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Glorious bastard

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6. Believe me, Hegseth will allow them to praise the shit out of his nonsense.

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 10:54 AM

Oct 2025

And there is such thing as anonymous whistle blowers for those who want to vent. The fact is, neither is evident, as it is supposed to be in the professional army which is meant to stay out of politics altogether.

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I am impressed with the response from the top US armed forces brass to Hegseth's shitshow at Quantico [View all] Glorious bastard Oct 2025 OP

Choices are being made. gordianot Oct 2025 #1

As fast as things are moving berniesandersmittens Oct 2025 #7

They never clap, so that tesponse was typical obamanut2012 Oct 2025 #2

Nearly a week later, not a single clap, or any comment at all. Glorious bastard Oct 2025 #3

They aren't allowed to obamanut2012 Oct 2025 #5

Believe me, Hegseth will allow them to praise the shit out of his nonsense. Glorious bastard Oct 2025 #6

You argue with me than agree with me obamanut2012 Oct 2025 #10

Suit yourself Glorious bastard Oct 2025 #11

I beg to differ, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2025 #15

It wouldn't bother me if Hegseth were to be given the clap. cloudbase Oct 2025 #4

I'm reserving judgment for when they are actually forced to choose between Trump and the Constitution . . . markpkessinger Oct 2025 #8

So far, no apparent rush to jump on a Trump bandwagon. Fingers crossed. Glorious bastard Oct 2025 #12

Sure, but it's quite a leap from sitting on their hands during speech and defying a presidential order n/t markpkessinger Oct 2025 #16

There is no presidential order for them to defy. Glorious bastard Oct 2025 #17

Not yet there isn't . . . markpkessinger Oct 2025 #18

My judgement is reserved as well, with a caveat of "so far so good" Glorious bastard Oct 2025 #19

So, the Republicans have been working to put their kind in high places, including the military. mucholderthandirt Oct 2025 #9

This is surely just the first step. Glorious bastard Oct 2025 #14

Yup, agree. republianmushroom Oct 2025 #13