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Unzip and Attack posted:In addition to this, it's just another example of how the man is pathologically incapable of respecting tradition, decorum, or displaying anything resembling humility. Simply having a POTUS coin that has one's name on it should be an incredibly humbling, sobering experience. That he has to tack on gold flair and his loving campaign slogan isn't some meaningless nitpick- it's a degradation. Military folks take this sort of thing seriously, as they should. The Presidency is the most serious political office in human history, not some loving homecoming royalty gig. Do they? Do they really? Patiently waiting to witness the armed forces' inevitable groundswell of protest against this assault on their traditions.
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Alkydere posted:Don't worry man the Sesame Street crew still count as muppets. They're not the main cast on any version of The Muppet Show but they count and have cameoed at least once. At least Big Bird did. Yeah, I've been amusing myself imagining hearing "come out t'the coast, we'll have'a few laughs" in Bert's voice for the past two hours or so.
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PhazonLink posted:Donnie is the fastest man on earth. I'm sure his first 3 wives agree. 4th one would too, but NDA's are a hell of a thing.
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enraged_camel posted:Commenter RJay's suggestion of rebuilding our social institutions is probably our best chance of getting out of our current predicament. Also, one of the big (maybe intentional?) ironies of the "fake news" thing in particular is that Fox News, Breitbart, Infowars, etc. are among the worst horseshit peddlers out there, but they're getting a fraction of the derision that's heaped on CNN regularly, ironically out of a sense that it's not cool to criticize independent news outlets. I think that dam might be starting to break though, the "FBI coup" stuff being peddled lately seems to have crossed a line for a lot of people. Misread that as endorsing the the opening line of Ministry's "Jesus Built my Hotrod." OneEightHundred fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Dec 26, 2017 |
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BirdOfPlay posted:Xanatos did and put it on top of his skyscraper. Yeah, but then it turned out the stone was infested with an invasive species.
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BirdOfPlay posted:You almost ruined Christmas, but, luckily, you're wrong. Castles have walls and turrets and poo poo. They got permits for that crennelation?
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This is what happens when you don't have your staff around to work the computer machine box 'tweeter' thingy.
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Great job to whoever made sure we were ready for this day.
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Data Graham posted:Do they? Do they really? 
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@ChuckGrassley for king of twitter!
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Data Graham posted:Do they? Do they really? Ask any veteran friends/family you have what they think of it.
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Unzip and Attack posted:Ask any veteran friends/family you have what they think of it. No one gives a gently caress about challenge coins Still tacky as gently caress though
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Your Boy Fancy posted:The deep fried pizza is actually a Scottish thing I think. There’s a shop in Edinburgh that serves Crunchy Pizza next to deep fried Mars Bars and its kind of awesome. Once. something being gourmet scottish cuisine is not a point in its favor
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Are there any rumblings of more indictments from Mueller before the end of the year?
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Crows Turn Off posted:Are there any rumblings of more indictments from Mueller before the end of the year? Lol there were no "rumblings" of any of the previous ones. Anything Mueller does is gonna be known when it happens
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theflyingorc posted:Lol there were no "rumblings" of any of the previous ones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwBLPaUYqFo&t=210s Zwabu fucked around with this message at 07:00 on Dec 26, 2017 |
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Young Freud posted:Bring back the draft. On the other hand, screw all that poo poo in this rotten country, I 100% expect it would do nothing but brutalize a bunch more vulnerable people and further radicalize the terrible ones.
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GreyjoyBastard posted:something being gourmet scottish cuisine is not a point in its favor The deep fried cheeseburger doesn't need your respect to be awesome
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Young Freud posted:Bring back the draft. Why am I not surprised that ostensible "liberals" love quasi-fascist government policies like mandatory conscription? Not even liberals' #1 bad guy china practices conscription anymore.
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Peven Stan posted:Why am I not surprised that ostensible "liberals" love quasi-fascist government policies like mandatory conscription? 
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Peven Stan posted:Why am I not surprised that ostensible "liberals" love quasi-fascist government policies like mandatory conscription? ??? Conscription has been practiced by virtually every liberal society since liberalism was invented. A war of real seriousness pretty much requires it for the military to function smoothly.
