• halcyoncmdr@piefed.social
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      23 days ago

      There’s a reason most of the presidents we consider the best were former military. They have that experience. They also tended to avoid conflicts whenever possible. It’s not a coincidence.

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          Not at all. Trump famously got a bullshit diagnosis of bone spurs to dodge the draft.

          The U.S. Constitution states that the president must:

          1. Be a natural-born citizen of the United States.
          2. Be at least 35 years old.
          3. Have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.

          Beyond that, it’s just what the people want to consider required qualifications.

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    Ever noticed that whenever anyone is critical of anything in America, no matter how small or how fixable, The reaction of American conservatives seem to be to send people to countries that are either horrific Dictatorships or have been fucked up by America?

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      Untrue. That’s only when they’re critical of anything a republican does/did. Meanwhile these same chuckle-fucks wear t-shirts and cover their pickup with decals about how much they hate a Democrat or completely misrepresenting a left-leaning suggestion.

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      whenever anyone is critical of anything in America

      Unless it’s the price of gas. You’re always allowed to complain that you needed a second mortgage to fill up your third F-650

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    They work their hands to the bone tanking an economy. All so the military becomes the attractive option… and young folks still won’t join up in droves.

    This generation has no respect. ;p

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      All so the military becomes the attractive option…

      Since Bush invaded Afghanistan, the appeal of military service has been sinking faster than lead weights.

      No sane person wants to join the military.

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    This women is the official White House troll. Her office is nothing more than a shitstain in history at this point having given up all decorum and reason.

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    Time for fraggin guys, get your 67 confirmed team kills before lunch and you gain a rare labubu if more than half had higher ranks than you

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    Send them to Iran for complaining about the economy

    I can get behind this…send captain bone spurs and every other flag-wavin magat support the troops fucktard who complains about the economy and blames it on Biden. Fuck them. Let them fight for the freedoms they seem to not shut the fuck up about

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        I think you’re underestimating how gen Z would respond to a draft. There has been no generation in US history less supportive of war. I think a significant number of gen Z would gladly turn their weapons on the general that asks them to commit war crimes without hesitation, and that’s if they even manage to drag us kicking and screaming to the front.

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            The Vietnam war began with majority support and slowly became unpopular over time. The Iran war started with the majority opposing it, and is the first war where that’s happened in US history. It’s a very different political climate from the Vietnam war era.