"For a while there, I was a real star... The truth is, I fought for next to nothing, for a country that, in recent conflicts, has made the world a deadlier, more chaotic place..."
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-04/officers-path-dissent-truth-i-fought-next-nothing
Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.