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Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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LingcodKilla posted:

Conquistador soldiers were mostly made up of the dregs of society with a huge amount of them being rape babies from moorish population. It's such a strange thing to want to claim to be the product of people just doing what happened to them in the old country.

Welcome to American White Nationalism

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Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Proud Christian Mom posted:

Oh yeah we'd melt down because our national identity is tied to the military's success and extricating ourselves from the War on Terror means it was one giant pointless failure. We're too far down that rabbit hole to come out.

We haven't won a war in 70 years and by god we're not going to break that streak on my watch!

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Still waiting for the Starship Troopers vet revolt that brings in the fascist government we need to take the fight to those filthy skinnies

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Wasabi the J posted:

My favorite podcasters are from Huntington, one of whom still lives there, and they do an annual drive for addiction care for the holidays.

At least they're trying, but yeah it seems pretty hopeless.

The McElroy boys are the best thing to come out of that state

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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M_Gargantua posted:

I heard of them from Adventure Zone. Didn't know they were from WV. What else have they done?

Mcelroyshows.com

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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KildarX posted:

Yea, but don't we actually over throw them when we go for it?

Definitely not when it comes to Latin America

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Oh so now the administration is listening to the IC

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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M_Gargantua posted:

Was expecting molotovs... got, something? Nazis bad? Politics is weird these days and I don't understand it.

Yeah it sure is confusing when separatist idiots that idolize nazis protest in support of a traitor to the country, like should I support them? They're white so they should know what they're talking about, it's just that I heard that maybe racism is bad? I don't even know anymore, who do I support?

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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I'm totally down with declaring all of these alt-right hate groups terrorist organizations, because that's what they are. The OED defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims" and you're gonna have a hard time arguing that's not exactly what these people are doing.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Professor Bling posted:

if this means i get to shoot nazis i'm strangely okay with it

It's been how many decades since the last time the national guard started dropping bodies on college campuses? Too many by the looks of it.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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TheGreasyStrangler posted:

Nazis are openly murdering people in this country and the president can't work up the nerve to offend his base and condemn the terrorists. This is heartbreaking.

Uh did you miss his tweet where he said "Charlottesville sad!"???

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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facialimpediment posted:

Yesterday, a bunch of Tiki Torch Nazis went to the University of Virginia, when the school wasn't even in session, and a bunch of students showed up to go tell to Nazis to gently caress themselves. https://twitter.com/SophiaArmen/status/896219890108948482

My first thought was that it's a shame this doesn't show who those students are so that they can be recognized for their bravery in the face of that much miserable hate, but then I realized it's probably for the best that their identities are protected as much as possible, given how terrible the online parts of these groups are.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Capn Beeb posted:

Agreed. I'm seeing too much (read: a non-zero number) of posts from liberal gun groups saying b-b-b-but that makes you just as bad you can't do that nazis deserve safety too :ohdear: Of course people are clowning upon these dinks so at least there's that I guess. I've been meaning to get going on getting my carry permit, this is the bump I needed.

Of course big time lmaos at the Charlottesville mayor saying racism and hate in the state is Trump's fault. That poo poo has always been in this state, who are you kidding guy

The only safety this filth deserves is the safety of a shallow grave

Handsome Ralph posted:

No confirmation on this but :stare:
https://twitter.com/TheAnonJournal/status/896524183542353921/photo/1

gently caress these garbage people.

gently caress Nazis.

Are there any sources other than TheAnonJournal for what is purportedly official statements made by the police?

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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FastestGunAlive posted:

"Basedstickman"??

He's the guy from the Berkeley protests earlier this year who attacked a bunch of anti-nazi protesters with a stick. He also had a bunch of other weapons on him at the time. 4chan and reddit and the bigger idiots in TFR thought he was the best thing ever because he committed assault with a deadly weapon on protesters.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Mike-o posted:

I'm genuinely interested in how all this alt-right nazi bullshit sparked up again. It seems like it just came out of nowhere. Maybe I'm just getting old and the years are flying by too quickly for me to notice poo poo. But I blame 4chan for making the /pol/ forum because before that all I could ever think of as an example of nazi fucks online was stormfront. Now it seems like it's everywhere online.

You're forgetting reddit.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Mike-o posted:

Was there a lot of white supremacist poo poo on there before the elections? I don't doubt it because a lot of the fucks that started in /pol/ have migrated to reddit, I just don't know because I didn't start using reddit until a year or two ago.

One of the many child porn subreddits that the Tony Danza Claus-led GBS crusade got shut down back in the day was "r/deadniggerjailbait"

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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sic semper *whatever the word for fascists is*

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Shia LaBeouf was really good in Fury.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Have there not been any sick tank fights in Ukraine yet?

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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NUKES CURE NORKS posted:

https://twitter.com/usa_gunslinger/status/8972398965107425

gently caress your lovely heritage

drat deleted just as I posted it. But I took a screen!!



Your heritage is losing to the never-ending march of progress, this should be right up your alley

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Yeah before Cyrano instituted the NO POLITICS rule PCOS Bill and his dickriders were basically making it 100% alt-right all the time so this is an improvement.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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PCOS was banned from TFR for a while but then his idiot groupies whined about how hilarious his hot takes were

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Reminder that PCOS once used the phrase "oven-dodger" to refer to the head of the 2nd Amendment Foundation and didn't even take a six for it

edit: at least ar15.com is up front with how retarded they are with their climate-change is a lie and dowsing is real you guys threads

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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LITERALLY SHAKING posted:

Glad CO doesn't give much of a gently caress. I could probably walk in and out of a gun shop without issue in an hour with a 1911.

