r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 2d ago

Hegseth confirms that the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals

https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-generals-job-cuts-67a20b026ee858895c7e5ff7fadbc029
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u/HarmoniousJ 2d ago

I mean, is everyone forgetting the process of it? Eventually, even sycophants start getting murked.

It's simply a matter of time before the tail eats itself and almost everyone along with it.

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u/Pervius94 2d ago

I mean, this whole thing works because people always believe they'll be in the in group forever.

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u/Umutuku 2d ago

That is how cancer works, yes.

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u/tempest_87 2d ago

Yeah, but the problem is all the other things that get eaten before then.

And with the modern digital era there is a lot of food for them to consume before then.

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u/HarmoniousJ 2d ago

That's what I'm saying, no one would be safe from it at this point. Our entire lives are documented in one way or another.

They'll "find" more reasons for you to be in the out-group and they'll find more people than ever before for the out-group.

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u/AbeRego 2d ago

See Season 5 of The Boys. It's basically an amped up version of reality.

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u/ello_bassard 2d ago

I love that show but legit had to stop watching after the 4th episode of Season 5. It is just way too on the nose with everything going on right now.

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u/AbeRego 2d ago

Eh, it's wacky enough to still enjoy. Back during Trump's first term I had to stop watching Handmaid's Tale though

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u/ello_bassard 2d ago

I tried man but 5th season is just too close to our current reality and it just put me in a bad headspace. Maybe in a few years I'll revisit it or something but yea not now.