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Ping Tung

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16. False advertising that tries to make murder glamourous and noble.

Reply to mr715 (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:52 PM

Sep 26

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

Albert Einstein

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WTF is 'Warrior Ethos' [View all] mr715 Sep 26 OP

White Christian Nationalism dressed in a military uniform Raven123 Sep 26 #1

Toxix masculinity. pandr32 Sep 26 #2

Moralistic window-dressing for one who would do harm. TheProle Sep 26 #3

MAGA BOSSHOG Sep 26 #4

Something consisting of B.See Sep 26 #5

"Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out." Ocelot II Sep 26 #6

anything that makes you feel like your dick is bigger Skittles Sep 26 #7

White Supremacist tattoos and getting a hard-on at murdering people in small boats with missiles (nt) muriel_volestrangler Sep 26 #8

It's "rah-rah" stuff. He's infantry, they like the rah-rah underpants Sep 26 #9

aka Micro Penis Mania C_U_L8R Sep 26 #10

In MArAT world it's about masculinity LogDog75 Sep 26 #11

I looked up Coast Guard usonian Sep 27 #27

Kill, pillage, rape. All while drinking rum and singing a hearty song. Then they thank God for their victory. Midnight Writer Sep 26 #12

Pretending to be "Spartans"... haele Sep 26 #13

Here: Kingofalldems Sep 26 #14

Very well done! H2O Man Sep 26 #15

One's gun is bigger than he is. The other hasn't seen his gun in years. Iggo Sep 26 #20

They're wannabes LogDog75 Sep 26 #24

False advertising that tries to make murder glamourous and noble. Ping Tung Sep 26 #16

It's a MAGA masturbation fantasy Hey Joe Sep 26 #17

BINGO Skittles Sep 26 #22

Killing people in boats because some people traffic drugs in boats? spanone Sep 26 #18

It is White 'leaders" pushing Black men to shave when they have a medical condition that only riversedge Sep 26 #19

... Celerity Sep 26 #21

That's "Warrior Cheetohs", not "Warrior Ethos". LudwigPastorius Sep 27 #25

"Warrior" is white supremacist-speak. AloeVera Sep 26 #23

As used by Kegsbreath, it means willingness to follow unlawful orders. RockRaven Sep 27 #26

It's knowing the proper way to molest a couch RainCaster Sep 27 #28