure I'm not alone.

[guillaumeb]

1. I am certain that he feels that he "earned" everything he received.

Remind him that the VA is socialized medicine.

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3. Oh he's told me that

Fact is he was in a shitload if trouble out of high school.
So he joined.

He tells everyone now that he's "earned" all of this because he was willing to "lay his life in the line".
I don't disagree but his original intent to join was to get out of trouble which is now conveniently glossed over.

[Bradshaw3]

7. Many from my age group joined the Guard to get out of Vietnam

Some of them qualified for VA benefits and are considered "heroes" even though we all knew why they really joined.

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8. He's in his 40's but yeah

[DURHAM D]

2. The question I always ask myself, and sometimes ask of them...

"What happened to you as a child that made you this way?"

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5. A fucked up violent dad

Who works in the heavily government subsidized nuclear industry while bashing government.

[Bradshaw3]

4. No it is common to millions

Especially in my age-ethnic group of older white males. Many of them get free care at the VA, are on some form of government subsidy and/or are taking advantage of other government programs even though they are better off than many who need it more. Yet they complain about the government and immigrants (many of whom work harder for less money than most natives here) and cannot see the hypocrisy in their worldview. I blame most of it on RW media, especially Fox, which I believe has been a cancer on our democracy.

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6. They are a cancer