Dutch Uncle
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Two Trumpers hating the military. Tell me something new.Yes, now I understand the attraction between Dutch Auntie and Disiesel.
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I don't necessarily hate the military. It's a necessity. I'm just not into the military worship mentality. It's a job, they get a paycheck, it's almost impossible to get fired. It's not like they're sacrificing a better life to be in the military. It's probably the best life they can expect. There's good people in it. The dentists I worked with in the army were shit except for maybe no more than I can count on one hand and I had a ton of respect for.Two Trumpers hating the military. Tell me something new.
Personally, if I could go back and do it all again I'd learn to be a surveyor (I love the outdoors and I was good at math) and join the A.F. out of school to be assured of a steady paycheck and get experience. Who knows, maybe I would've made a career out of it.
"The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away."
~Ronald Reagan
I have to agree with that.
And there's nothing like owning your own business once it gets rolling like a well oiled machine. No job can compete with that.
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Dutch Uncle
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Of course, you're not. You're into the Trump worship mentality; hate the military, hate the government, loooove Trump. I get it.
. I did the work the active duty were too lazy or incompetent to do themselves and/or corrected their fuckups. In that respect I served.
Disagree. The Israelis are better.
Growing number of obese recruits could make it tougher to field a fit military
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2010/03/growing_number_of_obese_recrui.html
Stringfellow Hawk
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one is not hunting when defending himself stupid dick
Dutch Uncle
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Dear Dumbfuck, it is when the person claiming to be defending themselves is the aggressor, as happened on 1/6.
In Kyle's case, it's a mixed bag. Except for the police, all the people on the streets that night were looking for trouble.
Why do you think Kyle was left alone on those streets while his WSE militia were safe back at the garage?
Reagan spent 24 years employed by the government, with an additional 8 years trying to get a government job. Add into that 6 years of union work, and you have 38 years of him not being stolen away by business...
I guess by his own admission, he was not one of the best minds.
In fairness to Reagan, I am studying his speaking tricks, and many are interesting. He was not classically a great actor, but he had some acting skills given the right part.
You are right. In my own case I could never imagine being a politician. The pay is shit and there's no job security, plus all that time and effort campaigning. All I can figure is politicians do it because it's their passion. Think of it like the acting profession or trying to be a professional golfer. The chance of being highly successful is slim at best.
He and JFK were naturals. They both had wit and charm.
There are people who serve government, whether as a politician, soldier, or civil servant, because they want to serve society. It can also be because they want their ego stroked, especially when it comes to being a politician.
I agree with you, I would not want to be a politician. There is a target on your back all the time.
They both certainly made it look effortless, but I do not believe it was effortless. I believe both put a lot of effort into making it look effortless. JFK was in quite a bit of pain due to medical conditions, but always seemed relaxed. Reagan's magnum opus was his "aw shucks" personality.
You are certainly correct. People who are very good at something make it look easy but got good by putting in the effort.
I have become fascinated by Reagan's speaking ability, and tricks. He had a real skill there.
Stringfellow Hawk
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earth to Dumbass, he was taken to to the ground by two thugs with rap sheets longer that toilet paper, good riddance
I don’t worship the Easter bunny therefore I hate the Easter bunny , hate Jesus and love trump.
Dutch Uncle
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I don’t worship the Easter bunny therefore I hate the Easter bunny , hate Jesus and love trump.
Yet you accuse others of worshiping the military while you repeatedly besmirch it.
. You don't protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes deadens real democracy
https://www.salon.com/2014/11/09/yo...lling_soldiers_heroes_deadens_real_democracy/
Military Worship Hurts US Democracy
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/09/24/military-worship-hurts-us-democracy/
Military Worship Hurts U.S. Democracy
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/21/military-worship-hurts-us-democracy-civilian-trump/
Military Worship in America and its Inherent Problems
https://medium.com/@Amerinofu/military-worship-in-america-and-its-inherent-problems-baf32c3e6f6d
Looking for trouble? Kyle was looking for trouble. He left his home and traveled to a demonstration with an anti-personnel weapon. He was on a hunting trip.
Dutch Uncle
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Is military hatred as you exemplify better or worse, anymouse?
Dutch Uncle
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Yes. Why else would anyone be on the streets at night in a time of civil unrest?
How do I exemplify it?
After reading those articles, very similar.
The so called ‘heroes’, the cannon fodder grunts , wouldn’t be able to function without civilian support.
That support comes from technology and services , medical being one example.
The army medical corps in particular, is especially incompetent in providing those services . They basically admit it with the number of contractors they have to hire.
The A.F. actually wanted their docs to be doctors so there weren’t nearly as many civilian docs working with them.
In my case the contractors were about 30% of the specialized providers yet produced about 75 - 85% of the actual services.
So the army docs were no heroes at all. In fact they were rewarded with doing as little as they could get away with.