(Sigh)
In many "leftist activists" views, serving one's country in the army is more or less despicable -- and the only really worthwhile career as a public servant is to "emphatise", "show concern for the people", etc. -- in short, be the usual far-far-left "community activist" writ large. (Needless to say, this "empathy" only applies if one's voters are left-wingers: if one's community has any concerns about the latest social-engineering scheme, they are racists who must be forced to see the light and support whatever it is Nancy Pelosi is supporting this week.)
The claim it is harder to be such an activist than to dodge bullets is just an attempt to paint their own narcissistic self-important "activism" as more or less the highest possible calling for human beings on the face of the planet, something so difficult and nobel only the chosen few can "do it right", while those who actually serve in the military are stupid chumps.
