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paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Fig. A - Troop

Troops
How much respect/scorn do they deserve?

If someone signs up for their country's military to take advantage of the benefits (paycheque, GI bill, etc.) does that make them a mercenary?

How is a Troop different than a hired gunman with a flag on their shoulder?

Does respecting the Troops just reinforce militarism and/or imperialism, or is it possible to support the Troops and be anti militarist?

Why do american Troops rape so much?

Do US Troops who volunteered for the military during or after the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq deserve to be killed or just imprisoned?

If you don't stand behind the Troops, should you feel free to stand in front of them??

Whose army is it more moral to join: the US, Russia, or China?

please help me , my Troops homework for Troops class is due tomorrow morning and i havent started yet

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Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


Al!
Apr 2, 2010

:coolspot::coolspot::coolspot::coolspot::coolspot:
gently caress em, op

Bear Retrieval Unit
Nov 5, 2009

Mudslide Experiment
All my knowledge about troops comes from the Netflix documentary "The Punisher".

Bert Roberge
Nov 28, 2003

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS


lol

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014



:patriot:

Al!
Apr 2, 2010

:coolspot::coolspot::coolspot::coolspot::coolspot:

thank god 4 happy accidents

StashAugustine
Mar 24, 2013

Do not trust in hope- it will betray you! Only faith and hatred sustain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dg3Us9ld2g

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
a good contextless joke i think i heard from a Simpsons commentary track

Join the army, see the opposing army

BrutalistMcDonalds
Oct 4, 2012


Lipstick Apathy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l67mnbPlfMY

paul_soccer10 posted:

a good contextless joke i think i heard from a Simpsons commentary track

Join the army, see the opposing army
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EI-TIUycqk

BrutalistMcDonalds
Oct 4, 2012


Lipstick Apathy

paul_soccer10 posted:


Fig. A - Troop
that's also a ridiculous amount of gear

america.jpg

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

BrutalistMcDonalds posted:

that's also a ridiculous amount of gear

his kneepad is protecting the side of his ankle

get that OUT of my face
Feb 10, 2007

BrutalistMcDonalds posted:

that's also a ridiculous amount of gear

america.jpg
remember when we sent a ton of troops to iraq woefully undersupplied and rumsfeld defended it by saying you have to fight with the army you have, not the army you want? good times

to answer the OP's question, i'm a "love the sinner, hate the sin" kind of guy. in this case, it's "love the individual signing up to be a troop, hate the merciless blood-fueled machine that makes such a troop drive necessary"

unless that individual is just doing it because they're a bloodthirsty islamophobic maniac, in which case, gently caress em

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!
you cant rhyme troop without poop op

Al!
Apr 2, 2010

:coolspot::coolspot::coolspot::coolspot::coolspot:

BrutalistMcDonalds posted:

that's also a ridiculous amount of gear

america.jpg

the entire job of the military is to give big contracts to friends of the republican party, and it all comes down to this joe 2 schlep it around on his back pointlessly like a graft turtle

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Lastgirl posted:

you cant rhyme troop without poop op

checks out

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

get that OUT of my face posted:

remember when we sent a ton of troops to iraq woefully undersupplied and rumsfeld defended it by saying you have to fight with the army you have, not the army you want? good times

to answer the OP's question, i'm a "love the sinner, hate the sin" kind of guy. in this case, it's "love the individual signing up to be a troop, hate the merciless blood-fueled machine that makes such a troop drive necessary"

unless that individual is just doing it because they're a bloodthirsty islamophobic maniac, in which case, gently caress em

"hate the murder, love the murderer"?????

StashAugustine
Mar 24, 2013

Do not trust in hope- it will betray you! Only faith and hatred sustain.

paul_soccer10 posted:

"hate the murder, love the murderer"?????

yep

byob historian
Nov 5, 2008

I'm an animal abusing piece of shit! I deliberately poisoned my dog to death and think it's funny! I'm an irredeemable sack of human shit!

this is the greatest thing you have ever posted

Calibanibal
Aug 25, 2015

its good that we have a program to remove the poor violent young men from society and sequester them in bases and overseas

but its bad we give them killing devices and point them towards muslim civilians

in conclusion are troops are a land of contrasts

Good soup!
Nov 2, 2010

ScrubLeague
Feb 11, 2007

Nap Ghost
I'm glad each individual troop who could not function in neoliberal hell world took their murder lust to another country, but I do not in any way support the mission or actions of the troops collectively.

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

Troops are necessary to maintain the US empire

ScrubLeague
Feb 11, 2007

Nap Ghost
yeah that's why htey're bad

Karl Barks
Jan 21, 1981

god bless are troops

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

Support the troops by making sure their SO doesn't get too lonely back at base.

Manic Technophile
Nov 13, 2017

by FactsAreUseless

get that OUT of my face posted:

i'm a "love the sinner, hate the sin" kind of guy. in this case, it's "love the individual signing up to be a troop, hate the merciless blood-fueled machine that makes such a troop drive necessary"
this

504
Feb 2, 2016

by R. Guyovich

Lastgirl posted:

you cant rhyme troop without poop op

Loop
Snoop
Coop


I'm rap master D.

Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope
I am a troop, I have three purple hearts, two bronze stars, a silver star, and two CMOH's. I can't tell you why I got them - the missions are classified. No need to thank me, I do it for my country.

Taintrunner
Apr 10, 2017

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
the only troops I support are Gouf Troop

freckle
Apr 6, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

freckle
Apr 6, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Uncle Wemus
Mar 4, 2004

Most seem like sociopathic racist white trash who think the world should be bowing down to them so gently caress em

ScrubLeague
Feb 11, 2007

Nap Ghost
the military exists to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars to raytheon and halliburton at the expense of foreign civilian death while americans at home get hosed in the rear end by every possible corporation that owns the government

a single troop might be a good guy doing what's best for them and their family, but the fuckin institution is unconscionable and should be dismantled

Mariana Horchata
Jun 30, 2008

College Slice
we're losing this battle start fighting or i'll find someone who can!!
\


:caro:

Mariana Horchata
Jun 30, 2008

College Slice

Taintrunner posted:

the only troops I support are Gouf Troop

respek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts7--zxXXKQ

:hf:

im kneeling for POWERLINE - DAD!!!

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paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
:synpa:

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