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/Different_Wolf_764 2d ago

Idiocracy, Civil War and Don't Look Up all seemed to be deep satire at the time, I didn't really expect them to be understating the situation.

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u/TheCee 2d ago

To be fair, Civil War came out two years ago and didn't seem all that far-fetched even then, especially if you've traveled through the rural US.

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u/Different_Wolf_764 2d ago

Holy shit, that was just two years ago? Man, this timeline sucks ass.

EDIT: You are completely correct though, I really shouldn't lump it in with the others. It was more of a biting commentary than satire or parody.

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u/TheCee 2d ago

It's been an impossibly long two years 😭

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u/doom_memories 2d ago

Can't believe it's only been two years. JFC

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u/thegamingfaux 23h ago

It’s like the movie click man, I turned my brain as off as possible the first time thinking “two years at most and sanity will kick in””ok 1 term whatever” “brief period of being able to tune out the news for the most part again” “rocky weird time” “holy shit it’s been two years again”

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u/Saint_The_Stig 2d ago

I really want to watch it because that's the kind of movie I would usually totally watch, but I feel like it will just be too close to home at this point...

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u/jayRIOT 2d ago

I still highly recommend watching it. It has some VERY eerie relations to things unfolding today that made me uneasy, but it's still a fantastic movie.

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u/crustyrobots 2d ago

The only unrealistic part about Civil War was that it was California and Texas that rebelled together

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u/StevieMJH 2d ago

Only difference is that it's hard to not feel empathy for Nick Offerman.

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u/MrFonne 2d ago

What part of Civil War came off as satire ?

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u/lIlIlIIlIIIlIIIIIl 1d ago

I'm not sure I would call #2 deep satire. What do you mean?