Anecdotally, this self identification as rabid haters serves a great purpose.
We are seeing the people who want to destroy our civilization.
And we are choosing where we stand.
As a less welcome byproduct, I am also less tolerant of the biased people who see terrible things in conservatives, but see nothing noteworthy in the censorship, partisanship, and larceny of the Biden administration.
We have entered a period where a political stance is not enough.
I agree with it pretty much in total. It’s a typical example of the Defense Department’s bureaucratic paralysis and general ineptitude, which the Biden Administration has only made worse.
On the tactical level, I’m inclined to think that the best defense is to take the fight to the enemy: every attack should be answered by a much more deadly counterattack.
The only way I get intersectional points as a hetero White guy is if I become a homeless drug addict, or maybe a "minor attracted person".
Exactly.
Anecdotally, this self identification as rabid haters serves a great purpose.
We are seeing the people who want to destroy our civilization.
And we are choosing where we stand.
As a less welcome byproduct, I am also less tolerant of the biased people who see terrible things in conservatives, but see nothing noteworthy in the censorship, partisanship, and larceny of the Biden administration.
We have entered a period where a political stance is not enough.
We are now cognizant of people's moral positions.
My very point, indeed.
This is completely off-topic, but given your expertise, I wonder whether you might be willing to comment on this essay by Stephen Bryan.
https://open.substack.com/pub/weapons/p/us-bases-in-iraq-and-syria-have-no?r=dq3ii&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
I agree with it pretty much in total. It’s a typical example of the Defense Department’s bureaucratic paralysis and general ineptitude, which the Biden Administration has only made worse.
On the tactical level, I’m inclined to think that the best defense is to take the fight to the enemy: every attack should be answered by a much more deadly counterattack.
Thanks very much for replying, Thomas.
Not at all.