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[–] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Remember: 77,284,118 people in this country thought this fucking spray-tanned baboon was fit to lead.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I think we are all well aware that we are surrounded by idiots. We live here.

[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 2 points 8 hours ago

Some of us more than others.

God I fucking hate Louisiana.

[–] F_OFF_Reddit@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

So mad that twat missed him and only grazed his ear

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 29 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Setting aside my Trump hate for a moment: this is a good thing. “Department of Defense” was always a euphemism. “Defense spending” my ass. Let’s call it what it is and then see if Americans feel as good about spending so much on a “Department of War” versus “Defense.”

[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 3 points 8 hours ago

Do not underestimate this country's propensity to proudly engage in jingoism. Just look at our history to see how that went.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Thinking like that its a good thing right up until the voters are actually stoked about a department of war.

Guarantee it wont be long until youre seeing red hats going off about how cool it is they finally have a department of war as if its a whole new thing.

"Remember how much ass we kicked with only a defense department? Look out world! MIGHTY TRUMP finally made a department of war too!"

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

I’m sure you’re right about a certain segment of people. I don’t think the euphemistic name is holding those people back from loving the military though.

I do think it’s hard for Congress to sell the general public on “cuts to our defense” though, and cuts to the “Department of war” will be an easier sell.

[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Come on Lucifer!! Take your fucking trash back, already!!

[–] elbiter@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

We must stop spreading everything he says

[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 13 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

How does one still support a man child like this?

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 8 points 16 hours ago

The answer is so simple, they're all fucking morons.

[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

Be a wo/manchild

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

Literally exactly what a child would say.

[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 29 points 21 hours ago

It's the same reason Captain America beats people up with a shield.

It's hard to think of yourselves as as a saviour otherwise.

[–] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 35 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Is it bad that my thought was "well at least that's more accurate"?

My mind went to how "the department of defense" was Orwellian AF. I mean his reasoning is fucked don't get me wrong.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 19 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I absolutely agree with you and surprisingly, Trump on this.

Broken clock and all.

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You can tell he's never read 1984, he'd definitely want more ironically named government departments if he had

[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 4 points 16 hours ago

I mean, "Truth Social" has all the irony of the Ministry of Truth, though I assume if it was named for that reason it wasn't thought up by him.

[–] Poojabber@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Yeah, in this rare instance, I agree with Uncle Donny. The US hasnt fought a war for peace or defense in over 75 years. Might as well change the name to more accurately depict its purpose. He is still a moron though....

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Even WW2 wasn't a war of defence for the USA. The only thing they "defended" was a military outpost in the middle of the pacific.

Well, technicallly it's defense of private interests...

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 22 hours ago

president of peace, everyone /s

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 15 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Defense product >> WAR MACHINE

Military Contractor >> MERCENARY

Ambassador >> SPY MASTER

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago

Anytime this fool says anything, it sounds like I'm listening to a fucking toddler.

[–] nectar45@lemmy.zip 3 points 16 hours ago

You are WAY too fat and old to be a Khorne worshiper Trump, get real

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

If he wants offense who are we to deny it. Offend the bastard!

[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 9 points 21 hours ago

It'll sound a lot better to the average voter to defund the department of war than to defund the department of defense.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"we want offense too"
The obese imbecile being alive is offensive. The fact that it breathes is offensive.
And the fact that it's not strapped to a guillotine that's got a blunt rusty blade is fucking offensive!

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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (12 children)

Not relevant to trump, but: it is ironic that we (the US) haven't fought a genuinely defensive war since 1812, and we only managed a draw in that one (which included our capital being burned to the ground and our greatest victory coming after it was technically over) because our opponent was busy fighting a bunch of cheese-eating surrender monkeys (and only winning because the fucking Germans helped out).

Edit: it's hard to imagine somebody using the expression "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" and being serious about it, but I guess some people can imagine that.

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[–] Pulsar@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago

This is brilliant! His knowledge, eloquence and persuasiveness are remarkable.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 19 points 1 day ago

And on the other side of his mouth he's saying he thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (5 children)
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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 203 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I've lost the ability to detect whether this is a real quote or not.

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[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 147 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

The files ARE the distraction

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 77 points 1 day ago (1 children)

History lesson for anyone who needs it, including occupants of the White House: The Department of Defense was created in 1947 by merging the Department of War, the Department of the Navy, and the recently formed Department of the Air Force. Prior to the merger, the War Department managed only the Army. The name Department of Defense was political: it didn’t reuse any of the names of the former departments, so it couldn’t be seen as one absorbing the others, i.e. the Army absorbing the Navy and the Air Force they had just spun off from the Army Air Corps.

[–] Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

Also in a way it's not made our jobs easier. It's difficult to argue cutting "defense" funds, but it's a lot easier to be against a "war" department.

[–] thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ministry of Peace sounded too gay

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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago (3 children)

someone put him out of his misery. its cruel to force him to live like this. cruel to everyone else in the world at least

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