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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 88 points 4 months ago (9 children)

I wonder what his mom thinks of him turning into such a huge douchey asshole.

Is she surprised, or did she see it coming? Maybe he's always been so. He's the kid who made new rules for games and cried when the other kids wouldn't follow his rules.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 46 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hegseth's father was a basketball coach for high schools across Minnesota before retiring in 2019; his mother is an executive business coach who has taught with the Minnesota Excellence in Public Service (MEPS) Series, a fellowship and leadership program for Republican and center-right women.

She'd probably say "You've always been a disappointment to this family. You should've gone to war with Iran last year."

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 39 points 4 months ago (1 children)

“Boromir would have invaded Iran and Iraq”

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

Boromir would have called it a war

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