this entire administration is irredeemable scum.

Article is a good read about Miller.

The choice of USS Doris Miller marked the first time an aircraft carrier would honor an enlisted sailor, and the first aircraft carrier to be named for an African American. Asked about his decision to name the carrier after Miller, Modly told CNN that it was recommended to him by a group of retired Black admirals, and that he believes “one of our most powerful warships should bear the name of a sailor like Miller to bring greater attention to what makes our Navy so unique — and great.”

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[–] 5 points 13 hours ago* (1 child)

Literally zero mention of racism in this article.

Capitalist media is incapable of calling out explicit racism.

Fash enablers.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    When this is over, they need to pass a law that NOTHING can be named after Trump, with one exception: Sewage Treatment Facilities. They will become known as Trumps, and people will say things like "Wow, the Trump really stinks worse than usual today "

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago*

    This would tactically would be Ill-advised , it would face threats abroad and domestic. Anyone working with the vessel would automatically have a moral debuff, thus increasing likelihood of poor maintenance and slower resupply. In addition, it would become a political target of other nations more frequently, delaying refueling and resupply abroad.

    The other comments have other very good reasons not to do this but from a cold logical tactical standpoint it is also ill-advised.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Doris Miller is such a bad ass name.

    Trump, however, is not.

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    They've already said pretty much everything he's named after himself was done illegally and needs to be removed. They're just trying to figure out the enforcement mechanism since the sc said not while a president is sitting.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    So, uh, you keep saying you support our veterans, but when are you actually going to start?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    honestly fuck vets and Trump. I’m tired of pretending American vets should be celebrated. Veterans not Veterinarians

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (6 children)

    It's seems like a weird fetish Americans have. Most places wouldn't be any more likely to say "Thank you for your service" to a pizza delivery person then former armed service personnel. It's like, you had a job, you chose to do it, and now you're doing something else. What's the big deal?

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  • [–] 1 point 14 hours ago

    I used to rock a flat top haircut, when living in the mid-south people regularly offered to buy me a beer to thank me for my service. They were often put off if I told them I never served. I switched to asking they write their representatives to improve the VA if they really wanted to thank vets.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    Honestly, it's a job that comes with an implicit "you are worth less than our objectives and your life will be risked if we deem it." No OSHA, no safety regulations (well, militaries have their own regulations...) Get in the barely tested hardware and determine if it'll protect you from a bomb. Also, if you disagree, we'll put you in jail or jack up your life.

    That said, countries need armies. Where would Ukraine be if they decided to disarm for security agreements that were then quickly violated? And what if that foe was actually competent?

    But, like, post-Vietnam, Americans should've realized they weren't the good guys. It's a shame new people keep getting born and don't realize the whole history of their country...

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  • Yeah, unfortunately countries do have to have armies. humans still are not really all that civilised when it comes down to it. I could be wrong, but I get the impression a lot of Americans do it for training and education they couldn't get elsewhere

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    "Thank you for your service" has always just meant "look what a great American I am". It's just a shallow performance of self-righteousness, like almost everything we do here.

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  • [–] 2 points 13 hours ago

    This is so true. I have tried my entire life to vote advocate for NOT starting wars. That's what actually honors / helps veterans.

    Republicans love to spew this patriotic bullshit, while sending them to die to line the pockets of oil companies and weapons manufacturers.

    And while we're at it, military overwhelming votes Republican.... So yea... Kinda leopards type situation

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  • [–] 41 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    The Navy commission came amid broader efforts in the Pentagon under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to remove names selected for what the administration considers diversity, equity, and inclusion purposes.

    In other words, Racism.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Funny thing, the anti-DEI people are usually crying that this should be a meritocracy. Don't fill diversity quotas, honour the worthy people, they say.

    Let's see here. Should they name the aircraft carrier after a war hero, or the bone spurs guy? Hmm, this is a toughie.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 days ago

    Ah the USS Trump is in the Epstein Files

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  • [–] 48 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

    Nothing coded about this, I guess.

    How often do the Tone Police in the Murc's Law Media scold and chastise the liberals for daring to say the obvious out loud - that the Republican Party is filled with racists and donnie is their favorite guy for this reason?

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  • [–] 33 points 2 days ago (6 children)

    While simultaneously he shits on that one boat with an unreasonable duration at sea, he steals the glory of an actual solier, and still finds a way to stroke his own ego while he's at it. Not to mention the cost at tax payers expense of whatever bureaucratic ripples this sends out.

    He's going to die. They're going to uncover truly horrific things of unprecedented scope, and then to save face they're going to paint him as some sort of mastermind. I'm going to have to grow old and die myself as they contort Turnip's career as some sort of Machiavellian genius, when in fact he has all the nuances of a screeching adolescentwith a negative kill ratio on counter strike. They will build the myth to preserve the institution, but I'll never forget how brazen and clumsy he was or how complicit are the people warming themselves on the flaming wreckage he leaves in his wake.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 days ago (11 children)

    I've long now made the point that although I knew fascism would come with a flag in one hand and a bible in the other, and in our lifetimes, I never dreamed it would be so fucking stupid.

    I imagined more calculating and rational evil leaders. After seeing this, now I am starting to wonder if like hitler and stalin were also a lot dumber than I give them credit for.

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    [–] 39 points 2 days ago (5 children)

    The ship is not expected to be delivered until 2034

    Why do they bother? It's not like the ship will still be named after Trump by the time it's built even if it's named after him now.

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    [–] 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Can these idiots just not say “no” to him? I’m pretty tired of seeing news articles that are the kind of thing that Trump jerks off to.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago

    They all want in on the grift. Not only are they getting fame (or infamy) and power they haven’t earned but many of them are exploiting the same corruption. Look at how wealthy the turnip kids are now, based on misuse of government authority

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    [–] 18 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    How the military puts up with this draft dodger astounds me. I get he’s their “boss” but my god how embarrassing.

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