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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The country is being run by people who are indistinguishable from the 13yo edgelord boy who got banned from your Call of Duty server for overusing the n-word

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 7 points 1 hour ago

Not at all. The 13-year old is a hormonal brat that doesn't have the years under their belt. They're still growing and learning how their actions affect others. They should know better, and often do, but we give leeway to children because fucking up is part of growing and learning.

The men and women currently in charge have no such excuse.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The Nazis aren't even pretending anymore. I remember arguing with someone online long ago when I was younger who spouted mysoginistic comments. I don't remember his exact comments and words but I told him those views are Nazi views and then he threw the usual "you can't call someone you disagree with a Nazi". But he repeats some of Nazi-like slogans, anyway, in caps clock. I kept calling him out on it and retorted that that he'll wear the insult like a badge of honour, even though he implicitly insists he's not Nazi but throws Nazi-like slogans anyhow.

I was bewildered why would he say he's not a Nazi but says Nazi stuff anyway. Looking back now and where the world is heading, it was their psyops attempt to inject Nazi and fascist ideas to re-normalise them, while putting plausible deniability through bad faith arguments, during the time when it was very much taboo to be openly fascist. Now, they are coming out of the woodwork because Trump first enabled, then allowed them.

MAKE NAZIS AFRAID AGAIN

The trick is that it both is and isn't. For all the places where these clowns lack substance, these are the core ideas, playbooks, and slogans they adhere to. The names and branding are thrown away, that's all. It's all Nazism with the serial numbers filed off.

Anyone know where the graves of these soldiers are? I wanna piss on it

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago

Yeah but come on, be real, slaughtering little children is hard work, you get tired, sweaty even, and they won't even get a medal for that?

Wooooke

[–] vzqq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

These are the guys that played Bioshock Infinite and missed the point.

They run the place now.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 18 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown, and A Cry From the Heart by William Sears should be required reading in sophomore year.

[–] etherphon@midwest.social 20 points 15 hours ago

This asshole shouldn't even be directing an Arby's. Go fuck yourself Pete.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Jesus fucking Christ

got crucified by believers, and Liberals washed their hands off the innocent murders.

But yes, this is how the “Protect the Children!!” party actually praxis: Gunning them and raping the corpses.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 23 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

....How many soldiers who were at Wounded Knee are still around today? 🤨

[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 24 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

None. This is naught but virtue signalling

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago

Vice signalling

[–] Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 72 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

this decision is final

One day, this comment will hopefully have aged like milk. What a sappy baby.

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 13 points 17 hours ago

It is his final decision. Not the final decision.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago

If it doesn't, it will be because the US collapsed in on itself in an unrecoverable way

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 33 points 18 hours ago

Early on, Medals of Honor were passed out like candy. In the Civil War, a unit of men was awarded for actions that took place after they demobilized. In 1917 an Army Medal of Honor inquiry stripped 911 medals from the "undeserving". This includes the only female recipient, who was a surgeon in the Civil War and POW after she crossed the lines to treat civilians.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 13 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] oascany@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Hands way too large in this image mate

[–] Juice@midwest.social 21 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

WarCrime: the only beard oil/supplement subscription service for real patriot warriors

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Juice@midwest.social 1 points 1 hour ago

I love the "if you want a beard, become special forces" comment.

The only acceptable beards in the US Armed Forces are the ones attached to the legal south american drug cartel stationed at Ft. Bragg

The juxtaposition of this statement is fantastic. Many Republicans have beards even after they shave their faces ;3

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 30 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Whiskey Pete’s new ideal soldier:

He likes his privates smooth. Smooth and strong.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 5 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Don't let congress see that. Mike's Johnson would be standing to attention while he phones his son and asks him to tell him that he's a bad man

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Kegsbreath likes greasing up beefcakes like Mac on Mac Day

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 4 points 14 hours ago

Damn at this rate Murica bout to launch war on melanin.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

"For this 1890 campaign, the U.S. Army awarded 31 Medals of Honor, 19 specifically for service at Wounded Knee.[7][8][56] 18 were awarded in the months after the massacre, and two more awarded in 1893 and 1897 respectively.[57]"

Why weren't these medals pulled 100 years ago?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Because when troops fuck up, you can either own it or give them a medal and call it a win.

It's very common, there's a lot of highly decorated war criminals out there

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 2 points 9 hours ago

fuck up

A series of more or less planned events over generations.

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 15 hours ago

Wounded Knee is too good for that pig.

Obliterated Knees.

[–] zululove@lemmy.ml 6 points 16 hours ago

There is no more honor in American institutions until we “reform” them .

[–] KaChilde@sh.itjust.works 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, I am almost certain that Pete here doesn’t actually know what happened at Wounded Knee. He knows there was a ‘battle’, and that there were ‘Injuns’ involved. Probably was that some patriotic Americans defended themselves against the savage natives, like in the cowboy movies! Those cowboys deserve their medals!

Of course, now that the US secretary of defence has tweeted his ignorance on a social media platform, there is no taking it back, or apologising for his misunderstanding. He can only double down and defend a massacre.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

Nah, he knows. It's about drawing outrage because that's the only thing that wins them credit any more with their base.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

We are witnessing the fall of man. Us Europeans are surrounded on both sides by absolute madness. We're just trying to live our lives here, goddammit. I wasn't counting on this type of world for my kids when we were starting our family in 2018. Fuck, if I knew then... I don't know what we would've done.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

What a profound way to finally receive comeuppance for the colonial era. To be flanked by the madness Western Europe's imperialism cultivated in the world for centuries. I can't think of a more poetic outcome. Its beautiful almost in a tragic way.

If this message is from Eastern Europe please disregard.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Northern Europe. Far north. It's poetic in a grand sense, spanning time and space, sure, but when you look at the countries now, we're not trying to start any shit. Just trying to do the best by our people in a democratic and peaceful way. I dunno wtf Israel, USA, whatever tf countries in Asia and Africa are trying to do by all this murdering and fascism...ing. "Just be nice." Right? Not that hard. 😩