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[–] rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net 60 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I knew Blackwater was horrible in like 2008 and I was in middle school and didn’t give a shit about politics back then.

Yeah, Blackwater’s real crime was stealing taxpayer dollars

[–] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 44 points 5 months ago

Yeah I’m pretty sure when I was 9 and heard of Blackwater for the first time it was in the context of “The evil mercenary company”

[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 36 points 5 months ago (1 children)

metal gear solid 4 came out in 2008 it was pretty quickly known that PMCs were committing atrocities in Iraq

[–] jack@hexbear.net 10 points 5 months ago

metal gear solid 4 came out in 2008

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