Lucian, you will never know how much I appreciate you for being the type of military veteran I can respect. You and General Jim Mattis, the first people to give me confidence in the U.S. military.
My father, the Trumpster and Fox Noise enthusiast, is a Korean War-era vet of the Army. Born and raised in the interwar years and NSDAP (Nazi) Germany, he is a relic of that culture. As a result, I never had respect for the US military.
The hearing was both riveting and terrifying. Will it and the following hearings make a difference in the minds of any of TFG’s followers? As i have previously mentioned, i only ask that he NEVER hold another office, nor lie in state at the Capitol, nor be allowed burial in Arlington. Probably prison will never happen, but he should bear some responsibility for his actions/inactions of January 6th. Never being afforded the opportunities of a past-president are an acceptable start.
Could someone please explain to me why Fox "news" plays on every military base to impressionable 18-20 year olds? This indoctrination carries through to police and sheriff departments throughout the country. How can this be stopped?
Losing the capacity to be embarrassed is losing touch with reality! They live in their own little world of pseudo-reality! They can’t relate to the people they govern as if they’re like that elite group in a sci-fi movie I saw where these elite live on a space station.
What the real problem is-that the military has been slow to weed out the right wing fanatics that are coming out of the military with extremist views that were apparent during their military career and who were allowed to stay in the military.
Racism seems to be rampant, as does extremism of any kind in all branches-so much that Trump was able to 'summon' these gravy seals to act on his 'orders' says that there is a dysfunction in the military that is going unchecked even while they're being booted out at such a slow pace.
After they get out of the service, of course, they become cops and other authority figures which is where a lot of them perpetuate their hateful ideology while on duty.
I found it repulsive that these 'patriots' (as they name themselves, without any iota of proof) were actually trying to overthrow the same government they swore to uphold in their oath taking once enlisted in the military, and that they were doing so against other former members of the military who were trying to protect the Capitol. Simply horrific.
I think the military should stop and actually go through all their ranks from the top on down to get rid of these hateful traitors. I don't want to be paying for them to try to overthrow my country just because they're too stupid and gullible to fall for the most miserable con man ever to exist.
You know what's really funny? They did so on behalf of a man who used 5 deferments to get out of serving during the Vietnam War because he was a chickenshit who had bone spurs on the say so of a doctor his father paid to attest to it.
By the way, when is Michael Flynn going to be recalled to service and court-martialed? I want that man to be disgraced the old fashioned way..and you know what I mean. On parade and having his bars stripped of him and his crimes declared in front of all the the troops.
It isn't done any more, but perhaps he makes an exception.
Meanwhile, the Ginni and Clarence Thomas activity to subvert this democracy goes unimpeded. I even wrote to the Pope and Ginni Thomas’s Creighton University Jesuit law school ( who allegedly screen their candidates for “strong character”), and it’s total silence from The Church. I guess they have thrown in with the heil-Hitler saluting, “Christian“ nationalists who are so fond of Putin’s “values.”
There is something that quite a few of the insurrectionist paramilitary leaders have in common: they are graduates of Harvard Law. I don't have my notes in front of me now, but I remember that "eye patch guy" is one of the Harvard Law graduates turned insurrectionist. You can do your own searches and find more.
Hard to reconcile a three piece suit with camo. I am not sure what the implications of this are. Are these leaders just playacting while plotting an unconventional course to the top, as so many Harvard grads aspire? Or are they embittered Harvard outcasts looking for revenge? Or is Harvard now offering a course on 'How to Overthrow A Democratically Elected Government' ?
This is not surprising. A lot of guys joined the military because of its promise of violence and adventure. Those adrenaline junkies love the excitement and the rush they get when they're living dangerously. They're hyperaggressive, and they get themselves into trouble. We see the same characteristics in some law enforcement officers when they get themselves involved in unprovoked shooting incidents.
As a retired Gunnery Sergeant the number of active and retired military who stormed our capitol is depressing. They not only forgot the 2nd half of the oaths they took about enemies " foreign and domestic", but became those very enemies.
Each member who participated should get the maximum sentence for they dishonored their service, unfortunately judges apparently in too many cases noted their service as a mitigating factor.
If you asked any of these so called patriots where the term "a day that will live in infamy" came from they would have no idea.
Lucian, you will never know how much I appreciate you for being the type of military veteran I can respect. You and General Jim Mattis, the first people to give me confidence in the U.S. military.
My father, the Trumpster and Fox Noise enthusiast, is a Korean War-era vet of the Army. Born and raised in the interwar years and NSDAP (Nazi) Germany, he is a relic of that culture. As a result, I never had respect for the US military.
