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You would lose everytime, military officers aren't bloodthirsty villans.

jeffbee 6y ago
Like the retired Air Force colonel who was looting the Capitol earlier week? The one with the nylon restraints because he was planning to abduct the legislative branch?
- lambda_obrien 6y ago
  Sure, there are a few bad apples in every bunch, but they're not gonna fucking bomb an American city. I'm not arguing with you, just trying to anchor you to reality.
  - jeffbee 6y ago
    It's nice that you think this is impossible. I think with the prevalence of right-wing nationalists and white supremacists especially in the Air Force a strike order against "antifa hq" or whatever would find at least one all-fascist path down from the President to a weapon, and one is all they need. By the way, you seem to have misunderstood the intended lesson of the apple and the barrel. The point of the proverb is that it takes only one apple to ruin the whole barrel, not that just one bad apple is not a problem.
    - lambda_obrien 6y ago
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act Maybe things have changed in 10 years, but even the most racist southern farmer I knew in the officer cprps wouldn't have bombed am American city, for several reasons. The US military is responsible for many atrocities, but I'll eat my own dick if a US military officer ever bombs an American city. Also, thanks for the patronizing remarks, no one uses that phrase as intended and it's now become less likely anyone would use your version. The bad apples in the military officer corps get removed very quickly, I bet your example will be court martialed and ejected with dishonorable discharge by springtime. If I had been his CO, I'd have him on literal bread and water on his way to federal prison for life for his acts, and most officers I know would do the same; the rest would probably want to shoot him.

Like the retired Air Force colonel who was looting the Capitol earlier week? The one with the nylon restraints because he was planning to abduct the legislative branch?

lambda_obrien 6y ago
Sure, there are a few bad apples in every bunch, but they're not gonna fucking bomb an American city. I'm not arguing with you, just trying to anchor you to reality.
- jeffbee 6y ago
  It's nice that you think this is impossible. I think with the prevalence of right-wing nationalists and white supremacists especially in the Air Force a strike order against "antifa hq" or whatever would find at least one all-fascist path down from the President to a weapon, and one is all they need. By the way, you seem to have misunderstood the intended lesson of the apple and the barrel. The point of the proverb is that it takes only one apple to ruin the whole barrel, not that just one bad apple is not a problem.
  - lambda_obrien 6y ago
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act Maybe things have changed in 10 years, but even the most racist southern farmer I knew in the officer cprps wouldn't have bombed am American city, for several reasons. The US military is responsible for many atrocities, but I'll eat my own dick if a US military officer ever bombs an American city. Also, thanks for the patronizing remarks, no one uses that phrase as intended and it's now become less likely anyone would use your version. The bad apples in the military officer corps get removed very quickly, I bet your example will be court martialed and ejected with dishonorable discharge by springtime. If I had been his CO, I'd have him on literal bread and water on his way to federal prison for life for his acts, and most officers I know would do the same; the rest would probably want to shoot him.