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Man. I think there might be too many isekai animes.

coolboy11 posted...

the US has a very large population and more than enough voluntary enlistees to render a draft not needed at the moment, what in the world would be the point?

Practically speaking, in my ideal implementation, a sort of nationalized job training program that the state gets something out of too. Service members can learn valuable job skills in various fields. IT, aviation mechanics, nuclear engineering, cybersecurity, policing, electrical engineering, foreign language translation, paralegal work, etc.

kinetika_ posted...

Yes, and at 33, I wish I could find the time to at least get into the National Guard. Coast Guard would be nice, but that's probably an unrealistic dream for me. I believe 35 is the cut off to join any service, so I need to work hard this year to get my shit together that way I can get in.

I think it was raised to 39 last year.

hockeybub89 posted...

You sort out the "whiners and degenerates" and do... what with them

The military is just a thing. Stop valuing it over other jobs. It's no more appropriate for everyone than brain surgeon or professional race car driver.

Nah. As someone who spent years working jobs before enlisting, I'd say the Navy is much better than a lot of other jobs out there.

smoliske posted...

are you surprised? probably one of the most edgiest most unpatriotic users on here

He literally said "why am I not surprised".

REMercsChamp posted...

A lot of these people don't mind laying around in a cage all day

But having to work your fucking ass off in brutal conditions all day for years? Much better punishment and deterrent.

What do you think boot camp is like, dude?

hockeybub89 posted...

"Big government is bad"

"Everyone should be forced to fight for the government for several years"

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not someone who says big government is bad.

Southernfatman posted...

I have to wonder how many who want this been in the military themselves and I also wonder if they somehow miss the age requirements as well. I usually see non veterans and/or older folks call for this sort of thing cause they know they won't be the ones forced into service, which is a horrible and fascist idea in the first place.

I'm in the Navy now and I like the idea of mandatory service for a few years after highschool. I think it can ingrain good habits and standards. It can also provide a good foundation on job skills for the private sector, depending on your rate.

smoliske posted...

the vast majority of troops qualify with a weapon once in boot camp and never handle again unless they deploy to a war zone

I don't know about the other branches, but it the Navy weapons handling was pretty minimal. It was mostly turn-over procedure for the M9 and then 2 days worth of shooting range. Only one of those days involved actually using a live ammo handgun.

Middle hope posted...

So it was a botched surgery?

That seems to be the case. Left her with scarred vocal cords and persistent pain.

NinjaBreakfast posted...

do you not find this post ghoulish in the extreme

/shrug

I don't know. They asked about the cause of death and I provided what I knew.

tremain07 posted...

As a reminder refusal to follow orders in a countries military is grounds for treason which carries the sentence of death, life in military prison and other unpleasant shit, so would a non politically connected or wealthy solider get away with refusing orders like that? Absolutely not, therefore the order is basically kill these people or we kill you/ruin your life so badly you wish you were dead which means self preservation kicks in and it's either you or them and most likely you have things to live for so you'd choose you. Then comes the justifications "They hate us anyway", "They probably deserved it", "I had no choice" and as you pointed out "just following orders"

No. Refusing to follow an order isn't grounds for treason. It's a violation of the UCMJ, but that only protects lawful orders. An order to murder unarmed civilians would be an unlawful order and you aren't obliged to follow unlawful orders. That said, CYA.

Hexenherz posted...

They'd probably do it by quota reseting at the fiscal year, and I imagine the Air Force would fill the fudge up fast.

To be honest the military doesn't really have the capacity to recruit and train *every* single person who turns 18. It would be a huge financial strain and would negatively impact readiness.

Not without more funding. Hell, the Navy seems to be having trouble funding some of its beneficial programs as it is. Meaning things like TA.

MrKapowski posted...

I'd lean towards yes. But non combat. Just something to teach them about respect, discipline, etc

Most military positions don't involve direct combat, but I don't think you could guarantee they never see any kind of combat. It would also vary by which branch they join.

