• TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      When I first read the headline, I thought it was maybe a good thing. Hurray for less military spending! I guess there’s maybe one policy I might agree with.

      Then I read the article and found the little “woke” nugget you mentioned. Seriously, conservatives are just completely fucked… I know people in the military and it’s anything but woke! I’d like to see ANY of these fucking woke-saying assholes do a single day of basic training or handle even a few hours on an exercise!

      Of course we all know that “warrior culture” in this context means kicking out anyone who’s not a “straight” white male. Because nothing says warrior like being toxicly insecure about ones sexuality.

      I just wish it meant bringing in Klingon codes of honour.

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        Of course we all know that “warrior culture” in this context means kicking out anyone who’s not a “straight” white male. Because nothing says warrior like being toxicly insecure about ones sexuality.

        “Warrior culture” means willing to commit war crimes at the direction of the government, without thought, hesitation or remorse.

        We’ve seen “warrior culture” in action. It’s why we have professional standing armies that are (supposed to be) well paid, well equipped and supported. Because the alternative–underpaid mercenaries with scorching cases of PTSD–never ever ends well.

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      2 months ago

      That’s the cool thing about complaining about “the woke”, the people who use that word as an insult are never able to define what the word actually means.

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      2 months ago

      That wouldn’t stop the influencers.

      guuuuise, omg a Bradley just rolled past my house and is liquidating the family down the street shaky video of horrors incomprehensible

    • RandAlThor@lemmy.caOP
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      2 months ago

      He’s referring to the appointment of a woman to lead the army. It’s too “woke”. The complaints by women soldiers and officers against sexual harassment is too “woke”.