• MaxLemminist@lemmy.ml
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    8 days ago

    Show me how they’re " totally willing to fight".
    We’re talking about ‘americans’ in general. They bend over like a twig.
    Even if you mean their army which I think you might imply when you say “do all sorts of (war) crimes” then it’s wrong.
    They also never ‘fight’.
    What they call war is when they cowardly bomb defenseless brown people from a distance and let their local proxies/traitors do the dangerous stuff.

    So no, coward is accurate, they don’t deserve the benefit of the doubt.
    Only ridicule and loathing.

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      7 days ago

      Come to the USA and start saying this in public. See how unwilling to fight you people are.

      Name calling on the internet doesn’t male you tough, kid.

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        7 days ago

        LOL
        not setting foot in that banana republic.
        I’m European, I’ve been to many protests and do my part.
        Like plenty now all over Europe that you can see on the news.
        12 year olds have more balls than you all you pussies together.
        IDC if you are butthurt about ‘name calling’.
        It’s simply an accurate description.

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      8 days ago

      They’re willing to join up with their military and die, and they’re constantly shooting each other too.

      They’re obviously an incredibly violent and vile people, they just don’t fight for the right things because they’re cynical.

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        7 days ago

        The government gives out socialism during and after military service. Free healthcare. Housing vouchers. Completely subsidized education. Career guidance.

        There is a reason System of a Down asks “why do they always send the poor?” in BYOB. The poor are who join the military. They are enticed by the socialism the govt provides and whatever else the military recruiter sold them on.

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        7 days ago

        join up with their military and die

        LOL die from a heart attack from being fat or a car accident?
        Almost none get killed in combat, because THEY DON’T DO COMBAT.

        they are not cynical, they are cowards, the end

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          7 days ago

          Tell that to the shitheads that Iran just smoked lol

          I’m not sure how you can argue they aren’t cynical, even if you think they’re cowards. Both is also an option. Disregarding cynicism is bizarre.

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            7 days ago

            As I said, rarely. They were to stupid and incompetent to realise Iran could hit them there.
            They would’ve invaded Iran years ago if they knew they couldn’t fight back.
            They don’t because they’re cowards.
            Them being cynical or not is totally irrelevant and has zero importance.
            That’s not the reason why they don’t fight.

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              7 days ago

              It’s not like enlisted soldiers choose when invasions happen, they just volunteer to fight for the empire when the orders come. The higher ups, who know they’re going to die, are cowards and that’s why they avoided conflict for so long.

              But plenty of people joined up to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq, fully expecting danger. That’s cynicism, not cowardice.

              I understand that you hate them. I hate them too. I think it’s funny when they die. But, they aren’t cowards.

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                7 days ago

                they joined up because they got paid to let local proxies fight, bully civilians and sit in a base playing games.
                They did not expect to fight or die.
                99% of them would not do it if they were at war with Russia or China.
                They are cowards

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                  7 days ago

                  No one signs up for deployment not expecting danger. 🙄

                  They are cynics. They joined up because military service was their ticket into owning a home and getting a degree without a ton of debt and getting free healthcare and maybe getting a Dodge Charger, and they did so believing they were risking their lives to at least some extent.

                  Though they certainly wouldn’t sign up for certain death against Russia or China, but that’s still cynicism. If the point of enlisting is personal benefit and upward class mobility, they’re not going to jump into a meat grinder. Cynics only take risks if they think the reward is worth it. But again, that’s not cowardice. That’s just neoliberal subjectivity.

                  A coward wouldn’t take any risks. They’d just become a cop for upward mobility.