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When the going gets dangerous, dirty, or heavy they will gladly push the real men forward. You don't really think more then 1 percent or so of these pansy-ass nitwits are going to be standing side by side with you on the front line, do you?

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The real men might not be terribly interested in fighting to defend this society.

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So true - but the largely silent (and/or gagged) majority are worth fighting for - so is your constitution (from an outsiders perspective).

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The US Marines know how to make a recruitment ad - I trust the rest of the military will now go back to truly inspiring recruitment drives and draw warriors into the service.

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Great contrast. I remember watching this a couple years ago with a friend over a few pints at a pub. We couldn't contain our laughter. The waitress asked to see it, couldn't believe it, then the bartender. Pretty soon a circle formed around our booth and the laughter didn't cease for ten minutes.

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Admittedly the US does have some cool recruitment videos but these woke ones have to have been the biggest mistake in marketing history!

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They went from 'be all that you can be' to 'be whatever you identify as' is one generation.

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Yep, kinda sad isn't it.

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I would expect the military to tern civilians into warriors (it's called basic training), with today's wars being won by solders that are both physically and mentally prepared. A drill sergeant should be able to form an infantryman (or sailer, tank driver, etc.), from any able man (or women), or should move to another line of work.

However, warriors are only a small part of modern military, with technical/intelligence professionals being harder to find and retain, and arguably more important in today's high-tech force.

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Aug 7, 2022Liked by Winston Smith

The point I never get to review is this military is built on profit. Profits first seems like winning isn't even in the mix. Fatman profiteers don't make good soldiers.

Put a fork in the USA at this rate.

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Good video Winston will be linking as usual @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/

The second video was typical Fox/ Ingraham propaganda although it had a few good points. I usually like Kurt Schlichter's take on things but Gordon Chang is pretty much a straight up China phobe.

I have seen similar comparisons to the different militaries before and many feel we are the weak ones now, but this could just be one big psyop. Just because we don't have big weapons and army parades that are visible to the public doesn't necessarily mean we don't have just as equal capabilities. The qualities of our military leaders right now, may not be the best, but you can blame this shift on the past few years beginning with Obama years in 2008 when he began to thin out quality leaders!!!

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The US can easily outgun China - way more hardware that isn't paraded down streets for the world to see - but as you say, it's the quality of the leadership that matters now.

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