• Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    They actually showed bits of both speeches on TV news around here (I’m not in the US) and these guys are like a clown version of the Nazis.

  • DandomRude@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Here, too, the sheer ridiculousness of the regime once again obscures its criminal intentions.

    Statements such as these are then completely ignored:

    We also don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement, just common sense, maximum lethality and authority for warfighters.

    Pete Hegseth Source

    This obviously means that all moral conventions, humanitarian principles, and international agreements are being thrown overboard—in other words, absolute ruthlessness, Israel-style.

    This is the face of America today: a grotesque grimace of fascist malice.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      2·
      1 day ago

      Exactly… I feel like I’m the only one who paid attention to what they actually said, rather than just mocking the spectacle.

      He literally said that the US cities will be their “training ground”.

    • tryitout@infosec.pub
      4·
      2 days ago

      This open statement that we’re no longer concerned with adhering to Geneva Convention standards should have made these military leaders sick.

      The contradiction that we’re going to simultaneously hold all personnel to higher standards of grooming, fitness, etc while removing the obligation to adhere to any semblance of legal authority makes it crystal clear that cruelty is the point of all of this.

      • Routhinator@startrek.websiteEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Don’t worry, since many of the Geneva Conventions were in response to Canadian Military actions at war, if the orange turd sends troops for his 51st state bullshit, we’ll come up with a whole new list of things for Geneva to add to the convention and his cronies can get some first hand experience on why those rules exist.

        We’re nice neighbours and allies, but don’t become our enemy.

      • oppy1984@lemdro.idEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Geneva convention rules protect our troops just as much as they protect our enemy’s troops. Openly suggesting that we disregard those rules actively puts our troops in danger.

        I know they haven’t actually said we are disregarding the rules, as of yet, but they certainly are hinting that’s what they want. Other countries will take note, and issue orders accordingly.

      • InputZero@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 days ago

        I mean that pretty much sums up MAGA and Trump’s administration. “We’re going to hold the groups of people we don’t like to an impossible standard while the people we do like are immune to any consequences.” Cause it’s pretty obvious that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump have no respect for soldiers other than their usefulness as pawns.

    • EvilBit@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      Jesus Christ that’s grim and inhuman shit. “Stupid rules of engagement”?? Stupid things like reducing civilian casualties and not turning the populace against you? This is how empires fall.

      • 4am@lemmy.zip
        2·
        2 days ago

        For Hegseth, he’s horny to prove how tough he actually is since he has a chip on his shoulder after being outed as a “dangerous insider” before Sleepy Joe’s inauguration.

        For Trump, he just wants to burn America down since we ruined his special secret time with little children by taking down Epstein and his feeble, ancient brain only knows narcissistic revenge. He doesn’t give a shit as long as we are as hurt as he was having his favorite thing taken away from him.

        Notice how it’s not just “the worst people for the job”, it’s always “people with a chip on their shoulder about America”. It’s always the moronic shitbag crazies who can’t ever be wrong even when they clearly are, and now they’d fucking legislating it. They’re codifying “I say that I’m right and fuck you” into policy.

        They want the kingdom all for themselves to manifest their false reality, and they’ll burn it all down if they don’t get their way.

  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    I wonder how much this meeting cost the tax payers. It wasn’t free to fly all the generals to this location and put them up for however long it was required.

  • DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 days ago

    “And if you don’t like what I’m saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future, but you just feel nice and loose, OK, because we’re all on the same team. And I was told that, sir, you won’t hear – you won’t hear a murmur in the room. I said, we got to loosen these guys up a little bit. So you just have a good time.”

  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    2 days ago

    I’d like to see the first line changed to “Everybody’s calling them” because

    1. The generals didn’t get to be generals without knowing when to keep their mouths shut.

    2. You don’t have to be military to enjoy this crack. I’m definitely going to be part of that everybody.

    And also

    1. Trump’s favorite way of manufacturing and spreading lies is to say “Everybody’s” and “People are” saying whatever it is.
  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 days ago

    Wouldn’t that be great if I could have the faith in our military leaders to mock trump instead of saving their own positions and paychecks by bending the knee.