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At least the newly unemployed soldiers will have a nice well-paying paramilitary to join, so they can keep supporting their wives and their wives' boyfriends.
Just casually trashing the military and then being shocked when the military doesn’t support you.
One of the freedoms the American military purportedly protects is the freedom to talk shit about the American military.
Ok? So what? You’re legally allowed to but don’t expect people to like your for it.
I like him for it
You like them trashing the military?
Cool, don’t expect the military to support you.
They aren't. They're gargling trump and putin's balls instead
“Why won’t the military support us in elections or otherwise? It’s crazy! Maybe we haven’t insulted them enough!”
I think you're thinking of your Fuhrer instead.
Nope, but thanks for proving my point.
Your point was that Donald Trump was on record talking huge shit about the military several times? Or was your point that he dodged the draft?
Nope, the point is the left calls anything and everyone they don’t like as Nazi’s or Fascists.
Your point was that it's actually leftists shitting on the military, but in reality it's your God-King doing it. Good job deflecting though.
Nope, not remotely my point.
My point is how the left will call anyone a “Nazi Fascist” based on literally nothing but disagreement.
Like you’ve proven multiple times.
Huh weird because you kept raging about people "insulting the military" even though no one had done that or even mentioned fascism or Nazis. Might wanna figure out a better system for keeping your accounts straight. Putin pays for success.
“No one had done that”
You literally did. You think saying the military is gargling Putin and Trump’s balls isn’t an insult?
And “At least the newly unemployed soldiers will have a nice well-paying paramilitary to join, so they can keep supporting their wives and their wives’ boyfriends” isn’t an insult?
And now I’m Russian apparently. And a Fascist. And a Nazi.
All for literally no reason but disagreeing with you.
Ah yes let's just pretend the order of events are reversed. The comments are timestamped. No one is fooled here.
It's dick-simple. You came in this thread speaking against everything anyone remotely on the left stands for, revealing that you're a Nazi, and then people called you a Nazi.
“Everything stands against”
Are you high? That literally never happened.
“Revealing that you’re a Nazi”
So yes, you’ll call anyone a Nazi for literally any reason if they disagree with you.
The left calls anyone who behaved like Nazis in 1930s Germany a Nazi. We were far too fucking forgiving by waiting until now to do it. Give the "disagree" horseshit and rest and go join ICE already, fascist.
I was in the military, they aren’t above reproach my guy
Ah so you don't support freedom of speech just speech you agree with for it.
Nope, no idea why you even think that.
Fair point, I personally couldn’t care less if the U.S. Military supported me or not if I can’t exercise my free speech then I don’t think it even matters. Again that’s my personal beliefs.
They need to be held to a higher standard of behavior by the people. So they must be critiqued it is crucial in a functional democracy.
Is that what’s happen in reality? Not really, it’s very politically motivated right now.
Sure, I don’t disagree, but if you REALLY think there a Nazi, Fascist dictatorship coming into power, the military is someone you want on your side.
And the military, particularly combat arms, tends to be more conservative than liberal.
Oh Yeah, I definitely can see what you’re saying
I was trying to explain to a friend why alienation of fellow Americans is a bad move for any side that isn’t in power.
Realistically I don’t think the majority of conservatives or even maga conservatives are actually nazis or even believe in the pillars that establish fascism. I’m sure there are some, but I bet it’s less than 5% of that base.
Agreed, the rhetoric across the country has gotten out of control and I don’t see it getting better any time soon, unfortunately.
Honestly, I don't think you've been around many military people. One of the great things about most enlisted people is they have to have a sense of humor or they probably wouldn't make it. They're constantly joking on each other. They've heard the "... and their wive's boyfriend" thing hundreds of times probably, including from other military people.
“Been around many military”
Did 20 years active duty but go off I guess.
Cool, then you know this is really fucking common. You're holding other people to a standard you almost certainly don't hold.
Nope, same way you can talk shit about your brother but no one else can.
New account being a troll? Color me surprised.
From .world no less! Why, I never!
I'm just so surprised! /s
How's that leather taste?
If the military willingly follows illegal, unconstitutional orders, why would I want to support them?
Yes.