• mathemachristian[he]@lemmy.ml
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    Ok so you get the order from higher ups that shelling this area is forbidden because it is too population dense. You then jerry-rig a kind-of mortar using a grenade launcher in order to explicitly defy this command without getting detected. You note that “it [is]n’t the most accurate system and [have] no idea if you ever killed an enemy mortar crew with it”, but sadly your training was insufficient to know that you would be putting childrens lives and limbs at undue risk?? And your reaction is basically 🤷???

    Here’s a thought experiment: an american community starts to fight back against ICE with armed resistance. One of the ICE agents does the same thing, but years later decides to run as a dem candidate. What (if anything) does he have to do in order for you vote for him?

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      If afterwards he says he shouldn’t have been there and done that, is anti Israel, and his opponents are pro Israel and in the case of Susan Collins literally voted to send his ass and all the other thousands of troops there… Yeah probably. (edit: I guess for your hypothetical they would be a senator and primary challenger that’s pro ICE and the sitting senator is a rubber stamp for ICE funding increases and/or voted to create ICE)

      My reaction is he wasn’t killing civilians for his own kicks and implies he’s exactly what I said, a stupid crayon eater.

      • Tomorrow_Farewell [any, they/them]@hexbear.net
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        If afterwards he says he shouldn’t have been there and done that

        He says it was an ‘excellent experience’. He considered the ‘experience’ to be good enough to sign up several more times, including as a mercenary, and to then brag about it.

        is anti Israel

        Well, he isn’t. He’s even friends with zionists.

        and his opponents are pro Israel and in the case of Susan Collins literally voted to send his ass and all the other thousands of troops there

        She didn’t force him to sign up even once, let alone several times.
        He also isn’t any better in terms of policies - he wants to strengthen the military.

        My reaction is he wasn’t killing civilians for his own kicks

        He has literally said that he had fun doing it and bragged about it.