• lychee🍒@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    The ideological score here must be worth more to Trump than the strength of America’s military, already hurting for new recruits, which says a lot and frankly scares the fuck out of me

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      Weakening the USA’s defenses seems to be a consistent theme with Trump.

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      Well, the problem is you’re thinking logically. It’s an ideological victory on both ends for him.

      Conservatives view this as strengthening the military, not weakening it.

      The actual strength of America’s Military doesn’t matter because they don’t have hostile nations on their borders. So when America’s Military loses some of their force projection ability it can be used to say we’re turning towards isolationist policy, which is also a win for him. (From the Putin angle and from the Conservative one)

      And, again, if you point out that this move will weaken the American Military, well what are you? A terrorist who doesn’t believe they have the greatest, manliest fighting force ever seen?

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    Then place them in internment camps. We know where this is going you damn Nazi.

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      He’s already completed the first step, by making them seem inhuman and criminal

      Which is ironic, because he’s the one who boasted about perving on kids

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      I assume that’s the plan with RFK’s “wellness camps”. Define gender dysphoria as a qualifying mental illness, and send transgender folks there to replace migrant workers who have been deported.

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    They can form their own Blackwater and charge gazilion dollars to operate in the same places as they were before

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      You joke but that’s why they want to fuck up the military. PMCs lobby too and they’re willing to do everything in a war from flying the planes to being grunts on the line.

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      I mean outside of America we are still going to all let this happen. We are all marching straight into WW3 like the “this is fine” meme.

      Should we survive as a species I look forward to 50 years from now where America adopts strong anti-facism laws like Germany has.

      Question is, who is the good guy in this new world we are entering?

      FWIW as a Canadian we are so fucked. America is going to come knocking for our resources soon and we won’t be able to say no.

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          Head between my legs and pray tbh lol

          I kinda look at it less like WW2 repeat but the fall of Rome.

          Either way we are screwed though. The emperor has no clothes.

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            You may want to consider getting involved with a local mutual aid group. The connections you make now will likely pay off in the future.

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              Oh I’m not worried about me or mine. I’m confident I can keep 1 step ahead of this madness.

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              Deep breaths and take things a day at a time. People have been through far worse even today. I was joking with my GF last night who is South African. This ain’t nothing compared to what she has been through as a Zulu woman.

              I know it’s not the best answer for you, but it is what it is. You either endure or you don’t. Me? I choose to endure.

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    You think with the recruiting problems we have you’d do your best to retain the people we have.

    If you can get through basic and fulfill your tasks you should be able to be in the military. If the government doesn’t want to pay for “gender affirming care” that’s fine. But these people should still be allowed in the military.

    Also, what kind of discharge are these people getting? Honorable, General, Dishonorable?

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    My immediate thought is that Klinger will be happy.

    Trump’s legacy will be long term damage to national security, rampant racism and discrimination, and widespread corruption.

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      I was once near to (but did not interact with) Jamie Farr maybe 10 years ago. It’s really hard to see him and not picture him in a dress.

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      His legacy was that after the first go round.

      This time it may be destroying democracy entirely.

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    How many times in our history are Americans going to get duped into hating people they never even interact with and know nothing about?

    None of these people know trans people. These morons have just been conditioned to hate them regardless of not even knowing them. It’s pathetic. They’ve never been hurt, or even inconvenienced by a trans person. Bigot fucks.

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    An easy to get general discharge from the military? I think lots of people with years left to serve are going to enjoy leaving early with all of their benefits.

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      I have a feeling most of the benefits will be going out the door behind them shortly thereafter.

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        I have to hope their contractually obligated to provide them. If not I’d look forward to the class action suite but then again the judges are openly corrupt. America is a clusterf*ck right now.

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          Laws don’t matter to Orange Julius, I doubt contracts do either.

          I hope I’m wrong for a lot of people’s sake tho.

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          Fun fact, when you join you waive your right to sue the military. Might be able to sue the VA or parts of the government though.

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            That’s not actually true. It’s just very restricted, the contracts and laws around your service make it very hard. You can’t sue for things that are legal orders and you generally can’t sue specific people. You can absolutely sue the DoD for things like breach of contract. For example if you were processed out of active duty normally, on time and everything, and then were arrested for desertion a month later you would likely have a case against the DoD. It just has to be off the wall stuff like that.

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        Yeah. He also wants to prevent using military healthcare for transgender care. So even if they could get VA benefits it wouldn’t help where trans people need it most.

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        The VA, often criticized for consistently being over funded and helping disabled veterans live like kings. :/

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            Oh yeah, I’m glad it’s there and able to do what it can with the resources it’s given.

            I’m not a veteran but like many I have friends and family who served. It never ceases to amaze me how much support republicans in general and “suckers and losers, what was in it for them” Trump republicans in particular get from the armed forces.

            It would upset me, but then I remember that’s how they treat all their followers and the armed forces are just another job for the working class to fill. They practice equal opportunity contempt.

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    How to create government jobs, while also remaining a christofascist overlord. Just like old times, eh?

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    Oh no please don’t send highly trained members of our military home where they can protect and train their fellow Americans!