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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (20 children)

What Nazi beliefs has he espoused so far on the campaign trail?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Politicians never lie, good point. And it's not like we have at least two examples of this exact thing happening before.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    Alright well I guess we will see. Also fuck Susan Collins. I’m glad she’s outta there.

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  • [–] -2 points 4 months ago (15 children)

    Enjoying killing innocent Iraqis. Next question?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (14 children)

    “Four tours as an infantryman in the Marines and then Army, did both Iraq and Afghanistan. It's hard to explain how much I enjoyed combat. It is both physically and intellectually challenging, and incredibly exciting (especially the first few times). I was never a huge fan of killing, at least not for killings sake, but I did love winning and that required killing.”

    From his 2015 reddit comments.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (13 children)

    Sounds like he very much enjoyed it, lol.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (12 children)

    I think that requires a wilful misinterpretation of what he said to conclude he "very much" enjoyed killing given he expressly says he did not. It's certainly questionable, but it's not as blatantly clear as many people are claiming.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago (11 children)

    Right, he hated doing it so much that he just had to go back 4 times. And then he continued to hate it while he joined Blackwater as a mercenary.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (10 children)

    I can't find a single record of him saying he hated it. Many examples of him being disgusted with his past behavior and complacency with imperialism, but in none of them does he say he hated it at the time. Do you have a source where he claims that?

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (9 children)

    I was being sarcastic, lol. He clearly enjoyed it.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago* (8 children)

    And yet, I wasn't being sarcastic. Do you have anything to back up your claim? Because he has consistently represented himself on this issue, and it fundamentally disagrees with your assertions. I can't find any reason to doubt him or his characterization of himself - which I want to add, is still not exactly great. It's just not cut and dry like you're claiming.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    I can't help you with your naivety. If someone continues to put themself in a situation where they're killing innocent civilians, says they can't even explain how much they enjoy "combat", and then tells you they don't like it, and you believe them, that's a you problem.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (6 children)

    No, I didn't think you could back your claims up. Thank you for confirming that for me.

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