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Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 6 days ago by arbilp3@aussie.zone to c/worldnews@aussie.zone
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WTF?

Wouldn't this put added stress on personnel? To see if they measure up?

Also sounds like he wants soldier bodies to be like machines.

Or is it about some sexuality bias?

The proposal sounds obscene to me.

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[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A tad off-topic ikt?

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's nonsensical. The post is under the 'Overseas News' community, not under Australian politics for example.

Anything to do with body image and enhancement is going to have an effect on young men, especially those who are attracted to the Manosphere and so on. Please check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHldJls5y6s

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

We're actually having a discussion about this here:

https://aussie.zone/post/34719250

Anything to do with body image and enhancement is going to have an effect on young men

Is there anyone in Australia who gives a shit about Pete Hegehog?

Hegseth COMPLETELY NEUTERED by Military Vets after BIZARRE Announcement

Why would I watch this? I literally do not give a shit about America

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Why? Because what happens in the US sooner or later comes here and hurts us too, e.g ON and its tactics influenced by MAGA, etc.

If you thought I was not in line with the community's aim I would have been happy for you to tell me so. I don't have a problem with withdrawing a post if necessary.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Why? Because what happens in the US sooner or later comes here and hurts us too, e.g ON and its tactics influenced by MAGA, etc.

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh maybe

I know conservatives all over the world are pretty garbage and look to America but reading about the bad things America is doing got tiring for me 20 years ago after reading about the 20th school shooting they had that year

After a certain point I don't care anymore, I want to read about my countries problems not theirs

If you thought I was not in line with the community’s aim I would have been happy for you to tell me so. I don’t have a problem with withdrawing a post if necessary.

I'm not a mod, I'm just an aussie bloke that heckles America/ns 😆

I'm more like this guy but I wouldn't have the confidence to do this irl:

https://aussie.zone/post/33958899

It's nothing personal 🙂

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I do not believe you.

Twenty years ago in 2006 there weren't twenty school shootings in the US, nor in the year before nor after. You are playing with numbers and manipulating language.

Please do not respond to my posts. If you do I will block you. I won't respond to yours either.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Twenty years ago in 2006 there weren’t twenty school shootings in the US, nor in the year before nor after

I was being hyperbolic as that’s not the point, I’m simply not interested in discussing America or its problems anymore, I have discussed their issues enough, I don’t understand why you can’t seem to understand this

I understand you don’t like it when people disagree with you and sadly there isn’t enough posts here for us to not run into each other

tbh I’m on the verge of moving to lemmy.world anyway so if you have to block me to maintain your internal peace and calm then do it, it’s been good, I have no problems