I just had my birthday and was excited to be no longer eligible for the draft. I don’t think this will actually go anywhere (we have evil trolls running everything, they’re probably doing this “for the lulz” or to “own the libs” or whatever)
Don't Worry About Retirement, Millennials
Submitted 17 hours ago by UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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devedeset@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
OnyxRex@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
I’m not dying for rich people that got power and decided to break literally every stabilizing thing in geopolitics so that they could make more money and then started a war to cover it up.
I might die because of them, but there’s no way I’m dying for them. If they draft, I’m running. call me whatever you want.
My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
In totalitarian regimes—communism, fascism, religious fundamentalism—popular support is a given. You can start wars, you can prolong them, you can put anyone in uniform for any length of time without ever having to worry about the slightest political backlash. In a democracy, the polar opposite is true. Public support must be husbanded as a finite national resource. It must be spent wisely, sparingly, and with the greatest return on your investment. America is especially sensitive to war weariness, and nothing brings on a backlash like the perception of defeat. I say “perception” because America is a very all-or-nothing society. We like the big win, the touchdown, the knockout in the first round. We like to know, and for everyone else to know, that our victory wasn’t only uncontested, it was positively devastating. -Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
communism, fascism, religious fundamentalism
democracy
Point of order, democracy is a mechanism for selecting leadership, not an ideology of governance.
Democracies routinely produce Communist, Fascist, and Religious Fundamentalist leaders.
Like, I know it’s a quote and all. But it’s just a Baby’s First PolySci view of how civilizations organize themselves. Not an ounce of Lockean Theory to be found.
That’s before you get into the reality of Republican governance and practical enfranchisement. You can’t go rolling up on Thomas Jefferson’s slaves and announcing “Idiots, it’s a democracy, why did you vote for this?”
avg@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
I’ve got bone spurs on my bone spurs.
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
And you’re too tall and handsome like Barron Trump? 😀
Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
athatet@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
Do it. Send me. I will frag so many officers.
Wakmrow@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Yes sir I can be trusted with a drone!
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
So you just want to try to kill someone and be killed if not put in prison for life? Weird fetish lol
ramble81@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
No, it’s about sending a message that immoral conscription has consequences. If it means sacrificing your own life to send that message, so be it.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 hours ago
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but shrapnel-based explosives tend to not leave a lot of evidence.
athatet@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
You like pancakes so you must hate waffles.
You are meme sir. Good day.
funkreddit@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
Oops ima bigo tranny
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
Back in line Klinger
Rhaedas@fedia.io 15 hours ago
Klinger's problem was slow reaction. Had he acted before they initially saw him, maybe. My dad was drafted in Vietnam and always told me to go right up and deep kiss the guy taking names. Although I don't think that would work as well now.
EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 hours ago
Don’t worry, it’s only a matter of time before they toss you in jail for attempting to draft dodge and forcibly detransition you, thus making you eligible.
ramble81@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
Ever see M.A.S.H.?
BeerStainedBunny@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 hours ago
I got banned for being trans 😎
terranoid@lemmy.cafe 14 hours ago
[deleted]BeerStainedBunny@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 hours ago
Then I’m turning friendly fire on
Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 hours ago
Stolas@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
I’m sure undesirables like us who can’t be forced into the military will be forced into work camps.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment
The 442nd Infantry Regiment is the most decorate unit in U.S. military history. This is because they were all Americans of Japanese decent during WWII and were sent on suicide missions.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
Autist here, can I join ya? I’ve got Fallout 1 and 2 on disk.
Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 hours ago
On disk!? 👀
SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
If there’s a draft, I hope the MAGAs cry when their kids and grandkids get dragged off to boot camp.
devedeset@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
A draft at this point would result in massive civil unrest. I’m pretty sure even casual MAGA people would lose their shit. The Iran war is already massively unpopular.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
Man, I did some light manual labor yesterday and I can barely stand today. I can’t go to fucking war without severely endangering every friendly around me.
So no, 45 is not the new thirty fucking anything.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
An impediment to the U.S. military, you say? Now you really do have a moral obligation to sign up.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
Actually, that sounds like you’re perfect for the American military.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 hours ago
My aches and pains at 41 say otherwise.
rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 15 hours ago
what retirement, my retirement plan is dying in Greater European Water Wars (2041-ongoing)
gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 14 hours ago
you mean because we have too much water or too little water?