But I like my cheap brazilian .357 already in the closet.

Universal background checks that you gotta pay for, and 15-round magazine limits that cost the state thousands of jobs are pretty dumb laws

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Just saw a veteran I know post a video comparing ISIS destroying statues to pulling down the participation trophies

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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LITERALLY SHAKING posted:

Was that really "thousands" of jobs though? Molded plastic and some milled parts? Hundreds, maybe, but shenanigans on thousands.

You pay for a background check in lots of places, whether they tell you or not, it's an expected fee. And I don't mind the magazine cap, but it is dumb and reactionary.

In addition to the thousand some employees at Magpul that left for Texas and Wyoming right before a huge boom period for the gun industry and Magpul specifically (they're the Official Magazine of the USMC now and everything) the ban hurt the companies that supply Magpul as well.

Most states you don't have to pay the state for the background check in addition to paying the FFL that makes the phone call for you whether or not you're actually buying from the FFL because nobody else has access to the system.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Y'all were right, I had the decimal off. It was 200 directly working for Magpul and 400 at suppliers for approximately $85 million a year in lost tax revenue.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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CommieGIR posted:

I prefer using German weapons on Nazis. For deepening the irony.

You should track down one of the K98s that were given to Israel, then

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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NUKES CURE NORKS posted:

Most of the dudes I served with want to know why we are erasing history by taking down monuments.

It's like a 70/30 ratio or something close to that.

I was infantry if it makes a difference. Which I'm sure it does.

The monuments built 50 years after the fact

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Pembroke Fuse posted:

Yeah, this seems pretty bad. :(

I know in my field and a few other very technical/skilled enlisted jobs, the divide between junior enlisted and NCO/SNCOs is really stark. These are the sorts of jobs where somebody can get out after 5-6 years and with no college and go from making less than 30k a year to making six figures with better hours and work environment. Promotions are also slow enough that most people either make corporal right before their 5-year ends, or not at all. It doesn't help that the Marine Corps prioritizes how fast you run and how much you love the Corps over how good you are at your job.

It's gotten to the point where it's a safe bet that an NCO in this field probably has no idea what they're doing.

Basically what this means is that anybody with a modicum of critical thinking or analysis skills gets out as soon as possible because they can make much better money and they don't have to deal with the idiots that fill the higher ranks.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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Pembroke Fuse posted:

Sorry, when I said that the military selects for people without analytical skill, this is what I meant. I don't doubt that intelligent, analytical people join the military, but are then driven out by the culture.

Fick makes a strong argument for the importance of ROTC and other officer recruiting programs at strong liberal arts colleges because of the positive liberalizing influence it would have on the officer corps in his memoirs One Bullet Away. He, too, left the Marines as soon as possible after his experience with First Recon in Iraq.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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CommieGIR posted:

.....this kind of makes sense in a way. Assad wants to drive away any support for Syrian refugees, it wouldn't be shocking to find out that he's got people trained to look like ISIS to diminish support for refugees.

Or the Russians running the show for him

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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suboptimal posted:

Alex Jones is in Seattle, and someone threw coffee on him.

https://twitter.com/RealAlexJones/status/898568874395934721
(confrontation starts around 3:40)

When it was brought to Seattle PD's attention via Twitter, they had this to say:

https://twitter.com/SeattlePD/status/898648339293421569

:drat:

Was it the Infowars brand WAKE UP AMERICA coffee?

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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For anybody curious about whether WAKE UP AMERICA coffee is good, it's better than like folger's or other pre-ground stuff I guess. Not as good as most of the Black Rifle beans I've had though.

One of the guys at my unit got it for me for my birthday as a joke. I keep the free literature at my desk in case anybody needs to be educated on the constitution or the evils of the communist manifesto.

Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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facialimpediment posted:

All solid points, I was earlier under the impression that it was a pure governmental failure to not order an evacuation, turns out it was more complicated (though maybe still dumb).

And the ACLU announced their client list attacking the transgender ban. Heavy on enlisted people with Afghanistan deployments.

https://twitter.com/jbendery/status/902163608909565956

I saw at the PX that the Marine Corps Times cover story is "where have all of the combat vets gone".

Apparently Trump is trying to kick them out.

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Internet Wizard
Aug 9, 2009

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bird cooch posted:

Man I went down a rabbit hole running these images down through tineye back to 2015 and trying to find context. Best I got was that Kurdish YPG received backing from German antifa at some point. (Top and bottom pic)

The pic in the middle is almost certainly a composite image and was posted to Reddit like this first.

By a portuguese dude (who spends a lot of time defending Franco and Stalin) then on to the Donald in both cropped and uncropped form.
From there it was cropped down and had text added and removed

That dude's fonts are all messed up, the Arabic bit is actually a translation of the English part, but it's written so you have to read it left to right instead of in the correct right to left. It's also why the letters don't connect like they're supposed to. This is a pretty common mistake made by westerners. The UN logo used in some Marvel movies does the same thing.

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