• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    I will always find it hilarious that the US military accepts any kind of speech or presentation from someone who actively didn’t want to join the armed forces and avoided being drafted when so many other people from his generation had no choice.

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        1 day ago

        Yeah they all have to get a speech from the person who is probably working hardest right now to gut their benefits when they get out of the service

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      They were told that the President of the United States, the leader of their military, would speak at their graduation event.

      They didn’t really have a choice.

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      Pretty sure the majority has outspoken opinions about him. Military training and restraint must have come real handy while listening to him ramble and lie.

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        How embarrassing is it though … to go through all that training and indoctrinating and messaging of ‘sacrificing yourself for your country’ … only to be addressed by an orange idiot who went out of his way to avoid the things you are being trained and taught to do.

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      There are no more art museums to guard
      The lab is out of white lab coats
      Cause there are no more slides and microscopes
      But there are still careers in combat, my son
      There are still careers in combat, my son
      
      There are no more roles on TV shows
      There are no road-cone dispensing jobs
      There are no spots left for park ranger
      Cause there are no bears left to save you from
      But there are still careers in combat, my son
      There are still careers in combat, my son
      
  • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net
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    1 day ago

    I appreciate that this meme actually says what the source is, more political memes need to do so.

    Even better would be if it contained a few links, with one or two being archival links.

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    It’s like a game to see how stupid of a thing can be said and not cause any wane in support. Always approaching, but never reaching that point. Because that line is also known as “infinity”.

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    2 days ago

    Well the army is not known for fostering critical thinking skills in it’s cadres…