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slackassassin@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

They absolutely do have legal mechanisms, you just described a facet of them. I get what you’re saying, but my father was court marshaled twice and prevailed in both cases. Not that it’s too be taken lightly, as I understand your point, it’s true that it isn’t some simple mechanism.

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rayyy@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

They absolutely do have legal mechanisms

You are assuming the US is still a country of laws - silly you.

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- slackassassin@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Everyone enjoys a vibes based belittling, but people are still being court marshaled and jag officers still exist.
  
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BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
My point was that military personnel have no legal right to simply no because it might violate constitution. Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the only relevant document here and it gives government the final say in the outcome by design. Hence my use of terminology “slave”.

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- slackassassin@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Ya, not gonna split hairs on a poor use of the word slave here. But, otherwise I agree and stated so.
  
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  - BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Fair. I do not want to diminish the meaning of word slave as those people had no choice. Military personnel while indirectly funneled into militray service through economic and other factors are consenting participants.
    
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    slackassassin@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Heard that, one hundred percent.
    
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