You know, if you just realize that the military (and police) are just pawns in the hand of the power brokers... that would change some things. These pawns are there to make a few bucks for their family. They see an ad to join and make money. Meanwhile, the top brass get paid to know how to kill bad guys. But the elitists run the show. Most of the elites who run the military and fund it are politicians. Your disgust with the military should be redirected towards Congress, etc.
That's what Lord Acton was saying. The office holder(s) of this nation. We effectively voted for them, which puts the onus on you and me and us all. Your petty little Memorial Day dissent is a pathetic redirection of your own guilt. You brought about this scourge. Right? You know Acton's words, yet failed to act on them by electing better stewards of the State's power to kill and wage war.
You are essentially dissenting against your own error. And our collective error. The wars you hate can be traced back to poor decisions at the polling station. Right or wrong, you dissent against the duly elected leaders of our nation.
There is no solution in politics, because politics is corrupt to the core. That is the point of Acton's quote. You're blaming the victim. I am pointing out it's time to stop playing the political game or worshiping government enforcers as saints.
Collectives don't exist, BTW. There is no collective guilt, collective action, collective representation, or collective responsibility. Individuals can cooperate, but there is no representation without consent, and no new entity is created by magic voting rituals.