• Ashrakal@lemmy.ml
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    Can’t the US government and their enablers just calm down about waging wars? They’re quite literally one of the biggest issues of this world, and they think that they’re not the problem…

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    After watching Russian soldiers getting blown to bits by drones for the last 3-4 years, I am good on ever joining the army.

    They can recruit those gen-z maga true believers focused on looksmaxxing though. Army uniform looks cool. Makes you Chad.

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      4 hours ago

      If the Wehrmacht is lacking we should send in the SS

      Do you not listen to yourself or? Look up Volkssturm to see whats coming

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            4 hours ago

            While a great sentiment, it’s unbelievably unrealistic. There will always be things people will die for. Likewise, there will always be things people will kill for.

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              Yankees bombing schoolchildren is not just “a fact of life” good lord. Your army is the single most murderous force in the last 100 years or so. Death to Amerikkka.

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                It doesn’t matter what country we’re talking about. People on a fundamental level will never stop killing eachother. Downvote me all you like. It will never stop. We will always find some reason to kill other people. Whether they’re poor, or a different color than us, or because your government tells you they’re a threat to you, or whether they’re building bombs to use on you, or they’re raping and pillaging your home. You act like there’s some magic light switch you can just flip and turn off all the violence. It must be nice to live in fairytale land. You yourself are a contradiction to yourself “oh stop all murder! Except amerikkka! Kill all Americans!”

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              We should start getting rid of the people who actively want that. Dangerous line of thinking i guess, but nobody can tell me that the wold wouldnt be net positive for removing trump, putin, xi, weidel, etc.

              Edit: counts for everyone next in line as well so long as they try to keep the idiology/insanity up

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      6 hours ago

      I am having a surprisingly complex mix of feelings about being too old even for the revised age.

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        7 hours ago

        Weird thing is, marijuana is one of the few illicit drugs that stays in your system long enough to detect… Not an expert but I think you have to do maybe prescription drugs that will be detectable longer than a few hours or a day

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            Poppyseed bagel? Bah humbug!
            Try some central/south European and even Turkish deserts. To make a batch you usually start with at leas a pound of poppy seeds!
            Some use more poopy than flour. I miss those sweets!

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    11 hours ago

    Raised from 35 to 42, which is a big jump. At 35, the physical downward spiral is just beginning. At 42, it is typically well underway, especially in the U.S., where obesity runs rampant. They must be anticipating a slog similar to that when Russia invaded Ukraine.

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      Not just in Iran, Lindsey Graham seems to think we’re also gonna invade Cuba, probably parts of Latin America, and who knows, maybe Canada or Mexico to top it off. Multi-front wars aren’t a bad idea right? We have the logistics to fight two separate long-term wars, so what’s a third or a fifth?

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      It doesn’t matter, because we’re never going. Even if they try to implement the draft, myself and millions of other will cause disorder.

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      Whatever it is now doesn’t matter, because they will completely rewrite the laws if they ever actually do a draft

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      Below 45

      I.E. eligible for the draft until your 45th birthday.

      EDIT: The special skills draft for health care professionals is up to 54.

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    11 hours ago

    I’m 40. I haven’t found full time work in a year. I might have to join. I don’t want to lose my house. Nobody will miss me if I die overseas.

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      There’s quite a few non-murdering job roles in the military. You could ask a recruiter about those opportunities.

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      9 hours ago

      Dude start a bakery, become an internet lolcow, anything is better than getting ripped by a drone for the Epstein class.

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      10 hours ago

      yes, please come murder us in the global south for the fascist empire so you don’t have to deal with your own government.

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        10 hours ago

        I don’t want to hurt anyone. I’m hungry and I may be homeless soon. What’s the point of being moral if nobody will help me when I’m at rock bottom?

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          I’m hungry and I may be homeless soon.

          So you’re okay with inflicting that same suffering and much worse on other people in countries already with a much lower quality of life than you to escape that fate yourself?

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            People die on the streets everyday in America. It’s a brutal death and your mental health deteriorates fast. Our country is cruel. If you don’t understand that you come from privilege

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              SHUT THE FUCK UP about privilege when you’re literally trying to justify slaughtering people in much, much poorer countries. Orders of magnitude more people in the countries America targets experience a life far worse than the worst life in America, because of America. You don’t get to kill other people to feed yourself. Jesus fucking Christ.

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              Being completely passive and cold and ignoring the suffering of those around you is still better than actively inflicting suffering.

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          I hope you can find something, man. No money’s worth dying in a war for this regime but that’s easy to say. Maybe something entry level in business or something? Most of them train on the job and just having any degree or experience at all can help. I’m sorry the tech industry’s so awful

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            I’ve been applying to entry level jobs for months. I was a frontend developer and designer with ten years experience. I now have a PMP, PMI-ACP, and PSM I certifications. I have a resume with a high ATS score. I’ve only been met with silence from jobs. The only work I’ve found is working for a grocery store part time. It’s not covering my bills.

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              That’s so unbelievably fucked 🫂 honestly if you straight up have to turn to crime that’s valid absolute fucking lunacy people with this much exp can’t find any work I know I’m just a internet random but I hope things look up for you

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                My son graduated with a perfect 4.0 in a 5 year accelerated masters degree program in computer science. He got out just in time for the AI bullshit and has gotten exactly one interview and no offers in two years of applying everywhere. I’m so proud of the work he put in and so pissed that he got royally fucked over. If the job market even comes back I’m afraid he won’t be able to compete with fresh graduates with nothing but a big gap in his resume.

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                  I’m in a similar situation as someone about to leave university (also in an accelerated ~5 year Master’s program and just got my Bachelor’s last semester but decided not to continue next semester for financial reasons) and the disconnect between the education system and job market is so bad, I almost feel like college made me stupider. (Might look into PhD programs more though.)

                  Other concern is that in my current area of specialization I’m now struggling to find jobs that aren’t associated with the MIC or some three-letter agency and I’m starting to wonder if pursuing my interests is digging myself into a trap (or maybe the city I live in just sucks).

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      You wouldn’t consider it without your media-induced sense of invulnerability. Nobody actually wants to die from shrapnel, or get a TBI. That’s the reality of missile and drone warfare. You’re not kicking down families’ doors in Baghdad, Kyle. You either collect debtbux or perish. If you were serious, you wouldn’t be hoping the AoR takes care of it for you. Stop being melodramatic when other people’s lives are at stake. It’s a genocide, not a “dangerous job”. Solipsistic nonsense

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      Did the same thing but I was 25. Now that Im in my forties I couldnt possibly have done the training that was asked of me. I was in Basic with a guy that was 40ish, he only kept up cause he was in phenomenal shape. Just know Ill miss you MisterNeon, good luck.

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        I’m not in shape. I don’t think I could survive basic training. I’m running out of options.

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          The most important thing is to just keep going. Always keep trying, even when you think you can’t.

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            I’m feeling really old. It’s hard to keep trying and failing at my age. There are no jobs and I don’t have anyone to lean on for financial support.