themeatbridge comments on Pete Hegseth post using Canadian book character Franklin the turtle to justify military strikes alarms critics

Pete Hegseth post using Canadian book character Franklin the turtle to justify military strikes alarms critics (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago (1 child)

"Narco-terrorists" isn't a thing that existed until Trump and Hegseth wanted to murder people on a boat with missiles from the stratosphere without involving any available legal system.

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[–] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 months ago*

Not really, that term emerged out of the peak of the Mexican cartel wars of the early 2000s.

Or at least, that's when it gained popularity.

It's just been repurposed to fit their needs.

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