At best, Joseph just wants to annoy people who just want to hear that the Yeshivish and Chareidi community feel hakaras hatov to the soldiers who defend Eretz Yisroel while putting their lives at risk.
At worst, Joseph is trying to rationalize his not feeling hakaras hatov to the soldiers who defend Eretz Yisroel by telling those people that they are just as bad as he is.