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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You hear the same talking point with every US military failure. It's a version of the stabbed in the back myth.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We would have won if those pencil pushers let us shoot into crowds of civilians! (Ignoring that they did do that and did not endear them to the local populations)

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Me sowing: Hahaha, yeah! Fuck those civvies, shoulda been civillized like me! Ratatat-tat, motherfuckers!

Me reaping: pigmask-parodied scared pigmask-parodied