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		cld8483 on Feb 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of menta... Just as some young men ride motorcycles at 200mph or free climb cliffs, others travel around the world to join wars that have nothing to do with their family or community. I would be very cautious about ascribing noble motives to reckless death-seaking behavior like this.

eastbound on Feb 23, 2023 [–]

And girls. There are examples of underage girls engaging in the 1936 Spain war, trying and succeeding to pass as teenage boys.

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