goodnights

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by goodnights 12y ago
I'm not a newbie, this isn't my first account. In the spirit of civility you might want to spell out why it's not a good idea to "try and piss-off a Marine" instead of resorting to implying things. I'm also qui
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by goodnights 12y ago
"I think we understand each other now." Please explain to me how the US military isn't breaking their loyalty to their soldiers when more people die of suicide than was killed in action, when soldiers requesting psychological
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by goodnights 12y ago
"It is pretty clear that you have no idea what you're talking about." That's no way to have a discussion. You clearly didn't either read or understand my previous comment. You should probably stick to speaking to yo
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by goodnights 12y ago
It's relative, but yes. Spend some time with people who served under the UN and you'll hear all about it.
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by goodnights 12y ago
That's a bastardisation of loyalty though. Yes, people volunteer, because they are expected to. What about speaking up about a situation that is going to get people killed? What about the people who didn't volunteer, where they fi
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by goodnights 12y ago
"a mix of loyalty to my Marines, habit and the urge to survive" I think that is mostly a cliché too though. People stay in bad situations because uncertainty is even harder to deal with. The military generally go out of their way
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by goodnights 12y ago
"I don't know where you got your information, but it wasn't from any experience with military." I spent 15 months of conscription in one of those "small team, heavy backpack, green beret"-type units. A sniper o
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by goodnights 12y ago
No, you didn't learn to kill. You were selected because of your trust in authority and lack of responsibility. Soldiers shouldn't ask for permission to shoot, especially not "snipers". The whole thing is just a charade t
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by goodnights 12y ago
https://letsencrypt.org/howitworks/technology/
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by goodnights 12y ago
"What is so wrong with that?" Ask the people that are desperately trying to convince us otherwise. I see this a lot in "tech". That new library, language or company by "hackers" that are going to change everyth