"Serving" in the Fourth Reich's army, then becoming a mercenary: redemption requires at minimum he makes "marg bar amriKKKa" the most important plank of his platform. Veterans who do not feel ashamed of being veterans are irredeemable.

[–] Jabril@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Exactly, I know so many veterans who have nothing but regret for that time and are anti-war and so on. Platner clearly loved that period of his life and regrets nothing, which is disturbing

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (5 children)

See that’s part of why I don’t trust him. He’s like “anti war” as in “bring the boys home” it’s too government coded “love da troops” setting off some real old John Kerry shaped alarm bells in my head

[–] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Exactly. "Bring the boys home?" Why, so they can pilot drones and murder people in safety? Fuck them, it warms my heart whenever I hear one of these war-criminal boys die.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

It would certainly align with my feeling that the security state is circling some wagons

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