• gmtom@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      For a guy called mechanical jester you seem to take things awfully seriously.

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        8 months ago

        Mocking SpecOps who are KIA is something generally off limits for me. I handed over a hundred of our flags to surviving family so I’m humor dysfunctional in that area. However… jokes? Okay that’s kinda funny. Best if served from combat vets I think. I regret making a fuss. Dysfunctional.

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          8 months ago

          From my experience with soldiers they probablywould have made worse jokes/ mockings about anything and everything including other soldiers and people they have killed.

          And since they also died attacking a civilian vessel I don’t feel the need to show any respect in the first place.

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            8 months ago

            “The official said crew on the dhow, which did not have a country flag, were planning to transfer the missile parts, including warheads and engines, to another boat off the coast of Somalia.”

            Looks like “Finding Out” to me.

            The gallows humor is real. Coping mechanisms for traumatic jobs is real. Ever hear civilian firefighters joke around? Same. Military firefighters and combat medics probably have the darkest humor. We’ve all collectively decided we want people to be really good at killing people and blowing shit up so other people don’t kill out people and blow our shit up.

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            8 months ago

            Anything carrying weapons isn’t “civilian”, it’s a military supply ship.

            Imagine thinking just because it’s not painted gray and equipped with guns that it isn’t for a military use case.

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            8 months ago

            You can joke about anything, I’m a fan of dark humour. But these aren’t even jokes, they’re just spiteful remarks about 2 dead guys.

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          8 months ago

          Nazi servants dying isn’t a sad event. If civilians were killed I’d be sad. Military is putting themselves in that position of their own free will.