Speaking of which, I wonder how a mandatory service program would work. Would people select which branch they want to serve in or would they be assigned by lottery/need?

Just wish I could have given something this year. Bad timing for me financially, I'm afraid.

Well, cats are assholes and useless pets.

REMercsChamp posted...

I'd say youth who get into crime should have to be reformed via some sort of military service

While I'm generally in favor of some mandatory military service, the military generally tries to weed out people with notable criminal histories. It isn't there to reform criminals.

hockeybub89 posted...

No, the military can fuck off

/eyeroll

solosnake posted...

dude, wtf?

Okay. Considering the context, this is pretty hilarious.

I kinda hope Kevin Spacey is a real Lex Luthor-esque villain.

Loud_Pipes posted...

That is legitimately terrifying

Yeah. And it validates every climate denialist who accuses scientists of fraud for their climate studies. The video specifically says that universities "try to make the numbers work", which I take to mean they try to get the statistics to fit the conclusions they want them to

Ok. Tl;dw. Someone started questioning where a professor got the numbers for several big studies. The studies cited a massive survey with a high response rate. They started questioning the professor on that survey data, but he kept dodging the question.

Eventually they filed a formal complaint with the university, but the university squashed it by making sure it never got past the inquiry phase. Broke their own rules regarding unbiased panels by staffing the majority of the panel with the fraudster doctor's co-authors.

Talks about universities in general covering up for bad studies to avoid bad publicity and because big studies make them look good and get them a lot of money.

Edit: Oh. And the cited study supposedly came from an institute that had been defunct for several years. Basically, they seem to have invented a study to make up numbers for their studies.

Is it about hard sciences or soft, social sciences? Or both?

Because I thought it was pretty clear that questionable studies get published because academics like what they say.

Fuck it, I'll just watch a bit and see where it goes.

Vyrulisse posted...

Replacement suggestion then for people? What should they use?

"Its alright, to be white."

I haven't seen a lot of right wingers who are angry about her. They mostly just make fun of her. And then left wingers get mad that right wingers are making fun of a teenager. And then right wingers point out when left wingers made fun of teenagers and left wingers pretend that was different.

Get that yankee white.

Cobra1010 posted...

Come on. What's the cause of death?

Drug overdose on the medication they've been on due to complications from gender reassignment surgery in Thailand.

This is an archived excerpt from her last stream, in which she expresses discontent after a recent interaction with her grandmother. If it was a deliberate suicide, I imagine that may have been the last straw.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NOxHXqxKJvU&t=0s

I know Dominos does too on carry out orders. I think Papa John's is the most expensive national chain.

If Hallmark movies are fascist, then I guess fascism isn't so bad after all.

Ic3Bullet posted...

I love From to death, but doesn't it say something that all their games feel like variations of the same game? Sure, they found their niche, but isn't it also important for your games to have some diversity?

No, not especially. Sometimes it's best to fill your niche and just be really good at that.

I know they probably don't deserve developer of the decade, but I think Capcom deserves the Best Comeback category.

They struggled for a while, but really brought the A-game the past couple years. RE7, MHW, DMC5, RE2:R. RE3: R announcement was a good end cap.

She looks like she'd pushing 50.

Obi-Wan.

Wonder how they managed to blackmail so many actors to being in that shit show.

I wonder what it is about the first world and the middle/upper class that gets people having fewer kids.

EffectAndCause posted...

...if theyre afraid of the guy theyre going on the date with doing any of this, they probably shouldnt be going on that date in the first place.

Sure, but they're not mind readers. Being cautious doesnt mean they should just never try to date.

Now he's up in heaven, calling the Angel's nappy headed hoes.

EffectAndCause posted...

Uh, yes, absolutely, because its widely known to be a dealbreaker for many guys in a dating scenario, which this is.

