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This is something I've had a problem with when people describe military service as a "sacrifice". It's really not when a ton of people are singing up for anything but altruistic or patriotic motives. If you're doing it for the GI Bill or as a resumé builder, it's not really a sacrifice, is it? A Bad Poster fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Nov 23, 2019 |
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A Bad Poster posted:This is something I've had a problem with when people describe military service as a "sacrifice". It's really not when a ton of people are singing up for anything but altruistic or patriotic motives. If you're doing it for the GI Bill or as a resumé builder, it's not really a sacrifice, is it? All got some, some got all.
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Nov 23, 2019 21:52
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I went into the merchant marine because I didn’t have the math scores to get into anything better, and the pay check was good. Nobody thanks me for my service. Ungrateful capitalists.
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Nov 23, 2019 21:53
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I pretty much got in because it looked cool in video games My dumb rear end didn't believe in anything back then, I wore this to the recruiters office ffs 
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Nov 23, 2019 22:13
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Slim Pickens posted:I pretty much got in because it looked cool in video games Why do you have a Josh Brolin t-shirt?
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Nov 23, 2019 22:17
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I've found that anyone who joined to "serve their country" or because "some planes flew into some towers" (actual quote) is usually a huge douche. Most of us joined for the college money, jobs at home were poo poo or I knew a few joined to prove something to their (rich) parents. I would still call it a sacrifice, you are basically putting your life on hold for some sort of pay off that these days isn't worth quite as much as it used to. I couldn't get student loans back in the early 2000's, it was really my only chance at a future. And of course then there's the Forever War ruining lives.
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Nov 23, 2019 22:18
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Civic service is important to me but the way you do it less so. I don’t think any less of a teacher than I do a sailor. Guys picking up poop in public parks? They need a parade.
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Nov 23, 2019 22:24
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LingcodKilla posted:Civic service is important to me but the way you do it less so. I don’t think any less of a teacher than I do a sailor. Iain posted:I've found that anyone who joined to "serve their country" or because "some planes flew into some towers" (actual quote) is usually a huge douche.
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Nov 23, 2019 22:46
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Pictured: probably most of us, including me needing college money:
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BigDave posted:Why do you have a Josh Brolin t-shirt? Because he's not the president, duh.
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Nov 23, 2019 23:20
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Iain posted:I've found that anyone who joined to "serve their country" or because "some planes flew into some towers" (actual quote) is usually a huge douche. But enough about Chris Kyle
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LingcodKilla posted:Civic service is important to me but the way you do it less so. I don’t think any less of a teacher than I do a sailor. Ya. I’m a strong believer that civic service, whatever it may be is a noble and good thing for society. All of them, not just ARE TROOPS.
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Nov 24, 2019 00:23
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This discussion is interesting, but ultimately irrelevant when it comes to Mayor Pete. He worked for McKinsey for years doing (his words) "economic development in war zones", so he's an actual CIA agent running for president. So the answer to question of "why Pete served" is "my handler told me to as phase one of the plan" 
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Pryor on Fire posted:This discussion is interesting, but ultimately irrelevant when it comes to Mayor Pete. He worked for McKinsey for years doing (his words) "economic development in war zones", so he's an actual CIA agent running for president. Imagine if the guy that ran the CIA became president
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Nov 24, 2019 00:45
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In other recent news,
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McNally posted:In other recent news, I...don't know what to think of that 
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McNally posted:In other recent news, 
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That Works posted:Imagine if the guy that ran the CIA became president He’d be lucky to make it one term. 
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McNally posted:In other recent news, hahahaha 
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Pryor on Fire posted:This discussion is interesting, but ultimately irrelevant when it comes to Mayor Pete. He worked for McKinsey for years doing (his words) "economic development in war zones", so he's an actual CIA agent running for president. Signing up for McKinsey today.
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Nov 24, 2019 01:08
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Justice Ginsburg has been admitted to a hospital with fever and chills.
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Icon Of Sin posted:I...don't know what to think of that  ?
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Nov 24, 2019 01:23
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Justice Ginsburg has been admitted to a hospital with fever and chills. So while on one hand I’m looking forward to McConnell slipping a disc from all the backflips he’s going to do in reversing his 2016 position in that a president shouldn’t get to appoint a justice during an election year, I must say I’m also going to be a bit miffed at RBG for not resigning during Obama’s presidency when appointing a liberal successor would have been much, much easier than it will be now.
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Nov 24, 2019 01:26
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The only way he would have gotten a replacement for her in is if she had reaigned day 1 of his presidency.
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Nov 24, 2019 01:32
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*ginsburg resigns* Dems: In the interest of bipartisanship,
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pantslesswithwolves posted:So while on one hand I’m looking forward to McConnell slipping a disc from all the backflips he’s going to do in reversing his 2016 position in that a president shouldn’t get to appoint a justice during an election year, I must say I’m also going to be a bit miffed at RBG for not resigning during Obama’s presidency when appointing a liberal successor would have been much, much easier than it will be now. She's a tough old nut, I bet she makes it past 2020
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Milo and POTUS posted:*ginsburg resigns* By a 61-39 vote, Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed as the next Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Slim Pickens posted:I pretty much got in because it looked cool in video games Two people in my squadron had the Gaius Baltar version of this. 
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Nov 24, 2019 02:55
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Godholio posted:Two people in my squadron had the Gaius Baltar version of this. Hey man. gently caress Gaius Baltar.
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Bored As gently caress posted:Hey man. gently caress Gaius Baltar. Many did
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Lay off baltar dudes
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Slim Pickens posted:Lay off baltar dudes A shame they stopped making shirts, bunch of out of print ones I wanted.
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some dumbnuts sovcit in new york has been in a standoff with the cops for hours and posting it on instagram. The replies are great and full of people who should be on a watch list self-identifying and trying to talk each other into strapping up and going to his house to "help". https://www.instagram.com/whiskey_warrior_556/ shame on an IGA fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Nov 24, 2019 |
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shame on an IGA posted:some dumbnuts sovcit in new york has been in a standoff with the cops for hours and posting it on instagram. The replies are great and full of people who should be on a watch list self-identifying and trying to talk each other into strapping up and going to his house to "help". He's going to give up within four hours of them shutting his internet off.
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shame on an IGA posted:some dumbnuts sovcit in new york has been in a standoff with the cops for hours and posting it on instagram. The replies are great and full of people who should be on a watch list self-identifying and trying to talk each other into strapping up and going to his house to "help".
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Casimir Radon posted:That Hitler quote isn't real. Adolf Hitler posted:I never said that, I said we need to invade the Soviet Union.
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shame on an IGA posted:some dumbnuts sovcit in new york has been in a standoff with the cops for hours and posting it on instagram. The replies are great and full of people who should be on a watch list self-identifying and trying to talk each other into strapping up and going to his house to "help". Apparently violating a domestic order of protection is a "red flag law" now.
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Smiling Jack posted:Apparently violating a domestic order of protection is a "red flag law" now.
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