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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

We used to just tell them we weren't interested in dying for oil profits.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

This was around 2018 so it was a good bit after that spiel would hit hard, mostly cause I'm sure they had a cookie cutter response. Responding like a feral 1970s draft dodger is a lot more likely to work as a mental flash bang and stick.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That's fair, I was in high school during the Obama years so tail end of Iraq and while they had canned answers the cultural momentum at the time was more or less that recruiters knew not to bother with kids who responded like that.

Your response was great though

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

Best part is I didn't even have to think it up, I was a ball of sleep deprivation and spite so that response was instinct more or less. But I've always been great with insults and taunts in less than mentally fit conditions, once when I was in a meltdown I told my great great aunt to go fuck herself she asked me if I knew what that meant to which I responded "I don't fucken care go open a dictionary." which was extra amusing since she taught me to check the meaning of words before I used them.