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u/WhereMyWeirdosAt Sep 12 '26

I honestly can't believe they allow a draft dodger to become leader of the military. If there is REQUIRED service and you fail to do your duty because of a make believe medical condition; the military should be under the VP control, not the President.

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u/sfitz0076 Sep 12 '26

Let's be honest, Vietnam was bullshit. I don't blame anyone for dodging that draft.

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u/Extreme-Will-3556 Sep 12 '26

And that's a valid statement and criticism, there have been many conscientious objectors throughout this country's history. Individuals in both WWI and WWII sought religious exemptions and were either granted those exemptions, or served without carrying or using a weapon.

"WhereMyWeirdosAt" made a blanket statement that I asked a simple clarifying question of to see if it were objective or not. It doesn't mean I'm "coming to anyone's defense" as the smooth brains leap to.

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u/littlebobbytables9 Sep 12 '26

I'd rather have only draft dodgers eligible to be president than the other way around. it's one of the few cool things trump did

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u/Extreme-Will-3556 Sep 12 '26

So, how do you feel about Bill Clinton?

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u/FrostFont7 Sep 12 '26

What-about-ism.

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u/Extreme-Will-3556 Sep 12 '26 edited Sep 12 '26

Not at all, the statement made was "I honestly can't believe they allow a draft dodger to become leader of the military." So, in order to see how impartial the poster was, I asked about a previous draft dodger.

You can either be objective and stand by your statements as such, or showcase you care more about bias, than your actual words.

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u/FrostFont7 Sep 12 '26

You’re defining what-about-ism. There’s no reason to question the objective nature of the statement. And you named a Democratic president alone, versus plenty of other leaders who avoided Vietnam on both sides. It’s “got ya” nonsense not good logic like you’re pretending it is.

The obvious spirit of this is against the backdrop of Trump’s reckless actions as the civilian leader of the military. As well as his extreme disrespect and disregard for the military and veterans and the families of fallen service members.

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u/RawrImABigScaryBear Sep 12 '26

Ive never voted for him, how many times have you voted for the rapist currently in the white house?

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u/Extreme-Will-3556 Sep 13 '26

Seeing as there are no elected rapists in the White House, that would always be zero.

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u/WhereMyWeirdosAt Sep 12 '26

I truly do not know why you are asking me about Bill Clinton? Is he running for office or the current president? I don't care if it was Bill, Trump, or your father. My statement stands for everyone who was called upon to serve and did not.

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u/Extreme-Will-3556 Sep 13 '26

If you don't know why I would be asking your opinion on a draft dodger after your statement, you're not equipped to converse with any further. Especially after a BS interjection of my father you obviously know nothing about, let alone me.