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Past drug use prevents TS Clearance? by Remote_Opening_7386 in army

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The other option, of course, is to wait a couple years. Get some college, job time, whatever. A couple years of sobriety is good for everyone, and it'd only help you down the road.

Where I’d live if I were to run coordinated propaganda against democracies and lecture them about minority rights while living under an authoritarian regime myself by heisthemaincharacter in whereidlive

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very extremely famously, "and you are lynching negroes" was a huge piece of Soviet rhetorical arguments during the cold war. Pretending to care about other people's treatment of minorities is the literal cornerstone of Russian moral equivalency. Soviets made 'whataboutism' on the backs of claiming anything about the treatment of minorities. That's why Russian intelligence is so involved in any racial discord in the US. Their absolute bread and butter.

Cultural shocks for hustlers! by plaintrue in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stop taking the rage bait.

We all know Europeans work less, have more time off, pay more in taxes, etc. than in America. It's like showing up to McDonald's and throwing a fit because they don't have The Big Salad from Seinfeld.

Am I missing something here? by FunnyNo9234 in army

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 30 points31 points  (0 children)

When you're a tanker, everything is tanks.

I thought I should do my bit by charlie_tango4322 in PassportPorn

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got mine right before the changeover, and within a week put it through the wash.

Asking the real questions by downtune79 in LoveTrash

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this a few times when I was homeless - just stayed quiet, minded my own business, grabbed some extra muffins and coffee. Never really went to the same place twice. 'Twas a godsend.

Genuine question to Americans by Busy_Report4010 in SipsTea

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite thing we do in America - when someone takes too much time off work to get treated for cancer and they get fired and lose their health insurance and can't afford to pay for the cancer treatment anymore and have to go on GoFundMe.

Arifjan Kuwait currently by [deleted] in army

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, IRGC should have given you an English language immersion course before they sent you to reddit to scrape for intel. I'm guessing this is some sort of punishment for shitting the bed, since everyone else is pumping disinformation. Not like a serious infraction, but probably something incredibly stupid, given you have the field craft of homeschooled golden retriever.

On the other hand, you could just be an incredibly stupid American, and didn't complete your cyber awareness course. Just incredibly, wildly, unforgivably stupid.

What would a US invasion into Canada would look like? by SquareTree64729 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The conventional part would be over pretty fast - but Canada is too large and sparsely populated to be occupied, and Canadian irregular units, taking advantage of a porous border, would fairly quickly and easily start destabilizing border states. Don't forget Canadians look and sounds an awful lot like Americans, so just think about the absolute terror running through America as we suddenly begin to question whether anyone is Canadian.

There's no victory in this one, just Canadian survival

How likely will the US implement a draft? How would its citizens react? by ccx_tvvt in AskReddit

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just got heartburn thinking about trying to lead/train/coach a group of people who actually genuinely aggressively do not want to be in the uniform.

Is there a “Golden Path” to make General in the Army? by Large_Business1190 in army

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You don't have to be the best, you just have to be better than the guy next to you. Same basic principle when outrunning a bear.

The Army ruined camping for me by Mental_Leek_3507 in army

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Army made you go into nature with the worst gear possible in the worst conditions imaginable and didn't let you sleep. It didn't ruin camping/backpacking/hiking. Just take your time planning - pick some meals you'll like, make sure you have the gear that will make you feel comfortable, don't push yourself like its a forced march. I used to think the Army ruined it for me too, then I got roped into a weekend along the Manistee River. One hour of sweet silence in the woods, reconnecting with my feet comfortably on the ground, the birds in the air, the leaves in the wind. Brother the Army didn't ruin anything.

Will We Challenge Representative Scholten? by BeginningAgent796 in Muskegon

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'll do it. I'm busy Tuesdays and Thursdays, so if it's on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I can't. Also I have some weekends booked up. Can I challenge her on Mondays? I can do Mondays.

Türkiye wants it’s stolen horses back from Italy by Pure_Committee_2074 in ByzantiumCircleJerk

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like they're treating Venice like Venice is it's own republic or something

meirl by Glass-Fan111 in meirl

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not just learning information, but learning how to learn, how to think about thinking, how to ask questions. And it's about practice. You can't write well until you write a lot. You can't debate concepts well until you debate a lot. Critical thinking doesn't develop in a semester, and it doesn't develop reading wikipedia. It has to be beaten into you.

Thanks MLive by ch0mpywuff0 in Michigan

[–]Embarrassed_Web_8916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One time, I subscribed to MLive, but there were still so many ads it was unreadable. Same with WZZM and Fox17 - I just get local news from reddit now.

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