They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt

Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt by labster on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @03:00AM (#42945424)

It’s not moral panic, it’s because Trump is reducing legitimacy and stability of the government. Killing foreign civilians is normal, locking everyone out of a government job with zero notice is not.

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Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt by aqueueaqueue on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @03:08AM (#42945479)

> Killing foreign civilians is normal

Ironic, considering the HN submission we are replying to.

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Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt by mjfl on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @03:12AM (#42945511)

deeply ironic

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Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt by labster on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @03:27AM (#42945644)

COIN sucks, civilians get killed, the closest thing to a fortress in modern warfare is a city. The US has a better record than most in protecting civilians but it’s impossible to save everyone.

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Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt by immibis on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @08:07AM (#42947950)

The US could save people by not starting wars. And by quickly finishing wars other people started (that means Ukraine) rather than drawing them out as long as possible to maximize shareholder profits from weapon sales.

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Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt by labster on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @03:34AM (#42945681)

Bro you’ve already been flagkilled above for personal attacks, and you’re still at it

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Re:They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer, an Excerpt by mjfl on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @03:40PM (#42954785)

Do you think I care about imaginary internet compliance points, bugman?

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