Dictatorship incoming or mass firing?Both.
So essentially, the goal is to turn the US military into an organization that shows up in random countries blows them to shit and then leavesAs Wolverine once put it, "Terrorists! That's what the big army calls the little army!"
I'm having a real hard time discerning that from a terrorist organization
Why did the generals have to be in person for that? Hegseth could have just done a video callIt's propaganda. They need him strutting around in front of the flag in a room full of people. Not as effective from the selfie cam showing off his double chin.
I wonder if mass firing/purges would be the point where "enough is enough" for the military and start doing the coup thing. Every good little fascist knows you need the military on your side and these clowns just keep disrespecting them lolThey'll just start hiring ICE/Proud Boys/Oath Keepers into the military
They'll just start hiring ICE/Proud Boys/Oath Keepers into the militaryThey'll have to torpedo their own health and fitness standards first, but yes, this is accurate.
Authoritarians do love a war.
Wars tend to strengthen a government's grip on power . . . unless they end in total disaster.
Sothey spent millions getting everyone there and on security and all the logistics. Not to mention pulling people from incredibly important assignments. And then theylive streamed the remarks?Because it's a performance. You're dealing with TV personalities. It's all just one big show to them.
The people running our government right now are very evil, but also very VERY stupid.
Thanks, James Comey. Thanks a lot for this
Trump speaking to military leadership like hes on a campaign trail
To be fair, this is the end result of decades of government brushing off right wing fanatics as unserious threats. Comey's rat fucking only accelerated the timeline for this fruition. We need to stop treating the Republicans as a serious party operating in good faith and actually ensure their leaders are brought to justice. Time and time again we've let them off the hook for crimes for the sake of healing.
To be fair, this is the end result of decades of government brushing off right wing fanatics as unserious threats. Comey's rat fucking only accelerated the timeline for this fruition. We need to stop treating the Republicans as a serious party operating in good faith and actually ensure their leaders are brought to justice. Time and time again we've let them off the hook for crimes for the sake of healing.
To be fair, this is the end result of decades of government brushing off right wing fanatics as unserious threats. Comey's rat fucking only accelerated the timeline for this fruition. We need to stop treating the Republicans as a serious party operating in good faith and actually ensure their leaders are brought to justice. Time and time again we've let them off the hook for crimes for the sake of healing.Coney's rat fucking is actually a direct result of right wing fanatics in the FBI leaking information from the investigation in the first place. He did what he did to protect the institution of the FBI at the cost of the country.
These dudes all thought they were heading to righteous kegger and now they have to listen to this loser.About to? Hes already well into that plan.
He sounds like he's about to fire all the women and brown people in the military.
So essentially, the goal is to turn the US military into an organization that shows up in random countries blows them to shit and then leavesThe goal probably isn't other countries, but blue states.
I'm having a real hard time discerning that from a terrorist organization
Them clearly not wanting to be there seems like a good sign they won't follow whatever weird fanaticism Hegseth and Trump are on.
I wonder if mass firing/purges would be the point where "enough is enough" for the military and start doing the coup thing. Every good little fascist knows you need the military on your side and these clowns just keep disrespecting them lolNo. Mass firings have already been announced in the Navy, and no one is doing anything.
The goal probably isn't other countries, but blue states.Also in blue cities trapped within red states.
Because it's a performance. You're dealing with TV personalities. It's all just one big show to them.
Did hegseth even see or do anything related to combat?Pretty sure he has 0 military experience.
He pretty much comes off as trying to compensate and I think most of the military officials he's talking to are just waiting to shove this guy in a locker somewhere.
Pretty sure he has 0 military experience.
No idea if it'd be possible but I wish said officials could do a vote of no confidence because it's so fucking embarrassing that this guy is in charge
Pretty sure he has 0 military experience.Couldn't take 5 seconds to see that he served and was O-4 in the guard?
No idea if it'd be possible but I wish said officials could do a vote of no confidence because it's so fucking embarrassing that this guy is in charge
He literally said that his job is to determine who was just executing orders of an elected officials, and which are truly committed to the "woke Department" and who need to be removed because they won't execute new lawful orders
He said if his words make hearts sink then you should just resign.
I thought woke was defeated?!Somehow, woke returned.
I thought woke was defeated?!It's both weak and all powerful.
no, I did not watch any of itHe said we're no longer going to abide by "politically correct rules of engagement" so take that as you will.
is Stephen Miller and Pete's goon squad explicitly at the "start shooting Trump dissenters" part, and if not how close is Miller and Kegseth's goon squad to that