Comment on YSK about the GI Rights Hotline
jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 weeks agoOh – sorry, I understand the protests are about immigration, which is not exactly a domestic issue. I’m talking about the deployment of the national guard.
Comment on YSK about the GI Rights Hotline
jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 weeks agoOh – sorry, I understand the protests are about immigration, which is not exactly a domestic issue. I’m talking about the deployment of the national guard.
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The deployment of the military domestically, using tactics and technology that were field tested in Israel and US battlefields, is inextricably linked to our foreign policy.
The implication that there is any division between the two topics is insanely obtuse.
jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I was expecting you to have a much deeper connection than just “it’s the same tactics.” Like yeah obviously if you learn something in one place you can apply it to another similar situation.
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Same tactics, same soldiers, same commanders, same weapons, same policies…
What’s different, besides the location?
jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Right, but my point was that the location is different. The OP’s image contains this text, which you might not have noticed:
Anyway, if your point is that “GIs aren’t going to care about the fact that these are US citizens,” then I agree with you.