Now I do, thanks to you and General Mattis.
My deepest thanks to you.
The hearing was both riveting and terrifying. Will it and the following hearings make a difference in the minds of any of TFG’s followers? As i have previously mentioned, i only ask that he NEVER hold another office, nor lie in state at the Capitol, nor be allowed burial in Arlington. Probably prison will never happen, but he should bear some responsibility for his actions/inactions of January 6th. Never being afforded the opportunities of a past-president are an acceptable start.
Still, it's totally worrisome that the Proud Boys have become such a strong force in Miami-Dade Republican politics. This isn't play-acting.
Could someone please explain to me why Fox "news" plays on every military base to impressionable 18-20 year olds? This indoctrination carries through to police and sheriff departments throughout the country. How can this be stopped?
Wondering if the blinders will ever fall off of the millions of citizens who continue to support insurrection in our Capital.
The first hearing was riveting and terrifying. I can only imagine what is to come.
Losing the capacity to be embarrassed is losing touch with reality! They live in their own little world of pseudo-reality! They can’t relate to the people they govern as if they’re like that elite group in a sci-fi movie I saw where these elite live on a space station.
What the real problem is-that the military has been slow to weed out the right wing fanatics that are coming out of the military with extremist views that were apparent during their military career and who were allowed to stay in the military.
Racism seems to be rampant, as does extremism of any kind in all branches-so much that Trump was able to 'summon' these gravy seals to act on his 'orders' says that there is a dysfunction in the military that is going unchecked even while they're being booted out at such a slow pace.
After they get out of the service, of course, they become cops and other authority figures which is where a lot of them perpetuate their hateful ideology while on duty.
I found it repulsive that these 'patriots' (as they name themselves, without any iota of proof) were actually trying to overthrow the same government they swore to uphold in their oath taking once enlisted in the military, and that they were doing so against other former members of the military who were trying to protect the Capitol. Simply horrific.
I think the military should stop and actually go through all their ranks from the top on down to get rid of these hateful traitors. I don't want to be paying for them to try to overthrow my country just because they're too stupid and gullible to fall for the most miserable con man ever to exist.
You know what's really funny? They did so on behalf of a man who used 5 deferments to get out of serving during the Vietnam War because he was a chickenshit who had bone spurs on the say so of a doctor his father paid to attest to it.
By the way, when is Michael Flynn going to be recalled to service and court-martialed? I want that man to be disgraced the old fashioned way..and you know what I mean. On parade and having his bars stripped of him and his crimes declared in front of all the the troops.
It isn't done any more, but perhaps he makes an exception.
My favorite insult for this ilk was posted last year somewhere:
Gravy Seals
Meanwhile, the Ginni and Clarence Thomas activity to subvert this democracy goes unimpeded. I even wrote to the Pope and Ginni Thomas’s Creighton University Jesuit law school ( who allegedly screen their candidates for “strong character”), and it’s total silence from The Church. I guess they have thrown in with the heil-Hitler saluting, “Christian“ nationalists who are so fond of Putin’s “values.”
“January 6 will be a day in infamy.”
Got that right anyway even if they’re totally lacking in self-awareness.
Can't help believing that Putin's adventure was prompted by the belief that Former would remain at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Does this scare anyone?
There is something that quite a few of the insurrectionist paramilitary leaders have in common: they are graduates of Harvard Law. I don't have my notes in front of me now, but I remember that "eye patch guy" is one of the Harvard Law graduates turned insurrectionist. You can do your own searches and find more.
Hard to reconcile a three piece suit with camo. I am not sure what the implications of this are. Are these leaders just playacting while plotting an unconventional course to the top, as so many Harvard grads aspire? Or are they embittered Harvard outcasts looking for revenge? Or is Harvard now offering a course on 'How to Overthrow A Democratically Elected Government' ?
This is not surprising. A lot of guys joined the military because of its promise of violence and adventure. Those adrenaline junkies love the excitement and the rush they get when they're living dangerously. They're hyperaggressive, and they get themselves into trouble. We see the same characteristics in some law enforcement officers when they get themselves involved in unprovoked shooting incidents.
As a retired Gunnery Sergeant the number of active and retired military who stormed our capitol is depressing. They not only forgot the 2nd half of the oaths they took about enemies " foreign and domestic", but became those very enemies.
Each member who participated should get the maximum sentence for they dishonored their service, unfortunately judges apparently in too many cases noted their service as a mitigating factor.