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angrychair

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31. Please see post #30 and this

Reply to dware (Reply #29)

Thu Jun 4, 2020, 02:15 AM

Jun 2020

There are former military, racist rage monsters, that find a home in the police force.

It is not uncommon, that when a racially motivated attack on a person of color is documented that police officer was former military and often had discipline issues.

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Esper breaks with Trump to oppose using active duty troops to quell protests [View all] brooklynite Jun 2020 OP

Buh-bye, Esper! Maeve Jun 2020 #1

yes, i see it coming. The Idiot will call Esper a coward and a loser. All projection of course. onetexan Jun 2020 #34

It means the generals have told him they won't do it. roamer65 Jun 2020 #2

Legit military leaders have his number. nt Cognitive_Resonance Jun 2020 #7

That is essentially the memo sarisataka Jun 2020 #18

Members of the King's Court bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #3

He may not support it, but he will do it or be fired and replaced with a lackey. AllyCat Jun 2020 #4

Trump was bluffing with this threat Pantagruel Jun 2020 #5

I respectfully disagree angrychair Jun 2020 #22

"a white nationalist, neo-nazi or religious zealot " Pantagruel Jun 2020 #25

That is pure unadulterated bullshit. dware Jun 2020 #28

Not a lie angrychair Jun 2020 #30

Yes, it is a lie. dware Jun 2020 #32

Show us the proof of what you claim. dware Jun 2020 #29

Please see post #30 and this angrychair Jun 2020 #31

So how does that translate into being most of the people in the military? dware Jun 2020 #33

Yes angrychair Jun 2020 #35

I was a Marine for 35 years, served 2 tours in Vietnam, dware Jun 2020 #36

You quibble over word usage angrychair Jun 2020 #37

Time for Dotard to fire/replace Esper with a better sycophant. keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #6

It'll be Jarvanka, they get all the best gigs. ...nt 2naSalit Jun 2020 #10

Suuuuuuuuuper Jared! keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #12

The protest is growing! The impacts will include: NCjack Jun 2020 #8

Why doesn't the Defense Secretary know what his troops are doing ArizonaLib Jun 2020 #9

House of may start to fall. rickyhall Jun 2020 #11

Has he apologized for calling US cities a "battleSpace" yet? BlueIdaho Jun 2020 #13

Right - he tipped his hand ArizonaLib Jun 2020 #16

In other words: yonder Jun 2020 #14

And this morning... from the Chief of Staff of the Air Force... Mustellus Jun 2020 #15

Yes. He has lost them. roamer65 Jun 2020 #17

But he's keeping the unbadged mercenaries... Lock him up. Jun 2020 #19

Good. Thanks for those links, Mustellus. nt crickets Jun 2020 #20

That is a significant statement on the part of CMSAF Wright. sarge43 Jun 2020 #21

Well, I Like This Guy ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #23

You're welcome sarge43 Jun 2020 #26

So I assume Trump didn't take his advice Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #24

KR! Cha Jun 2020 #27