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[–] homes@piefed.world 128 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

yeah, into "white, straight, cisgendered, christian men" and "dishonorable discharge"

neo-nazi fuckbag

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I think this could actually work in the public's favor. Yeah your average boot may be a chud, but you'll find the number of knuckle draggers decreases on the way up. And I would love to see the armed services run by the neanderthals. We have already witnessed operational degeneration with them only a year in trying this. And with the new "personal weapons must be allowed on base" will result in a bunch of wild west shoot outs, and a few really desperate dudes doing big mass shootings.

I wish Canadians would take us over, I would welcome our poutine bearing overlords with glee. But we all know we will(or maybe already are) become a ruzzian or China's vassal.

[–] ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On the one hand, sure. On the other hand, fuck man a military that is completely compliant with the president would spell the literal end of democracy.

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago

It should eat its self first. The economic fire is going out to sustain such a military beast. Dumping US bonds would do wonders for the situation

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 84 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Not the grunts, just the top brass. They don't care what color you are for you to be sent into the meat grinder.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

even banning trans people from enlistment is intentional for keeping people they don't like down. historically in america military service has been a MASSIVE social stepping stone for the underprivileged. it's hard for them to call you a coward when you fought in a war for them. it's hard for them to say you would be a bad neighbor when you were a good brother in arms.

many black families used it as their first step out of poverty and into acceptance. now trans people, who are derided as cowards and corrupting influences on your community, are being denied that privilege. vance and co. are very aware of this.

[–] desertdruid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

just to add my 5 cents, it is well known for some people in the border that a "sure" way to get citizenship for you and your family is to enlist yourself in the military

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Well, that's a very good point. And frustrating.

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Sleeping in a jar! Sleeping in a jar! The jar is under the bed! Sleeping in a jar!

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That’s a good way to keep people closed minded and trained. When they are not exposed to people different from them, they can keep their bigoted ignorant thoughts.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago

What a shit-for-brains drunken fuckwit.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 week ago

We need you to die for us, but only if you have the right genitals.

Genitals win or lose wars, apparently.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Only the most elite and patriotic people of highest birth are allowed to fight in our toughest, wars. Hesgeth is the pinnacle of the human species, we NEED him on the front line, immediately.

... No, he's immortal and a genius and doesn't need weapons or armor, just let his words fight for him. He was chosen by god, you should even put him in a bright orange and lime jumpsuit and give him a megaphone and just drop him out of a plane. What a guy! An angel, even! Probably even has wings and doesn't need a parachute!

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Frankly, I’d love to see this scenario played out to the fullest.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Toss in Ben Shapiro and I'd watch that livestream.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The archive.is and archive.today sites have been caught changing text of articles to fit the Russian narrative.

I can't say I know of an alternative.

[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you have a cite for that? This is the first I heard of this.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That doesn't mention any Russian narrative. They altered a page as part of their personal grudge with that blogger. The same blog targeted in the DDoS attack.

[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Not good just the same. Hacking readers' computers via a capta exploit is some next level nefarious shit above and beyond changing archived text.

Both violate users' trust though. I had no idea about this.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

OK, but I'd still like a source for the actual thing claimed about pushing Russian narrative.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not good, for sure. Sucks that there's no working alternative. It's trivial to not participate in the DDoS at least. uBO blocks it by default.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Archive.org the original and best.

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[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Share it to Firefox and click on the page icon in the browser bar.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I look forward to his murder

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago
[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This photo brings up a question I have.

I don't know if there are any active service members here on Lemmy. And if there are, if they're even free to express an answer to this question.

But I was wondering what it must feel like for a serving soldier to be compelled to stand at attention and salute this man; this National Guard wash-out that has never actually served any day in his life but suddenly found himself in a position where men and women FAR better than him, have to salute him.

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I was in the military, but I was kicked out because my penis snitched on my nose. Anyway, the entire time in there sucked. I had an instant after school hours where my house was hit in a drive by, my daughter had a bullet pass 2” by her leg and embed into a dresser next to her. My wife was freaking out. The officer in charge of my quarters didn’t let me go home to soothe my family, said there’s nothing I could do either way, and made me stay there mopping a fucking floor for the next four hours.

The military is filled with pieces of shit.

[–] Alandrus_Sun@ttrpg.network 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)

my penis snitched on my nose.

What? I've never seen that phrase before

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He is referring to drug testing

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

jesus christ, i'd never heard of that one before.

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There was cocaine involved, then a base wide urinalysis the next morning. I learned, go figure, they were cracking down on a group of enlistees who were selling the drug on base. Go figure because I knew nothing about that; my story is more stupid, reckless and unexciting. I had gotten drunk and did some surprise cocaine at the bar with my civilian family member, the night before.

Honestly you line up with how some old Nam GIs I grew up around got caught, though for them it was weed and ended with that officer getting sent back in a box. Not even by them, he pissed off some other unit on his way to go snitch.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

Probably just offered to share some cocaine with the hot CO in order to get laid. We've all been there.

[–] etherphon@piefed.world 9 points 1 week ago

Someone should segregate his stupid ass smirk from his face.

[–] dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Oh no. More strqight cis white men dying for dumbfuck reasons. How terrible.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 8 points 1 week ago

Gay men are too valuable! They are worth 7 straight men. Keep them out the military!

[–] jestho@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean... we are pretty good at it

[–] dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Okay but like... Woukd you mind dying trying to jump a rocket bike over a shark on camera qs the shark tries to kick you in the balls instead of while killing school children? Like if you gotta?

[–] jestho@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That does sound pretty rad. Rocket jumping a ball-kicking shark, that is... not killing kids – that's totally uncool.

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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Segregation is coming back to the states, in every area.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

new motto: non adipem mulieres

no fat chicks.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

A single blindfold could improve that picture greatly.

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Put brown people at the most dangerous places.

The military has a long history of doing that.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 5 points 1 week ago

South Park movie:

Operation human shield and operation get behind the darkies.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

Also did you guys notice that they either picked the shortest people or maybe teenaged enlistees? Or maybe they all come from poor working families so ended up with some vitamin deficiency. Either way, its like the asshole has control over an army of shorter people. He stands there with one arm in his pocket like an idiot. I was told by my dad to never stand next to working people with hands in my pockets. Come to think about it, there's no good reason to have your hands in your pockets unless you're getting your keys. You gotta be ready to help others or at least to arrest a fall. Worst is while coming down the stairs because you'll be eating the stair steps if your hands are busy in your pockets.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

THAT'S RACIST!

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Every asshole in the planet wears those shoes. Have you noticed that?

Theyre called "combat boots"

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