Being fair, selfishly wanting to hang on to a romantic partner isn't the only reason. There is also some reason to hesitate because they're afraid of being mocked or ridiculed or even physically accosted.

hockeybub89 posted...

I think he's just saying anyone so worried about even interacting with a trans person by accident is a fucking weirdo.

That's being disingenuous and too generous to him. We aren't talking about being worried about interacting with a transperson, we are talking about whether or not they should let you know before you date them. And he said that, if you think they should, then you're basically saying you would want to kill them.

He isn't saying it's weird, he explicitly said it's the same mindset as someone who would kill them.

Anteaterking posted...

And things can be bad comparisons, like that one is. Idk why you're trying to claim it's intellectually dishonest to call it out. I followed up on their comparison, I just don't think they represent close enough situations to try to draw conclusions from them.

Anyone who needs to know upon first encountering someone whether or not they are transgender has the same mindset as the people who go into a "trans panic" and kill people.

You know what I would do if I went on a few dates with someone and then they revealed they were transgender? I would say that we weren't sexually compatible and end things. I wouldn't question my sexuality or worry about how close I had come to encountering a penis.

If that information is revealed before having sex, which is the time most people are suggesting it should be revealed by, what exactly is the harm that has transpired? That you've wasted some hours going on dates with someone?

There you go. You don't have to say you'd kill a transperson. You just have to no want to date one and that's the same as being okay with killing them. Truly the most exceptional of takes.

RickyTheBAWSE posted...

I don't think I've seen bootlicker used as an anti-trans insult, but I'm not going to pretend that everybody makes sense either lol.

something about being indignant makes many people think being infantile is acceptable though.

It's not an anti-trans insult, it's an insult thrown at people who activists want to accuse of sucking up to the people that oppress and abuse them. A communist might use it against a blue collar worker who defends corporate policies and a trans-activist might use it against transwomen who defend JK Rowling.

RickyTheBAWSE posted...

I'm pretty disappointed that these types of comments go ignored by the people who are trying to pick apart every body else's post who don't share their narrative.

it's like you can be just as crazy as you want to be as long as you agree with them.

it's easy to spot the frauds and disingenuous. their energy changes when the narrative is challenged.

It's a thing that happens where some trans-activist-minded people resort to "you just want to abuse/kill them". Or, if the the person arguing against them is trans, to harass and abuse them with insults like "bootlicker" and telling them that the people they associate secretly want to kill them.

Iron Man 2.

RickyTheBAWSE posted...

who said that?

Nobody. He's full of shit.

BuckVanHammer posted...

i bounced off it. i didnt like the banter between the main characters...

Oh. You're made of spare parts, aren't ya?

Lester.

We had a guy named Lester in high school. He did get a lot of Mo-Lester jokes. Good on him for being a cool guy and brushing it off.

Anteaterking posted...

I'm just using his analogy. I don't think the two are comparable.

The hard part that I have with the "People have killed people after discovering they were trans" line of argument is that it's victim blaming, especially in a topic where you have people itt who are basically saying "I'm the person who might murder someone if I found out they were trans!"

Point out the posters in the topic saying that.

Sada_Pop posted...

@Error1355

So... You're a 4?

I'm at a 5. Anything less is wasteful.

Garioshi posted...

If it's that important to you, you should be the one asking.

Nah. That's dumb.

They should inform potential partners.

OctilIery posted...

No is the only correct option. It is entirely up to them when they reveal it and nobody is owed an answer before they give it.

Nah, man. If there is something abnormal about you that a reasonable person could believe would put off a potential romantic partner, you should disclose it as soon as is feasible. Being trans is probably one of those things.

Too bad he didn't accidentally elbow her in her bitch face.

viewmaster_pi posted...

uhhhhh low defense stat??

Granny rolled a nat 20 on headpat damage.

Nah. Fuck that. I want to keep the gender binary.

Raiders > Crusade > Temple > Kingdom.