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Coolgoober

(353 posts)
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 05:06 PM Friday

Two Incompetent White Guys,

Trump And Hegseth failing at running a military operation. They can call it whatever they want but they're still incompetent. They're playing with troops lives like they're objects. And the damage to the aircraft and other hardware is starting to really add up in a significant way. They should really just keep their mouths shut because every time they talk shit they end up with a foot in their mouth. They really look foolish...........because they are!!!!

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Srkdqltr

(9,778 posts)
1. It 's not their fault they thought Iran only had camels and swords. All the movies show that. They didn't know anything
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 05:10 PM
Friday

gulliver

(14,001 posts)
3. Not sure what their race or sex has to do with anything
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 06:05 PM
Friday

Is it the main meaning of the post? It's really not going to be easy to explain, but good luck!

Coolgoober

(353 posts)
5. I'm Making Reference To The Hole DEI Thing
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 10:05 PM
Friday

The are not promoting some women and people of color. They think people of color got their jobs because they were black or brown. Not because they were qualified. Didn't you ever here Charlie Kirk say if he saw a black pilot when he got on the plane he would he would be worried if he was qualified you know because he got his job because of DEI which has absolutely nothing to do with whether he's qualified or not. In other words these two pricks think only white men should be in charge because you know white supremacy. So bottom line is the 'white men' part was sarcasm. Anyway i thought that was pretty easy to explain. What does race or sex have to do with it? Exactly. Nothing. These two guys plus a whole bunch of other Trump humpers think only white men can be competent. Well they way they're running the war isn't setting a very good example.

Skittles

(171,814 posts)
7. try to imagine if these were two women / POC behaving like this
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 10:12 PM
Friday

there would be NO "whitewashing" of the news

Intractable

(2,142 posts)
18. Because Hegseth personally blocked the promotions of two black men and two women
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 12:23 PM
Saturday
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=hegseth+blocks+promotions

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotion of at least four, and potentially up to six, U.S. Army officers to one-star general, targeting two Black men and two women
. This action, taken in March 2026, involved removing them from a promotion list after Army leaders refused to do so, prompting accusations of political bias and discrimination against military leadership.
Key details regarding the promotion blocks:

Actions Taken: Hegseth personally struck the names of the officers—all of whom reportedly had exemplary service records—from the promotion list.

gulliver

(14,001 posts)
20. Two wrongs don't make a right
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 01:02 PM
Saturday

It's obviously wrong if Hegseth deliberately chose to block promotions of people solely because of their identity group (stereotyping). That doesn't mean it's just to lash out at another stereotyped group.

I think the whole idea of identity group hyper-awareness is simple minded. It seems intellectual, but it's really not.

Intractable

(2,142 posts)
22. I find your argument to be pedantic and quite meaningless in the context of the behavior of Trump and Hegseth.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 01:46 PM
Saturday

OC375

(974 posts)
14. Try Harder
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:52 AM
Saturday

You’re never going to get a good DU dog pile going in here like that. Your dog whistle is too high and your main message gets lost.

Try “Fucking white people, amirite?” next time.

It’s sincere and more authentic to what you seem to really want to express, and people will recognize that easier.

Coolgoober

(353 posts)
15. Your suggestion sucks.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 12:10 PM
Saturday

It was just a post. Get some reading comprehension skills. Have a nice day.

JI7

(93,650 posts)
16. They are white supremacists
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 12:13 PM
Saturday

They are tryng to get rid of and erase history of anyone that is non white male xtian in the military.

That's what the comment clearly refers to.

OC375

(974 posts)
21. They are. Clearly.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 01:45 PM
Saturday

But the title is racist. Clearly. You can be correct about something, and be a racist, too.

After the fact gymnastics doesn’t change that.

Perjorative + race/age/religion/sexuality is never OK.

mnmoderatedem

(3,909 posts)
12. The guy firing all of these military generals
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 06:24 AM
Saturday

1s the same guy who did not know you are not supposed to use a public app to plan out a military strike. All those military generals with collectively hundreds of years of experience fired by a guy seemingly unaware of secure channels existing for sensitive military operations.

Let that sink in.

IcyPeas

(25,503 posts)
13. French general said: (video with english subtitles)
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:06 AM
Saturday

This is the same general who said that Trump's Iran war is like "buying cheap tickets for the Titanic after it hit the iceberg."


"French general just looked at Trump’s plan to build a runway inside Iran to fly out uranium under active bombing.
His response: American officials should stop snorting cocaine between meeting.
same man who called joining Trump’s war buying cheap tickets for the Titanic after it hit the iceberg."

gj1023 (@gj1023.bsky.social) 2026-04-03T14:50:04.225Z


Initech

(108,816 posts)
17. They really suck at this. Both of these disgusting men should be serving multiple life sentences.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 12:16 PM
Saturday

Intractable

(2,142 posts)
19. F*ck these two white guys -- signed a white guy.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 12:26 PM
Saturday

They have the blood of children on their hands.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/03/usa-iran-those-responsible-for-deadly-and-unlawful-us-strike-on-school-that-killed-over-100-children-must-be-held-accountable/

USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful US strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable
In-depth investigation finds US violated international humanitarian law by failing to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian harm US responsible for deadly attack on school packed full of children killing 168 people

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