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Pentagon sending 5,200 troops to border

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  1. alessa
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    Huh. I haven't been closely following the news lately for my own health so I don't have a good overview of this, but it's pretty, uh, startling. The first image my mind jumps to is troops firing...

    Huh. I haven't been closely following the news lately for my own health so I don't have a good overview of this, but it's pretty, uh, startling. The first image my mind jumps to is troops firing on refugees, but that's by design.

    I mean, I can conceive of worlds where it makes sense to send our troops to help organize and protect a mass of refugees during a lengthy processing period. Set them up with reasonable shelter and necessities. It's a massive undertaking, after all. Sounds like something FEMA could help with. Or just do themselves. Maybe there are level heads involved with this who are intending just that. I could see where this might be partly a legitimate deployment. I mean, I'm not optimistic, just noting that it's in both the political establishment's and the media's interests to emphasize the most sensational divisive aspects of the narrative, and there are conceivably legitimate nonviolent uses for a large military contingent in this situation.

    They're sure painting a picture here, though and with the people we've got running the show ... yikes.

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    Diet_Coke
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    People from this admin need to be in jail by the 2024 election or our country has no soul

    People from this admin need to be in jail by the 2024 election or our country has no soul

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      stephen
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      Just wondering, what sort of soul do you see America having now if any?

      Just wondering, what sort of soul do you see America having now if any?

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        Diet_Coke
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        Yeah, fair. I think millennials and gen Z etc have a real chance to change things though. There are more of us than boomers. Emphasis on the word chance.

        Yeah, fair. I think millennials and gen Z etc have a real chance to change things though. There are more of us than boomers. Emphasis on the word chance.

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          unknown user
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          Yeah, big emphasis. This is very much just my own opinion; but I've seen a larger demographic younger people become very vocal in support for Trump and similar nationalistic ideologies than I...

          Yeah, big emphasis. This is very much just my own opinion; but I've seen a larger demographic younger people become very vocal in support for Trump and similar nationalistic ideologies than I otherwise would have expected prior to 2016. I wish I knew why this was the case.

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          1. stephen
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            Teenagers don't have fully formed brains. Nor are any of them particularly literate in history (despite COD Nazi Zombies) My hunch is that has something to do with it.

            Teenagers don't have fully formed brains. Nor are any of them particularly literate in history (despite COD Nazi Zombies) My hunch is that has something to do with it.

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    1. uselessabstraction
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      While it is probably just a PR move for the impending Midterms, I have a bad feeling the Trump Administration is going to use this as an opportunity to see how far they can break the Posse...

      While it is probably just a PR move for the impending Midterms, I have a bad feeling the Trump Administration is going to use this as an opportunity to see how far they can break the Posse Comitatus Act before we flip out.

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    2. stephen
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      While it is a PR move, it's also more than that. He is literally militarizing our border even further. This is another step towards normalizing abnormal behavior by the state if you ask me.

      While it is a PR move, it's also more than that. He is literally militarizing our border even further. This is another step towards normalizing abnormal behavior by the state if you ask me.

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