It brings a lump to your throat.

[nick crisp]

I don't think Hedgetrimmer meant cannon fodder in a disrespectful way listening to the veterans experiences was not easy.

You mean Unfazed?


Cannon fodder is disrespectful to soldiers, there's no other way to use the term. It's disrespectful from the point of view of those who would use soldiers as such, and it's disrespectful to the soldiers themselves who put themselves in harms way to do a job. It implies casually throwing away lives.


I don't doubt Unfazed doesn't mean to be disrespectful - I just think the phrase shouldn't be used without careful thought of what one means.