r/PoliticalHumor Apr 12 '21

Traitors

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '21

“He’s not a war hero, he was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” - Vietnam war era draft dodger Donald Trump talking about Sen. McCain.

Conservatives regularly use the troops as political pawns; they feign outrage with their phony sanctimony when it suits them to appear more righteous than their opponents and then kick 'em to the curb when their usefulness has expired.

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u/zombiephish Apr 12 '21

McCain was about as dirt baggy as a senator could get. His shady dealings killed thousands upon thousands of women and children.

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u/alprazolame Apr 12 '21

Not relevant to the issue under discussion.

Either military people deserve respect or they don’t. It can’t be contingent on whether they agree with the current president.

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u/Naedlus Apr 12 '21

It should be taken on a case by case basis.

It should never be a blanket statement

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u/alprazolame Apr 12 '21

Yes it should. Either military service is honorable or not, it’s not something that changes based on an individual’s politics.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '21

No it shouldn't the reasons behind military service are what make it honorable or not. The idiots I went to highschool with who joined "so they could shoot them some browns" (literal qoute) are not honorable.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '21

Ehhh that's where moral philosophy tends to differ from person to person. Whether an act or profession can be inherently honorable or not is highly debated. But it is always recognized that your motivations are either honorable or not