and they'll continue to do nothing about it until they have large enough armiesThe US would be overwhelmed by a coalition of forces. The issue is getting past our Navy to deliver those forces.
And the world is going to hate us more than they already do right now if our military operates like that.I don't think Hegseth or Trump care though
They are being realistic. And if being realistic is dooming, then so be it. Being positive and optimistic about what's happening, just means you're blind to the reality, whether by choice or naively. So let's stop with this ridiculous "stop being a doomer" crap.
They are being realistic. And if being realistic is dooming, then so be it. Being positive and optimistic about what's happening, just means you're blind to the reality, whether by choice or naively. So let's stop with this ridiculous "stop being a doomer" crap.Neither is productive. The people who respond to every hint of hope or optimism with its cute that you think that are at least as awful as those who just go stop dooming.
and they'll continue to do nothing about it until they have large enough armiesThe entire EU should just merge into a giant nation and build up its own military to rival the US
I'm being realistic too. Not everyone in the military will be on board with any gunning down of American citizens.What precise percentage of "willing to shoot" is necessary for it to become a concern?
The US would be overwhelmed by a coalition of forces. The issue is getting past our Navy to deliver those forces.
Why the fuck did America vote for this!?Short answer: we allowed 40 years worth of republican propaganda to take root and fester in our country.
we have nukesSo do they.
I don't think Hegseth or Trump care though
The entire EU should just merge into a giant nation and build up its own military to rival the US
If y'all had just voted Bernie in 2016 in the primaries literally none of this would ever have happened.LOL. If Bernie had won the 2016 primary, that general election would have been a total fuckfest with Republicans, their tools in the mainstream media, and a regrettably large fraction of the Democratic party all collaborating to ensure Bernie lost the general.
I will never stop rubbing everyone's noses in the dog poop. You all had the right options laid out.
If y'all had just voted Bernie in 2016 in the primaries literally none of this would ever have happened.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0a5f4c83.jpg
I will never stop rubbing everyone's noses in the dog poop. You all had the right options laid out.
If y'all had just voted Bernie in 2016 in the primaries literally none of this would ever have happened.
I will never stop rubbing everyone's noses in the dog poop. You all had the right options laid out.
and they'll continue to do nothing about it
If y'all had just voted Bernie in 2016 in the primaries literally none of this would ever have happened.
I will never stop rubbing everyone's noses in the dog poop. You all had the right options laid out.
Fixed. The Aussie government seems fairly keen to suck the proverbial penis of their US masters, or rather a large faction within them want to and hold enough of a controlling stake in the party they'd blow the entire thing up if the rest started to try to separate from the US (they're still clinging to AUKUS for instance and giving Trump the bribe money for nothing).And then the shit hits the fan from climate change, and moots everything.
The US is going to simply slowly erode itself and then violently implode at some point in the future. They will drag the rest of the developed world with them because, frankly, the entirety of the free worlds governments don't want to make tough calls and just want to carry on at the trough stuffing their snouts. If that means selling out the world to the US then they'll do it without a second thought.
From the ashes of the old world order China will rise, and the West will be the smaller power because instead of spending these important last few years building up power they're all suckling on the teet of the US still.
Why the fuck did America vote for this!?
And then the shit hits the fan from climate change, and moots everything.
Hegseth: "Basic training is being restored to what it should be -- scary, tough, and disciplined. We're empowering drill sergeants to instill healthy fear in new recruits, ensuring that future warfighters are forged ... they can put hands on recruits."The Navy literally took Chaplains, SEAL psychologists and SEALs to develop a robust resiliency program for recruits to undergo operational pressure and stress and overcome it.
He was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who declared an end to woke culture and announced new directives for troops that include gender-neutral or male-level standards for physical fitness.
Honestly just asinine if they are going to make fitness standards more stringent when women account for 18.5% of the military and many of the jobs these days are in support roles anyway.They don't believe women have a place anywhere except at home, popping out another baby every year.
Hegseth says our rules of engagement are "stupid" and "politically correct".Trump pardoned literal war criminals during his first term. There was one junior officer in charge of a unit who was convicted of violating laws every single day of his short command by issuing orders to his forces to fire on unarmed locals.
Uhh, is he suggesting military personnel commit war crimes?
They don't believe women have a place anywhere except at home, popping out another baby every year.Yeah it just melts my mind to even imagine that sort of point of view can exist in this century.
And I don't think Hegseth has any understanding of what is effective or necessary in today's military.
I was expecting him to raise the draft age and possibly mandatory military service for men.
I was expecting him to raise the draft age and possibly mandatory military service for men.Or lower it. I could see Trump wanting to draft 15 year olds
So since he changed the name from Department of Defense to Department of War, who are we preparing to go to war with? Im guessing well be at war with China by the end of Trumps second term. Or just people in blue states?Probably Venezuela but maybe Mexico
Or lower it. I could see Trump wanting to draft 15 year oldsYeah lowering makes more sense than raising
I wonder what he got against beards? I know there are grooming standards. But why is it always depicted that special forces operators always have thick bushy beards?He doesnt care about beards. Its a way to get black men out of the military. They are more likely to have medical waivers because of skin issues resulting from close shaves.
He doesnt care about beards. Its a way to get black men out of the military. They are more likely to have medical waivers because of skin issues resulting from close shaves.
I was expecting him to raise the draft age and possibly mandatory military service for men.
In case anyone wants to know, there is only one fitness, ready test for the military. The same one that has been used for decades and decades.Im not sure if that changed after I left the army in 2017. But they did not have to meet the same minimum requirements as men did for their PT test. Nor in regards to other physically straining task such as ruck carrying.
Women have always had to meet the exact same standards as men (they don't have a special one just for them) so all of that was just MAGA culture war Bullshit.
Im not sure if that changed after I left the army in 2017. But they did not have to meet the same minimum requirements as men did for their PT test. Nor in regards to other physically straining task such as ruck carrying.
How fucked are we?
I would say badly, but it also could be worse. Trump and Hagseth are doing everything possible to alienate the military.Wouldn't it be so funny if a straight-up military coup is what ends up saving our collective asses from Trump and the Republican Party's open fascism?
Wouldn't it be so funny if a straight-up military coup is what ends up saving our collective asses from Trump and the Republican Party's open fascism?The not-funny thing about that scenario is that there can be no exit plan. If there's a US military coup, the military would need to rule indefinitely, because turning power back to the civilian government in a country corrupted by Republicans and their propaganda would be really fucking stupid.
Wouldn't it be so funny if a straight-up military coup is what ends up saving our collective asses from Trump and the Republican Party's open fascism?
At this point if they don't pull a coup and restore democracy, the military is complicit, and have abandoned their pledge to defend the constitution.
Calling in a global network of people who daily order secret assassinations to insult them to their face with a stupid TED talk just seems like a bad idea.
Lincoln had a beard they want to distance America from such figures
At this point if they don't pull a coup and restore democracy, the military is complicit, and have abandoned their pledge to defend the constitution.For many of the generals being told they had to lose weight was the final straw
Calling in a global network of people who daily order secret assassinations to insult them to their face with a stupid TED talk just seems like a bad idea.