• ceenote@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    Yeah, why even bother to distinguish between the authoritarians trying to seize permanent control of the most powerful country in the world, and every US soldier who’s ever served?

    Fuck off.

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      24 days ago

      While difference between giving and following orders is meaningful, that does not free the latter people from responsibilities.

      Obviously that doesn’t condemn every soldier for the horrible shit their country have done (Cambodia?..) but this “respect the uniform” crap is also ridiculous.

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        24 days ago

        Is it also ridiculous that the current overtly fascist administration would call out anti-fascism as a terrorist philosophy? 'Cos dude, it’s happening and there’s nothing ridiculous about it.

        Respecting the uniform, in this case, is less about Vietnam or Korea or the Middle-east or any of the more recent wars the US enjoined in… and more about the invasion of Normandy, the battle of the Ardennes or the liberation of Auschwitz.

        Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Dachau… Are you not seeing that ugly militant specter is goose-stepping its way back into political vogue again?

        Take a breath, step back and look at the NOW.

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          Is it also ridiculous that the current overtly fascist administration would call out anti-fascism as a terrorist philosophy? 'Cos dude, it’s happening and there’s nothing ridiculous about it.

          Yes? It’s absolutely ridiculous, are you kidding?

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          Respecting the uniform, in this case, is less about Vietnam or Korea or the Middle-east or any of the more recent wars the US enjoined in… and more about the invasion of Normandy, the battle of the Ardennes or the liberation of Auschwitz.

          None of which the POS served in.

          So instead of him wanking lyrical over how antifa he is (while wearing a literal military uniform), maybe they can reflect on what wars this absolute bellend was personally involved in and have some empathy for the victims of America and not their stormtroopers.

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          24 days ago

          So many comments around here show how uneducated Americans are on 20th century history.

          “OMFG it’s so BAD now!”

          Uh. You’re about out of time to grab a weapon, buy ammo and practice. The learning curve is steep and it’s about to get shitloads worse.

          “Ha! You’ll just die if you fight!”

          “And the alternative?”

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        24 days ago

        The Republican party thanks you for doing your best to sew division among their opponents.

        The rest of us wish you’d shove your purity testing into your least pure orifice.

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          Purity tests are now ‘not tolerating the My Lai massacre’?

          It’s like you lot sink lower and lower each time you refuse to ever take a stand against your countries own evils.

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          24 days ago

          I’d rather die alone that with baby killers.

          Why the fuck are you dbzer0 if you’re gonna simp for the us military?