POLITICS & DONALD Annoying Orange MEGATHREAD

[LeisureSuit912]

And it seems like you've got a pretty thick skull considering how much you've attempted to meme this.

What am I trying to meme again?

leisure is a handicap don't bother him too much

Not surprised to see this coming from you

[Ad Bot]

[beachbum111111]

Not surprised to see this coming from you

"no u"

Brilliant rebuttal. I'm sure he feels silly now.

[LeisureSuit912]

"no u"

Brilliant rebuttal. I'm sure he feels silly now.

I wasn't trying to do a "rebuttal"

[nomnomnom777]

You remind me of /pol/ on 4Chan and that's not a positive saying.

wow guess you haven't been /pol/ for longer than 5 minutes huh?

[Deus Ex]

Here is a long list of jobs in the US Army. It includes things like translators, cryptologists, military band/orchaestras, HR, doctors, engineers, scientists, construction, and office jobs. There are tons of trans people already in these jobs. Is it right to take them out? Or decide that new people can't have these jobs that are completely non-combat-related?

Yes.

I'm just opposed to any blanket bans on who can enlist in the military, since basic training / bootcamp already effectively weeds out applicants who aren't suitable for their role.  It's not really reasonable to want anything more than what we already have.

Well yeah but the problem is individual soldier upkeep. You have to supply those with chronic illnesses with the medication to support them, and they aren't combat ready if they do not have access to these meds for a long period of time. On principle, I agree with what you're saying, but for the sake of practicality I understand the decision.

[Red Spy]

Not surprised to see this coming from you

yeah cause i said it

[otto-san]

Yes.

wait i'm confused now, i must have misunderstood something along the way

i can understand why it would be an issue if you had to stay medicated when you're being shipped out to some remote area to fight, but i'm not sure how the medication rule can apply to jobs with civilian brown townogues like were listed there. what about needing medication makes you unqualified or unfit to be any of those things listed? you're only applying this to the military, but that would imply that you believe it to be true even for civilians who do those jobs outside the military

[SeventhSandwich]

Well yeah but the problem is individual soldier upkeep. You have to supply those with chronic illnesses with the medication to support them, and they aren't combat ready if they do not have access to these meds for a long period of time.

So the general idea is you take in a bunch of people who literally risk their lives to do their job. They work hard for several years, and then you retroactively kick them out of the military for their gender identity, regardless of whether they're actually considering a medical procedure for it?

is there any universe in which this isn't just a richard move and a massive middle finger to our armed services

[Red Spy]

how is getting mentally ill people out of the military a middle finger

[beachbum111111]

how is getting mentally ill people out of the military a middle finger

Because our enemies have nothing but mentally ill people in their military

[SeventhSandwich]

how is getting mentally ill people out of the military a middle finger

Probably because it's not a mental illness. People were saying the same thing back when don't-ask-don't-tell was a thing. Nobody learns.

[LeisureSuit912]

Probably because it's not a mental illness. People were saying the same thing back when don't-ask-don't-tell was a thing. Nobody learns.

Remember who you're talking to

[Red Spy]

Probably because it's not a mental illness. People were saying the same thing back when don't-ask-don't-tell was a thing. Nobody learns.

gender dysphoria is a mental illness though. it's not normal to want to be the opposite love

Remember who you're talking to

are you calling me gay

[Dawes]

gender dysphoria is a mental illness though. it's not normal to want to be the opposite love

and you're the one to decide what's "normal?" ok thanks

[LeisureSuit912]

and you're the one to decide what's "normal?" ok thanks

He's 100% normal, ladies