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TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
1. Stepping on each others' dicks--what a clown show.
Fri Sep 18, 2015, 04:16 PM
Sep 2015

Get your positions straightened out first IN PRIVATE, idiots.

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Stepping on each others' dicks--what a clown show. TwilightGardener Sep 2015 #1
Probably a good idea given the results of recent studies StrongBad Sep 2015 #2
Maybe we should address their misogyny first, and how that might have impacted their study. jtuck004 Sep 2015 #4
I'm guessing the Marines are afraid of unneessary deaths due to mixed combat operations. StrongBad Sep 2015 #5
You hit that nail on the head. 7962 Sep 2015 #7
I am living in a racist county run by misogynists, in which women get paid less, disrespected jtuck004 Sep 2015 #12
So basically you're saying that no evidence or data can change your mind or your existing narrative. StrongBad Sep 2015 #14
You live in a racist COUNTRY run by misogynists, in which women get less opportunities. Major Hogwash Sep 2015 #23
facts suck Demonaut Sep 2015 #24
I read the study, and the hard data seemed to preclude misogyny. Yo_Mama Sep 2015 #21
Just because some women can't doesn't mean they all can't. threethirteen Sep 2015 #22
Not if the result is to downgrade the fighting capacity of the Marine infantry. Yo_Mama Sep 2015 #27
My hunch, though, is that Sec. Mabus thinks that the Marine study was launched with the TwilightGardener Sep 2015 #11
Fine. Disband the Marine Corps mwrguy Sep 2015 #3
^This!^ SoapBox Sep 2015 #6
Giving them a different name doesnt change their mission. And they're part of the Navy. 7962 Sep 2015 #8
Why? Did you know there are credible studies that explain why the Marines are considering this path? StrongBad Sep 2015 #9
I don't think the Army wants ship borne security and amphibious operations... EX500rider Sep 2015 #10
Ha! Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2015 #20
They are welcome to ASK for whatever they wish bluestateguy Sep 2015 #13
If you can do the job, gender shouldn't matter. uppityperson Sep 2015 #15
but if they can not do the job? oneshooter Sep 2015 #16
If someone cannot do their job, they should not have that job. Gender doesn't matter. uppityperson Sep 2015 #18
The proof, as they say, is in the pudding. oneshooter Sep 2015 #19
Someone's gonna be retiring soon. Or backing and retracting. MADem Sep 2015 #17
merit shows women should not be in combat except those with proven skills on par with men Demonaut Sep 2015 #25
Jobs should be based on merit. Testing should not be biased/loaded/weighted. MADem Sep 2015 #26
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