SomeAmateur
@SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on How will the Military be after this mess with Trump? 1 week ago:
When it comes to domestic use america’s military is finding themselves in a bind. I don’t think we’ve seen a president that has pushed so hard for military use in relative peacetime. It’s coming into more and more conflict with how the military has been trained and the principles they are held to. I think that internally the military is taking a hard look at what they can and should do about this.
They all took oaths. Enlisted members say this
“I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
Those regulations include the laws of war. All military members get yearly training on this. What is and isn’t a combatant, what is and isn’t a lawful order etc. This includes a duty and obligation to disobey illegal orders, but usually the process is to get clarification from one of their officers. An officer’s oath of enlistment looks like this.
"I ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. "
Note there is not a President mentioned there. The enlisted have a duty and obligation of the enlisted is to ultimately disobey illegal orders, but officers play a key role in leading those units. Enlisted members rejecting an order from some officersn is one thing. Officers, or many officers rejecting an order is another.
I think what we are seeing is a careful balancing act. The military is going where they are told to go, but maybe not send as many or be as aggressive as they administration would like. Stay involved enough to not be outright fired, but try to hit the brakes on this mess and internally pushing back.
- Comment on same shit every day, on god 1 week ago:
I wonder if nuclear would get more traction If it was pitched as enhanced steam power instead
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
So what were they dressed like?
- Comment on When she got that hot spathussy 🥵 3 weeks ago:
Skunk cabbage?
- Comment on Anon travels overseas 3 weeks ago:
Facts. One time we were talking about how cool it would be to live really close to a mall as a kid.
Then we realized that our local mall has no pedestrian crossings or even sidewalks, so you’d still have to get adults to drive you even if you were across the street.
- Comment on People who don't wear earphones outside - why, and what do you do instead? 4 weeks ago:
I think the question is best answered by reversing it. Why do you choose to listen to music?
Now don’t get me wrong I listen to a ton of stuff. I have an mp3 player for air travel and I listen to a ton of stuff in my car and for my whole shift at a manufacturing job I used to have.
But out on the street, on a bike or on the trails I never have anything music on. From a practical standpoint it’s simply safer to be aware of what’s going on, but that’s not the point for me.
I use that time to just let my mind wander and internalize info I learned that day or to look back on things that happened that day. That boredom is soon replaced with thoughts and daydreams and feelings and memories. And it’s nice to see my part of the world as it is, without any filter and seeing how places and people change day by day.
- Comment on People who don't wear earphones outside - why, and what do you do instead? 4 weeks ago:
There was an elective college class that I took that was about movies. There were some really meh ones but one that surprised me was called Smoke. This scene here stuck with me the most because it changed the way I look at the areas I see every day
- Comment on same, honestly 4 weeks ago:
What about a cars with 500k lumen headlights and the ability to go faster than anything you’ve ever seen without even having legs?
- Comment on Is it wrong that I want one? 1 month ago:
Yeah put it across from the model of MH370, by the photo of JFK getting shot
- Comment on Evangelicals in the US vs Protestants ib Europe? 1 month ago:
It’s like anything else, for every annoying or pushy christian you hear about there’s dozens of others doing their thing and not bothering anyone.
And it varies church to church too, with some really wanting to get out into the community and others keeping to themselves but welcoming people who are curious when they come to them.
- Comment on Better safe than sorry 1 month ago:
They say we can stand on the shoulders of giants, but first we gotta climb a friggin giant
- Comment on Did it really used to be common for guys to go to a bar every night like in Cheers or The Simpsons? 1 month ago:
People downvote, but you’re not wrong and it’s probably the most common example in rural areas
- Comment on Did it really used to be common for guys to go to a bar every night like in Cheers or The Simpsons? 1 month ago:
Idk how common it was but it’s a good example of a “third place”. A spot that isn’t work or home where you can meet and socialize
- Comment on What are some good uses the new ballroom can have after the Trump regime is over? 1 month ago:
You can have an epic bossfight!
- Comment on Is there a way to listen to only the radio topics I actually care about? 1 month ago:
Bob Long’s weather reports are 👌
- Comment on Is there a way to listen to only the radio topics I actually care about? 1 month ago:
Yep one of my favorites is out of Akron Ohio! TheSummit.FM
It’s the only station I know that takes time to actuall play local music. They also have shows like “Cruisin’ the Decades” with music from the 30s to now. That is now played on a whole ton of other stations nationwide including shortwave. Then there’s “The Ongoing History of New Music” which only aired in Canada until they picked it up.
Publicly funded, little to no ads and NO MORNING TALK SHOW!
- Comment on Is there a way to listen to only the radio topics I actually care about? 1 month ago:
That’s what podcasts are for
Unless you start running pirate radio or open a radio station of your own
- Comment on Too soon? 1 month ago:
The train of thought he talked about right when he said that was that in the past politicians said they feel your pain, even if they are an opponent. Now politicians try to make the case that people aren’t in pain.
In that comparison I linked one of the differences is sympathy is feeling pain as your own and another is acknowledging pain without feeling it at all.
I’m not saying I agree with his take, but it went from thinking “this guy doesn’t care about others at all” to “grammar police sidenote where he wants people to say sympathy more”
Context is important and I never heard or watched him at all so I wanted to share for people who were interested like I was.
- Comment on Too soon? 1 month ago:
- Comment on it's time 2 months ago:
“No mosquitos!”
“Ever?”
“…”
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- Comment on THEY'RE EVOLVING 2 months ago:
That reminds me there’s a game called Shadows of Doubt where you are a detective in a dystopian cyber noir world where corporations run everything.
Anyway they just added a mode to have the damned snail always after you while you’re trying to take on jobs and solve crimes
- Comment on What's the most offensive word I can use that isn't a slur? 2 months ago:
I love ones that make it seems like you’re talking down to a kid
Flapjack, pipsqueak, piece (as in “you piece”), dingodile, jackwagon etc.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Yes you are both correct, I’ll fix myself
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Yeah, but have you seen some of our distopian level parking lots?
- Comment on 2 months ago:
There was a pilrimage/challenge a friend of mine went on. It was walking 20 miles (96.5 km) each day for 3 days. That was in upstate NY where there are plenty of hills to keep it interesting
Blisters, chafing and fatigue is common but many people do that every year
- Comment on Before modern-day authoritarian regimes, did people living under abosolute monarchies talk criticize the monarchs? Or did they just stay silent in fear of persecution? 2 months ago:
My great grandparents immigrated from Eastern Europe to the US. My Grandma told us about the time one of their relatives came to visit them. She remembers that he almost never took off his shoes, even when sleeping. They asked him about it and he said it was to run out the back door if the secret police came. He was amazed that nobody else in the family did the same, and then even more amazed to learn that nobody HAD to
- Comment on Do all American stores have greeters? 2 months ago:
c/AskUSA
- Comment on Anon is in boadcasting 2 months ago:
Shotgun and 5.56 combo sounds like amateur sound design for sure
- Comment on kalmodo dragon 2 months ago:
This reminds me of metal gear solid 3