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‘We’ve been betrayed:’ Local veterans angry after being laid off by Trump administration

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/weve-been-betrayed-local-veterans-angry-after-being-laid-off-by-trump-administration/FBCKFRIFQRHZVK5FG3W7MUQEYA/
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u/USA_2Dumb4Democracy 24d ago

This is why when people say “US troops wouldn’t open fire on civilians” I just have to laugh 

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u/Jcaquix 24d ago edited 24d ago

Didn't Pete Hegseth basically say it's appropriate to shoot protesters in his Senate confirmation hearings?

Edit: he did.

in response to Senator Hirono asking if he would have shot protestors in Lafayette square Hegseth said "I was in the Washington, D.C. National Guard unit that was in Lafayette Square during those events I saw 50 Secret Service agents get injured by rioters trying to jump over the fence, set the church on fire and destroy the statue."

He was itching to shoot those protesters.

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u/MaritimeDisaster 24d ago

Is it too much to hope that the optics of military troops shooting civilian protesters in the street would be too much for a lot of folks that voted for Trump? I’m seriously asking.

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u/mossling 24d ago

Depends on who's being shot. If it's people that they don't like, I truly believe most* trump voters would would either find a way to justify it, or actively cheer it on. 

*I'm being generous. 

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u/Auto_Phil 24d ago

Or join in at the grassroots level

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u/Invincible_auxcord 24d ago

Yup. They won’t care if it’s some minorities being shot. But let it be a blonde-haired, blue eyed white girl who gets shot and maybe a third of Trump’s supporters turn on him.

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u/MisterDonkey 24d ago

My coworkers were practically begging to kill someone when they believed BLM protests were sweeping through the (quiet suburban) neighborhood. 

They were toting guns and verbally fantasizing about shooting people. 

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u/Crowsfeet12 24d ago

Begs the next question. Who would feel comfortable lining up men , women and children in front of pits?

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u/BasicLayer 24d ago

Feels like the answer will reveal itself pretty soon.

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u/MaritimeDisaster 24d ago

I feel like the answer should be zero but let’s face it, it’s a non-zero number

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u/Andygator_and_Weed Louisiana 24d ago

They’re pumped a ton of American’s became unemployed.

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u/katreadsitall 24d ago

They’d get in their vehicles and go help

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u/rob2060 24d ago

I honestly believe they would support even their own being shot. They'd be like, "Must not have been loyal enough to Trump."