Are they purposely doing this bumbling moron shit as an op to make it look like libs are setting them up? I don't get it. Is this just what fascism looks like in an idiocracy? And if that's true, how are we losing to these people?

    • BOK6669 [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      my ideal army would be that everyone becomes bimbofied as part of their entrance training

      real answer is that's where you learn basic military skills and all the customs and courtesies and all the brainwashing and scaremongering and everyone is mean to you lol

      • nohaybanda [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Lol I know, I just couldn't resist making a stupid joke about it.

        On the topic of brainwashing and basic training, have y'all watched Gwynne Dyer's documentary "War"? The second episode is about the technology of producing soldiers and a must watch IMHO. I think I might post it in c/videos, actually.

          • nohaybanda [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            Dyer's book "War" was one of the things that helped me clarify and solidify my anti-war stance back when I was a lib. I've since seen how all this is fundamentally lacking with out a historical materialist understanding of power, imperialism, andncapitalism of course. But it is still an interesting read/watch.

            • BOK6669 [none/use name]
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              4 years ago

              that's cool. myself and the people i still associate with lived through it.

              there's some things about having the experience yourself too that can't be explained by some scholarly source too. i don't really like having back and forth with chapo's about it, my fault for baiting myself into it. military bad tho ferrsure