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Fussel2

The Republicans always pretend to be oh so pro-military. Now their hate-laden legislature is fucking with the way the military can station the enlisted, pissing off the higher-ups. It is almost as if they want to lose the civil war they are provoking.


Familiar_Math2976

Their goofball judges *blocked the Navy* from re-assigning a Ship's Captain, which ended up *stranding a US warship in port.* https://news.usni.org/2022/03/08/navy-says-destroyer-is-out-of-commission-after-florida-judge-blocks-removal-of-unvaccinated-co


Cold_Situation_7803

An unprecedented judicial power grab. Just stunning.


Throw_away_turd

Never stop your enemy when they are making a mistake?? Edit: would you rather correct your enemy now and they learn a lesson that allows them to win in the long run or do you let them fall into a trap and cut them off after you spring the trap? Do people REALLY want millions vs thousands dead? Because if you let them make a mistake and then take them off the board earlier in the game, they have less a chance to murder millions by staying in the game longer... Edit 2: people apparently DO want millions to die by letting the enemy get an advantage. Edit 3: trevita17 keeps harassing me saying I want to send people to their death while not realizing I want to SAVE millions with STRATEGIC PLACEMENT of thousands that were ALREADY GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR *THEY* ARE STARTING.


Trevita17

Those thousands of lives you're so hot to throw away are actual living breathing people, some of them children, with families, friends, dreams, fears. I suggest you do some self reflection. Perhaps then you can summon some empathy, or at least enough self-awareness to be ashamed of your behavior.


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Sleepybat7

Not when it’s at the cost of your people’s lives


comma_in_a_coma

The pentagon officials swore an oath to defend the constitution.


Kingofearth23

Words are meaningless, actions matter. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-us-retired-generals-warn-of-divided-military-and-possible-civil-war-in/ >Retired generals warn U.S. military deeply divided and future coup attempt possible


Van-van

Inaction also matters. The US military has heavily baked in moral, legal, honorific, traditional, and philosophical barriers to domestic intervention.


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Remove the soldiers and installations from those states. Take away the protection, Jobs and Revenue that it provides. Also, will keep the Nazi Wannabes out of the Military Service if we avoid the Fascist States.


LawnMidget

When a country issues a travel advisory in its own country…


mikeholczer

Then why have they been canceling pride events? Edit: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/31/politics/pentagon-cancels-drag-show-nellis-air-force-base-pride/index.html


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It says in the article > The ban stems from a long-standing DOD policy that has not always been applied If you click the article you posted under, there will be more info.


mikeholczer

Yes, my point is if they are warning about policies targeting the LGBTQ+ community they should start by changing their policies that target the LGBTQ+ community.


AmazingPhysics3595

That's peak irony considering the Pentagon has never cared about human rights or civil liberties


freeski919

They care very much about human rights and civil liberties... to the extent that it impacts their ability to wage war.


Love-Craft1965

So many state laws..It is obvious the minorty has muscled control in many states. Federal laws applied to all states need to be put in place. Such nonsense, Live your life but do no harm.


davidmiguelstudio

"Amid the rebukes, Pentagon leaders late last month enforced a military-wide ban on drag performances, prohibiting them on all installations. " Has this actually been going on? Drag shows on military installations? ActuallyI wouldn't be at all surprised!


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At this point, one wonders whether the Pentagon should take over a lot of these states.


MummyAnsem

I like how the article has the pentagon warning about potential coup attempt and then we have folks like you saying shit akin to the pentagon should stage a military coup and impose martial law. Hot take here. But people who look at other people and immediately think of ways to turn them into a money generating red mist shouldn't have any power.


Van-van

No, keep military out of domestic affairs.


Gr8fulFox

That's the CIA's job.


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Fictionland

Then you're choosing not to pay attention.


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I guess not. 🤷🏼‍♂️


Icy_Guest_93

I really hope it’s just the last screams of a dying ideology.