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Kilroy posted:Mandatory civil service is not a terrible idea. I mean we already have jury duty so this is just farther down that rabbit hole. Of course America would not implement it that way - it'd be mandatory Go Murder Brown People Across The Globe so no way I'd ever support it here. But I don't find it objectionable in principle I think that mandatory national service for a year or two of some sort is a great idea to give young adults some life experience and a greater appreciation for the size and scope of their country. However, I think to be best implemented it needs to have multiple outlets rather than simply military service. There are a lot of schools, charities and other worthwhile causes in the country that could use additional volunteer help.
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Look up the phrase "manpower channeling" and get back to me. Hint: The rich always got their deferments and the draft board justified conscripting poors and minorities because they were going to be worthless anyway, might as well make them cannon fodder for overseas imperialism. Contrary to popular belief it was always the lower classes which opposed the vietnam war- college boys didn't start turning against the war until they got their draft deferments taken away.
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Fearless posted:I think that mandatory national service for a year or two of some sort is a great idea to give young adults some life experience and a greater appreciation for the size and scope of their country. However, I think to be best implemented it needs to have multiple outlets rather than simply military service. There are a lot of schools, charities and other worthwhile causes in the country that could use additional volunteer help.
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Kilroy posted:In fact military service needs to not be part of the mandatory civil service at all, because it's not civil service. Service guarantees citizenship. Would you like to know more?
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Peven Stan posted:Look up the phrase "manpower channeling" and get back to me. It would have to be no deferments, no weaseling out, no exceptions. If you got bad feet or whatever bullshit we'll find something for you to do, no matter how rich your daddy is. And if you got a legitimate thing that precludes most jobs we'll still find one for you. Also, preferably there are no rich daddies in the first place, but that's neither here nor there.
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GreyjoyBastard posted:something being gourmet scottish cuisine is not a point in its favor Two words mate - haggis naan
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Peven Stan posted:Look up the phrase "manpower channeling" and get back to me. The patronizing tone is unnecessary. If you're saying that the rich find loopholes and take advantage, that's true of literally every system ever created where money is a thing that exists, and not an indictment of the concept itself. That doesn't make a draft, in itself, an illiberal practice. Also, having an all volunteer military has proven no more effective in stopping us from having an army made up of the poor and minorities used to invade other countries aggressively. TheBalor fucked around with this message at 08:26 on Dec 26, 2017 |
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Kilroy posted:In fact military service needs to not be part of the mandatory civil service at all, because it's not civil service. Which is why I used the term national service instead. A stint in the military is one means of serving one's country, but it's not for everyone and there is little or nothing to be gained from shovelling people who have no inclination or interest towards it into the ranks. Other options must be provided if the people engaged in such a program (and the country as a whole) are to benefit from the experience and their work.
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Kilroy posted:Yep this is potentially a huge problem with the idea and it absolutely would not be resolved in a satisfactory manner in the US, which is why (among other reasons) I oppose the US trying this. America, home of the free. Just let us send you off to go murder people for a year or two first.
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Boris Galerkin posted:America, home of the free. Just let us send you off to go murder people for a year or two first.
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Kilroy posted:Do you read the forums with avatars off, usernames off, and massive debilitating brain damage? This could actually be a fun game where you try to guess which post is whose.
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I don’t have time for those things I’m too busy at mandatory civil service deployment at the border rounding up illegals.
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on the other hand, we should completely disband the military and use the money saved to give everyone healthcare, free college, and bring back the CCCs
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Read up on Zivildienst in Germany/Austria, it was basically alternative civilian service for those who objected to the military and involved stuff like work at hospitals or nursing homes. It’s probably not a terrible idea but they shut it down for some reason 
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Boris Galerkin posted:I don’t have time for those things I’m too busy at mandatory civil service deployment at the border rounding up illegals.
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If I could redo my life, then I definitely would have chosen to stay in my lovely dead end hometown for an extra year, a place I haven’t been to in what over a decade now and don’t ever plan on going back ever, working for a __________ entity to gain valuable life experiences, and living with my parents that I literally can’t stand being around for reasons I’m not going to explain on an Internet forums. Yeah, I sure wish I could go back and change things sometimes. Oh but civil service doesn’t need to be in your lovely hometown. You can move for it you say. Okay, but who’s going to be paying 18 year old me with a high school diploma living wages in an actual city with opportunity?
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Pablo Bluth posted:I loathe FoNY with every atom of my body. It's like the Irish section of It's A Small World Escaped in to the real world. Best Christmas movie: Die Hard Best Christmas song: "White Wine in the Sun" by Tim Minchin. Look it up on line. Trump sucks, so does Turnbull.
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