• HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world
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      Trump has made it as abundantly clear as possible that he despises both veterans and active duty soldiers.

      And yet, so many countless of them gleefully support him and have actually killed and committed other crimes for him.

      At least for that crowd, he’s 100% on the money.

      Hot take: any veteran or active duty who voted for Trump should have all their military honors and privileges revoked, and their military record earased.

      You can’t claim glory or credit for defending the country or its freedoms, and then vote for the pedophile who has destroyed both.

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    “What would happen if there was another hypothetical 9/11?” [Sgt. Banks] says. “I hate to say it, but why would any nation, ever again, partner with the United States, if this is how they treat their closest neighbour and ally?”

    Fair enough.

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        Even Australia.

        We’ve been at US’s back every single war since WW2, since US was the only one that was there for us in our time of need.

        We declined to assist with the attacks and war on Iran.

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    There was a set of rules of war that were written SPECIFICALLY because of us. I think americans should try to remember that.

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    We were active in both world wars years before the US was. They didn’t win a goddamn thing like they think they did. They’ve lost every war they started, they couldn’t even leave their base in Korea until the commonwealth came onto the field. We also had the special forces that were put at the top of the list for operations in Afghanistan. We did more dirty work than they did. They train in Canada because they don’t have a diverse enough environment for mountain and winter training. But sure, cut off your nose to spite your face, great leadership decision.

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    I live around army people, and I cannot emphasize enough how much they all hate Trump.

    Even the alt-right chuds. The guys who used to love him. The moment this 51st state shit started, he was dead to them. Doesn’t matter where they sit on the political spectrum (and, for the record, Canadian soldiers sit ALL across the political spectrum; I know straight up communists and anarchists in the CAF), the one thing that basically unites every soldier in Canada is that they serve Canada. They swore an oath to defend and protect our sovereignty, and when Trump threatens that sovereignty they take it seriously and personally.

    Also, fun fact, the US regularly cheats in NATO joint exercises, and still routinely get their asses kicked countries despite their cheating. Learned that from a jack literally just this morning.