• J92@lemmy.world
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    Imagine having the life drain from you, tied to a post, and this fanny steps in front of you to give a speech about how rock solid the penis of the united states is because you’re dead.

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    The entire purpose is to spread fear, so nobody defies Trump over the next 2 years (or beyond that). This really is like North Korea now. Congrats. This is what happens when you elect a dangerous narcissist with dementia (people who knew him even strongly warned about him)

    Its a good thing you guys didn’t vote for Kamala. That would have been horrible /s

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    8 hours ago

    With a pre-game show sponsored by Kalshi, inviting viewers to gamble on predict blood spatter patterns.

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    The Pentagon announced on Monday evening that Nidal Hasan would be executed by firing squad, which Hegseth recommended and President Donald Trump approved. Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle set the date for Hasan’s execution on December 3 at 2pm ET, 1pm CT, at Fort Hood.

    Hegseth said the execution would occur on “a Thursday, we’re going to do it at one o’clock, which is when he did it, and it’s going to be soldiers with rifles executing the firing squad.”

    Jesus fuck we have lost our way

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      7 hours ago

      Why try to be cute about your timing? This just makes it seem even more immature.

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      It’s just a return to what was before, because the people forget after decades of comfort what its actually like living under the rule and culture of tyrants and sycophants.

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      But this is what we’ve always wanted as a fundamentalist Christian nation: some hardcore eye-for-an-eye shit you can take the kids to. Put it on TV. The line between entertainment and real death is long gone. “Here. Here’s American Gladiators. Watch this, shut up. Go back to bed, America. Here is American Gladiators. Here is 56 channels of it.”

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        I’d argue that in spite of the feckless of attempts, that the US on aggregate has strived to move away from that violent past, but the full throated nature of this sort of thing definitely feels “traditional” in that sense.

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          When? Doesn’t seem to me like they ever stopped invading/attacking poor countries. I guess you’re referring to when it switched from “we’re doing this for our gain” to “we’re doing this for their freedom”?

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            I think by US on aggregate they are referring to the general populous view. The general populous is at worst split on these world police, liberation crusades

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    Unpopular opinion: maybe people should bare witness to the hideous sight that is state-sponsored murder.

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    10 hours ago

    Will Hegseth drink the blood of the executed man to enhance his masculinity?

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    This is just warm up. Trump has been itching to execute his “enemies” via firing squad - Stalin style - except that trump has instantaneous WORLD WIDE ACCESS to the world. He has been DYING to start executing his enemies. You know, like democrats. Intellectuals. news people. Like that. That’s why he made firing squads part of the federal “justice” system in his first term. Long term planning. Once he steals the next election he’ll have carte blanche to be the Stalin he’s been trained to be.

    I figure because he’s such a sleaze that he’ll make it pay-per-view and cash in on that too. Finally… his ratings will begin to climb.

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      UFC and Dana White will produce it. They’ll reuse the set from the July 4th bouts on the White House lawn. It’ll have smoke machines.