Ex-marine. One-time co-owner of the now-defunct iHateTheUSMC dot com I wanted to stay gone, but now we have fascists marching in the streets and we're committing military coups in Venezuela and Iran. So I guess I'm back.https://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.socialhttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3muwwhh5cbs2yWhen I graduated MCT, the Battalion Commander gifted the "Honors Grad" a copy of Starship Troopers. The book. The U.S. military has wanted to be overt fascists for decades. That's why they'll never revolt against Trump. He's an idiot, but he's an idiot who has the same goal that they do. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwwhh5cbs2yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mukdjfhdwc2vThis is conservative pro-war propaganda. When we make heroes of our troops and shrines of our battlefields, we perpetuate war by exalting its sacrifices. It may have been Trump who blundered us into this war, but the least the rest of us can do is to resist honoring the institution. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukdjfhdwc2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mucuszrdrk2dNot only is it ok, it's a sign of good moral character. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucuszrdrk2dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mtff3qmvds2sIf you're a veteran who has the moral decency to be ashamed of that period of your life, and you've ever had any dealings with USAA, be sure to email them at nationalmilitarymonument@usaa.com?subject=National+Monument+–+Do+Not+Display+My+Name to tell them to keep your name off their stupid monument.18 Aug 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtff3qmvds2shttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mt2imn4a422sI understand that Troop Worship propaganda runs deep, but it's been almost 25 years since 9/11 and 22 years since Abu Ghraib became public knowledge. The idea that troops aren't responsible for their actions because they're just "uwu smol beans" should've been dead 20 years ago. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2imn4a422shttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mrdclu2g3c25Amazing how some people are so committed to the notion that the troops are ontologically morally good, that they can only understand the phrase "they're not disobeying Trump's orders" as an assertion that Trump is also morally good. Pro-military propaganda runs deep. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdclu2g3c25https://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mixmo5be3k2jThis is complicity. Most troops (and ESPECIALLY junior enlisteds) make decisions based on fear. Fear of the living hell that will become their entire life if they disobey their superiors. Saying "I hope [they'll] have the moral clarity to push back", passing that buck, is cosigning the slaughter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixmo5be3k2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3miwgyox4l22jEvery single troop who goes to Iran is going to come back expecting to be THANKED for this. There is no way to thank the troops for waging this war, while opposing the war itself. It's long past time to hold troops and veterans morally responsible for our actions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwgyox4l22jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3miskge5uoc2iThis is the kind of propaganda that keeps the US perpetually at war. Troops remain morally responsible for their actions. Sometimes doing the right thing is hard. That doesn't absolve them of moral responsibility. They don't deserve to be cheered for as a matter of course. They have to EARN it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miskge5uoc2ihttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mipufrhmyc2oRealizing the sheer number of Americans who genuinely DO NOT believe that the average Nazi soldier did anything wrong, is one of the most sobering realizations of my life. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipufrhmyc2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mhot5ridud2fIn 2002, the US had a giant, $250 million war game designed to simulate invading Iran. The "Iran" team won on day 1. So the military reset the exercise, and gave the Iran side a script to follow to ensure the US won. We're going to lose in Iran, and probably set "speed run" records while doing so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_200223 Mar 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhot5ridud2fhttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mhnrkyvrvs2eAgain, Draft Dodgers are heroes. Having the moral fiber to do the right thing, even when it's against the law, is noble and to be celebrated. Trump isn't a Draft Dodger, he's just rich. Maybe go listen to CCR's "Fortunate Son" and ask "hey I wonder if these lyrics mean anything?" [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnrkyvrvs2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mhnq54pxws2eSeriously, military and cop are the two jobs that people never let go of. It has to define their whole existence. They'll ride the coattails of their "past glories" all the way to the grave if they can. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnq54pxws2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mh4d7f4iss2vAlso a MEU typically doesn't do much in the way of a pre-deployment work up. So they're not gonna show up in mid-season form. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Mar 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4d7f4iss2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mglwiylpvf2uDraft dodgers are heroes. There's nothing noble about letting yourself get used as a legalized murderer. Doing the right thing, even when it's difficult, that's heroism. Draft dodging is inherently heroic. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglwiylpvf2uhttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mg6vxnjrtv2uGlad to hear that people are finally coming around to the idea that maybe the US goes to war for bad reasons. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6vxnjrtv2uhttps://blacksky.community/profile/n1njapunch.myatproto.social/post/3mg5xfeuch52uThe U.S. starting a war it's utterly unprepared for? Shocker of shockers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:fzcuos5v5nc2tmvwd2fgwqwv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5xfeuch52u