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		kulahan 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests Oh, you’re acting like a toddler in a schoolyard now. Okay, you’re very clever and I’m not - you’re so big brain and I’m dumb. > A president that pardoned murderers from January 6th? A president that said there were good people in a group of neonazi rioters? A president that Yes? Why do you think this is a gotcha? I already said they were games with serious consequences. Are you ok dude? This really feels like one of those ”””conversations””” where the other person is in fact arguing against someone else, and I’m just a proxy for whatever you’re actually mad about.

scott_w 6 months ago [–]

Well since you asked nicely, Legal Eagle obliged and reminded me that the NG shot at protesters during the Vietnam War: https://youtu.be/CT8_IV42AM8?si=HCyQNBpJ7T9pfodS

Skip ahead to about 10 minutes. So yes, I’m still right and the US military are as trigger happy as any other military.

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