Very true, however I was merely drawing a distinction between those drafted and tossed aside, and those who the original commenter said had committed horrors abroad. This guy is more likely to have been complicit.
To be fair, given his job, this guy probably didn’t commit wild atrocities. He probably stared at a screen, waiting for the Viet Cong to deploy submarines.
Which is true, the US should not have gone. However, many people were drafted for war in Vietnam, and going may not have been their choice.
I still don’t think thanking them for their service is the right thing to say, maybe something along the lines of “I’m sorry you were forced into a horrible war.”
The guy in the picture, though, is a senior chief petty officer, which pretty much means he did 20 years at least. This guy retired and is still collecting a check from the government. A far cry from the draftees who were forced into combat and forgotten about as soon as they got home, lucky to have survived at all.
Everyone needs a hobby, I suppose.
Seems like a bigger waste of time to just end up engaging with people who can vault over pictures, but can’t handle nuance.
Start the discussion on an intellectual level, and those who can’t grasp it can go read until they’re ready to talk.
Or they can go find someone else who will argue with cartoons or whatever, I’m sure they’ll be happier there.
Makes sense. As a grown adult, I also require overly simplistic illustrations in order to grasp concepts.
That’s a very difficult concept for them to understand. The mental gymnastics I’ve seen them use to excuse or defend genocide has been wild.
By just saying, “I don’t want to endorse a genocide.” sends them into a frothing rage, with arguments immediately fired against the right. They see it as ‘us vs. them’, but fail to see that people don’t want to endorse a genocide no matter the color of the party.
A coworker actually referred to trump as daddy once. Out of dead silence, he said to another coworker, “You know, daddy is gunna be in the area soon.” I continued to evesdrop, as I wanted to hear who coworker #2 thought of as ‘Daddy’ with no context. He hesitantly said the names of a few managers in confusion, and the first guy corrected him and mentioned it was the former president.
Did anyone else have a ton of trouble making sense of the headline? Granted, I’m not exactly sober right now, but that seems confusing.
I dunno, I think Argonians would encourage negative talk about swamps to discourage travellers to their bog, not unlike Shrek or New Jersey.
Let yourself be cold for a bit, too. If you immediately try to fight off the cold, you’re not letting your body acclimate. There’s only so many layers you can throw on, but if you allow your body to adjust, there’s less layers required.
The starliner is to return unmanned, according to this article. Can you imagine being on the ISS, and watching the ship you should have taken shred apart into burning rain as it attempts to pierce the veil of our atmosphere.
My comment was absolutely an understatement to generate curiosity. I do agree that Kevin Can Fuck Himself is a hidden gem. I’ve read that some people were saying the sitcom element takes them out of moment, but I fear they’re robbing themselves from a great experience by not continuing.
There’s a show called Kevin Can Fuck Himself that uses a laugh track to bias the audience in favor of certain characters.
My dad said I would struggle to manage an average life, but look at me now dad! I’m makin this shit look easy!
Watch V For Vendetta next, also Hugo Weaving. In that film, he does an excellent job of portraying emotions from behind a mask. He does a better job from behind a mask than a lot of actors can do with their entire face.
When I have kids, one of the greatest challenges I’m anticipating is going to be keeping all the voices of the dwarves in the Hobbit diverse yet consistent.
Got asked to tip while buying a shirt at a concert. The three percentage options were 5, 10, and 15, so not nearly as crazy as this image, but still, it’s kind of ridiculous. I try to rationalize tipping based on if it’s a service that I can’t perform. I can line up a shirt number with the box it’s in and find a size, however I’m not a barber, a barista, or a chef. The percentage I give is based on setting. Standing, 10% or a buck, whichever is greater. Sitting, 20%. Barbers get 30%+.
Rant incoming:
Why in the fuck do we care what any of these people think? Go pretend to be someone else and get paid more money than I ever will. All of your opinions are irrelevant, just stick to entertaining us. It reeks of mass public influence. “Michael Douglas thinks this. If you like him, maybe you should consider this point of view.” The transaction between celebrities and the public should end as soon as the credits roll. These asshole have mansions and private chefs, there’s no way they share much in common with the average person, so why should I care in any way what they think? Get back on the screen, dance until they yell cut, take your money, and shut the fuck up already.
They’re upset that a political party convinced them to support genocide and feel the need to lash out.