Triasha@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
It can definitely be both.
rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 13 hours ago
these are two sides
cloudshouter@lemmy.zip 11 hours ago
People don’t want to fight pedos war in Petey’s army so they expanded to recruit pool.
Training will have to be different. I am already to fed up with crap to have a drill instructor yell at me. They can give instructions and support, but I’m not getting “instilled” with anything. Or maybe not. We see MAGA incel man cult guys paying thousands to get tormented at knock off BUDs training camps.
khepri@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Holy shit you guys I can still join the Army and be out with full bennys by the young old age of 61! jfk
ceenote@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Isn’t 35 also too old for the draft?
kibblebits@quokk.au 15 hours ago
They increased the max to 42
https://www.goarmy.com/how-to-join/requirements
This is not a draft. Which is like 18-26ish typically.
BUT, that doesn’t mean the draft is fixed at those ages. BUT, I doubt they would ever need to draft up to 42 based on the US population and the willingness of psychos to want to a) kill people or b) get paid to kill people via promises of a better life later as a veteran (Baby killer)
Arachnidbrilliant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 minutes ago
This website says it goes up to 45
Rhaedas@fedia.io 15 hours ago
There's the ones who like to shoot things, but don't forget the c) it's either join the military for pay or live in poverty or worse.
BigPotato@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I doubt they would ever need to draft up to 42 based on the US population and the willingness of psychos to want to a) kill people or b) get paid to kill people via promises of a better life later as a veteran (Baby killer)
They need a draft once all those Action Hero wannabes get swatted down by Iranian drones and the Canadian troops start rolling in to annex the southern province.
Who knew Fallout would be right about the annexation but wrong about which way it went?
over_clox@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Well awesome for me I reckon, I’ll be 44 this Wednesday. 👍
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
You’re never too old to soak up an FPV drone
Hello_there@fedia.io 15 hours ago
Join the navy so that a single $300 drone can destroy a $50B Trump class battleship
mkwt@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Draft age gonna change in any real war.
chocrates@piefed.world 12 hours ago
Yeah, they will forcibly recruit anyone they want if their hold on power is seriously threatened
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Most of war is getting things fixed or moving to the front line fighting. For every battalion fighting there is another fixing cars, doing laundry, cooking, or getting the paperwork in order for all of those. Doctors are just as important to an army as soldiers. None of those jobs is too much for a 35 year old getting 4 years of service in.
Ageist nonsense.
PattyMcB@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
They used to contact out most of that stuff for us Marines
StealthLizardDrop@piefed.social 11 hours ago
Russia entered the chat
gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 14 hours ago
35 is the new 27
13igTyme@piefed.social 15 hours ago
Good thing I’m 35 in a few months.
ramble81@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
Except they just changed the enlistment (and by proxy draft) age to 42.
Siegfried@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
You and i my friend
lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
35 is too young imo, or should be the minimum age
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
Nah we need the military as an option for poor 18yos with no job or education prospects after highschool. Which, despite the declining birthright, is still somehow a growing demographic.
My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Yeah, it should be, but 18-24 y/o’s are much easier to indoctrinate and radicalize, as well as far more reckless in their tolerance for risky activities.
DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 9 hours ago
Haha, get fucked.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
EffortlessGrace@piefed.social 12 hours ago
I turned 43 a few weeks ago.
Sucks to suck, Heg-suck.
sanitation@lemmy.today 10 hours ago
They have altered the rules, don’t make them alter then any further.
combomeal@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
I guess I’ll stop taking my seizure meds just in time for the bus ride
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
Retirement doesn’t exist. Only hospice.
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Look at fancy pants, planning to die inside like a millionaire.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
Yeah, I’m white.
GalacticSushi@piefed.blahaj.zone 15 hours ago
There’s one more reason to start HRT as soon as possible.
dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 11 hours ago
I’m an xennial and I was already figuring that I’ll never be able to retire.
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 9 hours ago
I doubt i am eligible but if i am, i’il totally have an incident
RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
Me too(by Italian standards)
If it isn’t the 'tism or low executive function, it’s gotta be the ADHD
Avicenna@programming.dev 13 hours ago
I assume they target 42 as the median age for men midlife crisis
WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 12 hours ago
No, somebody read Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and decided to use the answer to the Ultimate Question.
daannii@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Hard pass.
Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
I don’t feel 35
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
The next forever war is overdue.
FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
No thanks
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 25 minutes ago
So you’re saying I still might have a chance to frag a commander, after all?