• Posadas [he/him, they/them]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Guess you skipped out on the Antifa™️ Super™️ Soldier™️ ocular implant package.

      • Nama [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I mean that much is a must, if only for the teargas. Imagine we wouldnt all get free helthcare from Soros, who would even go out harrassing local buisnesses anymore?

  • AlexandairBabeuf [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    THIRD AMENDMENT MOTHERFUCKER

    get them troops OUT the PEOPLES HOUSE

    also a little weird there's a Kamehameha statue in there, right?

        • jack [he/him, comrade/them]
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          edit-2
          4 years ago

          You're right, "wiped out" is totally the wrong word choice. It felt weird when I typed it. The indigenous people in the United States are still very much alive.

    • Theblarglereflargle [any]
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      4 years ago

      If I am remembering correctly each state got to choose and create 2 statues of important figures to be permanently placed in the capital.

      So Kamehameha being there is much less imperialism display and more Hawaii going “fuck you remember our history” by forcing every tour to explain who he was.

      • AlexandairBabeuf [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        yeah I ended up googling it, it's actually p cool. Like Kamehameha is a national hero but also the statue is a copy of a commission they did as an independent country.

        was originally done by an italian though so its not all rainbows

    • CoralMarks [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      also a little weird there’s a Kamehameha statue in there, right?

      Why do all of these statues look so weird and out of place?

        • CoralMarks [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          They probably had some issues measuring it all up using their freedom units™

          But seriously, are they actually always there, or did they just quickly move these in there because of all the turmoil or something?

          • AlexandairBabeuf [they/them]
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            4 years ago

            I looked up Kamehameha & he's a permanent fixture cause the statue base is super heavy. So they prolly all are.

  • LeninsRage [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    remember when they tried to excuse not preparing for the CHUD riot by citing the bad optics of having soldiers on the steps of the capitol? yeah that was a week ago

  • a_blanqui_slate [none/use name, any]
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    4 years ago

    To be honest, I don't see how adding a shit-ton more guns held by people of all sorts of political loyalties helps the situation. Sadat was iced surrounded by loyalist guns.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I think a lot of what we've been learning is that the ruling castes of the US Government are incredibly myopic and, possibly, deeply stupid. They're relying on umpteen fucking weekend warriors for their protection, which is umpteen thousand chances for some dude to slip a loaded magazine in to the bottom of his ruck and then take down his three least favorite congress critters.

  • JuneFall [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    When the mightiest military in the world (lol) does not have sleeping bags and benches for their military.

    • ConstipationNation [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Personally I've always had the impression that the US military intentionally treats its rank and file soldiers like shit, I guess to enforce discipline or something.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Nah they just don't care. Soldiers are there to be used up and thrown away.

        • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          I knew this guy who had his whole budget worked out for when he was in the army but then he had to change that to allot for food (he had intended to just rely on the army chow) because he realized he did not want to live solely on fucking army chow.

      • JuneFall [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        During the Russian revolution of 1917 the soldiers who had harsh conditions created democratic councils without the officers and those who helped them.
        There were a couple of people who wanted to just better the conditions, but after a bit most where agreeing to the unnecessary existence of the (aristocratic) officer corps with their privileges.
        Those soldier councils would become an essential part of the revolutionary masses and defend the revolution against the reaction. It is to show if the current soldiers would at any point side with the masses against the bourgeoisie or shoot at who they consider below them. If they are experiencing needlessly harsh conditions that might be pointed out and used to radicalize a few of them. Not totally likely though and I don't know enough for any material analysis.

  • happybadger [he/him]
    cake
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    4 years ago

    Iffy mask-wearing, not even an attempt to socially distance, building full of roving security and bad politicians and soon fascists spitting in each others' mouths.

    Three weeks from now should be interesting.

  • Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I love Kamehameha in the corner standing there like "wtf are you dipshits doing now?"

    • penguin_von_doom [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Im sure there are a lot of lonely, hot, fit soldiers, that ... volcel police, volcel police, I surrender!