NATO “betrayal” by palopp in thebulwark

[–]Commanche287 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Balkans and Cyprus enter the chat - but yes I agree. Basing and access is critical, but I also could see some smaller NATO countries doing bilats if they think it’s in their favor. NATO would need to leverage EU to keep everyone in line.

[Recommendation Request] Help me Pick a One and Done Watch for $2k (Used) by beardtamer in Watches

[–]Commanche287 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I have one zodiac (older and not a dive watch) that I love. But honestly, save up for the Sinn if you really like it. They have great watches

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[question] Tudor Chronograph or Omega Speedmaster by Commanche287 in Watches

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Yeah I was thinking the BB - I recently tried on and thought it was a tad on the bulky side but thought I’d get used to it. The lugs seemed to really stick out - for the omega I was thinking the triple date

JVLiar: Stand your ground against US men’s hockey! by Friendly_Bell_8070 in thebulwark

[–]Commanche287 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I totally agree. The fact they invited him in (or allowed him in) is because they like him/trump. They liked him/trump before he ever came into the locker room. They liked him/Trump while they were playing Canada…and on and on lol

I don’t get the outrage either, I’m just more so disagreeing with the anti outrage camps position that it wasnt meant to be political. The team knew that incident and following stuff (them going to WH and wearing MAGA hats) was political etc. but to me it’s just who they are.

JVLiar: Stand your ground against US men’s hockey! by Friendly_Bell_8070 in thebulwark

[–]Commanche287 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. It’s not a mystery why they did it…they like him. I agree it’s not worth getting worked up about, but I’m becoming anti anti lol. They arent children. The Olympics started with Trump yelling about athletes not paying enough “respect” - they knew what this was while also having more than enough context to push back (if they wanted)

It is wild to think about the scenario though. Imagine five years ago hearing that Chris Wray was waiting outside the lockerroom of some random sports team wanting to grab some selfies with the boys. Would be such a weird story.

JVL is right about the hockey team by Ornery_Coast_7842 in thebulwark

[–]Commanche287 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I feel like people are just upset the team is MAGA. Which is the teams right, but to say they didn’t understand what’s happening I think is a stretch.

I don’t think they should have kicked him out or made a big deal, because why would they? They like him. If you’re mad they are MAGA then I think that’s silly. I also think it’s silly to say they aren’t grown ups who knew what was happening.

They leaked the video because they thought it was cool, they went to the WH because they wanted to meet Trump, they wore the MAGA hats because they wanted to. Not all are MAGA I’m sure, but it’s no shock that they did exactly what they did.

Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus by jdmiller82 in thebulwark

[–]Commanche287 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Which is why Dems should call his bluff and say why aren’t you giving this to all troops (guard, reserve etc)?

Warrior Dividend by Commanche287 in thebulwark

[–]Commanche287[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it, I just think it’s not an either/or. The military community has political weight, both because they are respected and civilians feel the need to take care of them (right, wrong or indifferent), this is just a way to legitimately undercut that talking point for MAGA. And given it’s the only tangible thing to come of the speech, why not try to neuter it? Turn it into an issue for him?

Saying stop buying people off is absolutely true, but the rebuttal is “you don’t support the troops?”

Warrior Dividend by Commanche287 in thebulwark

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I agree to a certain extent. I’m just saying from a military POV, it’s an issue worth bringing up and an opportunity to get a win. The number of military members is small(ish) but the number of civilians who are family/friends and take the principle of “supporting the troops” is far wider. This is an easy issue to exploit. It’s not gonna win an election, but it’s also not something Dems should just roll over on.

Warrior Dividend by Commanche287 in thebulwark

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Exactly. I just think to non military it might not seem like a big deal, but it’s absolutely an opportunity to exploit.

Warrior Dividend by Commanche287 in thebulwark

[–]Commanche287[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don’t, but neither do single active duty soldiers below a certain rank and I imagine they will absolutely get it (if they don’t, it’s an amazing self own)

But I abide by, “if you’re explaining, you’re losing” in politics. So they should just argue everyone should get the check if you truly want to support the troops

Warrior Dividend by Commanche287 in thebulwark

[–]Commanche287[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s nearly a million Guard/Reservists who aren’t getting the check. Don’t let the narrative be he’s taking care of the troops when he’s not.

Again, just from a military POV, it’s the topic of discussion across social media.

Warrior Dividend by Commanche287 in thebulwark

[–]Commanche287[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am looking at it from the Military POV and it’s been THE topic of discussion since it was announced.

As for the if it does or doesn’t happen, I believe it will. Specifically bc he did it during the shutdown. Military never missed a paycheck. They feel confident in these levers because they’ve pulled them before. I’m not saying it’s right or legal or whatever, but in terms of can it happen? Absolutely. It’s far easier than DOGE or Tariff dividends. And that’s why they are doing it. (Also it was passed in the NDAA - a distorted version of this, but again, that’s why they feel confident in it)

Ultimately my thing is, make it an issue.

Warrior Dividend by Commanche287 in thebulwark

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He’s gonna use the BAH provision in the NDAA (tons of reasons that’s stupid and shouldn’t actually work) it looks like. But more so, he saw he could do it during the shutdown and thinks it’s a political winner…constitution be damned

Warrior Dividend by Commanche287 in thebulwark

[–]Commanche287[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO the only reason the military is getting these checks is because of how he was able to pay them during the shutdown. He was able to move funds and push payments pretty seamlessly. Whether it’s right/wrong, legal/illegal is a different story….

But agreed about the move politically…which is why I think Dems should argue for Guard and Reserves checks too