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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I'd like to know what the soldiers in our military would actually do if they were deployed in Greenland or Canada with the orders of taking over. You gonna shoot our fucking friends?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm prior military and at one time I would have said they would refuse but today I'm not so sure. :/

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’m also prior military. I suspect fragging will increase until moral decreases.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragging

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

If they start drafting folks then definitely but I'm not sure it would be a widespread phenomenon before that

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Trust me, this is how the average Russian felt about Ukraine 10 years ago (or even 3 years ago).

The answer is that soldiers follow orders, ones who don't, also don't last long in the military

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Historically yes, that's what would happen. Most recently when the invasion in Ukraine started and Russians attacked their neighbors. It doesn't take much time of fighting and it becomes them vs us. It was always fascinating to me how this stuff can be turned on and off by a single phone call. A flip of a switch.

[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce](hooooold, friendly, friendly... ok continue now)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There are a lot of good Americans in our armed forces.

Unfortunately, there are also a lot of trash too.

So yeah, I think some units might hesitate, while others would laugh gleefully at the chance to kill 'elitist europeans' or whoever they can.

This is basically a video game to them, the only difference is they're not 2 joints in on their couch in Tennessee.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

2 joints in on their couch in Tennessee

Title of JD Vance's sex tape

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

WhiskiLeaks

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

at some point, I learned about one classic Canadian cocktail, Moose Milk: 50/50 sweetened condensed milk and overproof rum

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Jesus christ. I haven't heard of that, and now I'm afraid.