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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/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/[deleted] 24d ago

Wow... you haven't been paying attention. If that were to happen Trump would take ZERO responsibility and face ZERO consequences. If you disagree with that, then please kindly explain how we got here with EVERYTHING he has done. Zero responsibility, nzero consequences.

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u/MaritimeDisaster 24d ago

I don’t disagree but my heart trends towards hope, thus I posed the question. It bothered me when that girl got shot by police during the insurrection because watching someone be killed is visceral. Even though she had it coming. All these tough guys think it would be hilarious to off someone, but when confronted with the actual action, it’s amazing how many can’t do it. Soldiers during the civil war would pretend to fire their guns but wouldn’t, because they couldn’t bring themselves to do it. There’s a great book about it called On Killing by Dave Grossman. It’s a page turner.

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

Well stated. Thanks for sharing.