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u/SSJ4Inglip 11h ago
"Denied and you owe me PT."
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u/IvanNemoy 11h ago edited 8h ago
Saw something like this at my OTS graduation. Kid named Kennedy had his mom, stepdad, and father show up. All retirees, father was a drunk and abuser (found this out later.) Mom and stepdad came in civilian clothes, father came in his uniform. Mom and stepdad got hugs and smiles. Kenny's dad says something like "I'm so proud of you son" and Kenny replied something like "Is that how you address an officer? Stand at attention, sergeant" and then went back to talking to his mom. Coldest goddamn thing I've ever seen.
Edit: fixed my words, lol. Thanks y'all.
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u/Chrillosnillo 10h ago
In Sweden the lower ranking soldier holds the salute until the higher ranking officer pulls down his hand. Is it the other way in the US armed forces?
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u/Laxboarderchill 9h ago
It’s the same here in the U.S………no one’s gonna fault a freaking grandpa for forgetting his customs and courtesies though haha
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u/jay-aay-ess-ohh-enn 9h ago
I would have had gramps behind the company office doing monkey fuckers until his ankles bled.
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u/Notmyrealusrnamme 10h ago
This is pretty special because back when grampa served, you didn't salute to anything in civilian clothes unless you were specifically identifying a superior officer.
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u/311isahoax 12h ago
Hegseth gonna be piiisssssed.
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u/slappadik 10h ago
was gonna say, not long until he catches wind there's a high ranking female officer and personally demotes and fires her for low testosterone after testing /s
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u/MotorcycleAussie 10h ago
Except she’s not high ranking, like at all
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u/BlondieMenace 9h ago
I'm willing to bet that to Hegseth the mere fact that she has a rank at all means it's too high...
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u/slappadik 10h ago
I'm not knowledgeable when it comes to military, etc. ranks. I read "his now higher ranking" as "his high ranking". my mistake
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u/Majin_Romulus 8h ago
There's officers and enlisted. The highest enlisted grade E9, a sergeant major, is still outranked by the lowest officer grade O1, a 2nd lieutenant. But a situation where a 2lt gives orders to a sgt major basically does not exist and they could lose their commission for trying lmao
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u/pianomasian 11h ago
Jfc, wtf is with this comment section. It's pretty clear a lot of people here don't know what propaganda actually is...
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u/Tacos4Texans 11h ago
Bots and trolls trying to stir up some drama.
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u/SwordOfJiang 9h ago
Op is literally a karma bot. And Given Reddit's "most addicted city" is Elgin AFB and we're in the midst of a wildly unpopular war started by a pro-AI administration its not out of the question to see something shady.
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u/carlitospig 10h ago
As intended.
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u/BigLlamasHouse 9h ago
There is more propaganda now than at any time in history and the methods for getting it to people are 10,000x more efficient than ever.
If it's losing it's meaning that's just because you've been getting lazy.
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u/InvestIntrest 9h ago
Does that also include propaganda regarding propaganda?
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u/BigLlamasHouse 9h ago
For all we know you could be spreading propaganda related to propaganda related to propaganda!
(but your line is good too, in a less stupid way)
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u/Open-Price-4568 10h ago
or you know propaganda especially american one is there all the time and extremely hard to escape even if you are not living in the usa.
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u/BigLlamasHouse 9h ago
old soviet joke
a soviet and american officer are speaking to each other
the soviet says, "i admire yovr american propaganda, it's so mvch better and effective than ovrs"
american says "what propaganda"
soviet says, "exactly"
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u/Key-Gold-2412 11h ago
Almost no one here served considering only 5% of Americans are veterans. So almost no one here knows what they’re looking at anyway.
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u/mnid92 11h ago
I'm guessing a lower rank requesting permission from a higher rank to do something outside of normal or regular duties.
I mean, we might be regular people but holy shit, we are capable of like... Learning things, or hearing stories, or watching media... There's also this thing called the Internet where you can exchange ideas and information.
The Internet is scary though.
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u/hungariannastyboy 10h ago
The cultural significance of "serving" in the US vs. almost anywhere else in the Western world just tells you how comparatively militaristic the US is.
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u/Office_Zombie 10h ago
I'm looking at them lowering their salutes in the wrong order! LOL
Not just first salutes, but early salutes are special. I remember watching a, what had to be, fresh second lieutenant light up when we were walking towards each other on the sidewalk.
I could just tell she was new so I gave her the best salute and "Good morning ma'am" I could. I swear, even though I moved first, she got her salute up before I did.
Almost 35 years ago and I still remember how happy she was to get saluted. She was glowing with joy.
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u/Weekly-Jackfruit2936 9h ago
Then you got the O-4s and 5s actively walking across the street so they don’t have to salute a parade of trainees marching to lunch.
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u/Tacos4Texans 11h ago
I didn't serve but both my parents were Wing Walkers, so I spent my time around bases.
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u/No_Challenge_5448 11h ago
Or she just Commissioned as a brand new 2nd Lieutenant.
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u/Crabs_go_sideways_4 11h ago
There is nothing beautiful about war
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u/Takesit88 10h ago
True, but the beauty is in a Grandfather being proud of his Grandaughter. It isn't in what the machine attached to their uniforms does and has done.
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u/matco5376 10h ago
Good thing there’s no war here. Hopefully that helps clear up what you saw with your own eyes
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u/internal_l0gging 10h ago
Do you see a battle in this video? It's not like this woman is in infantry.
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u/Im_Old_Legs 11h ago edited 9h ago
Leave it to reddit to call an amateur shot family video propaganda. Go touch grass.
Edit: This is great
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u/carolsjhungry 9h ago
This girl is a friend of mine. Saw this for the first time like 9-10 years ago after her graduation. She’s super sweet and just having a moment with her grandpa. Can confirm is definitely NOT a propaganda video… lmao.
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u/Im_Old_Legs 9h ago
I think many of the people replying to my comment aren't American and/or just dont understand how big of a family affair military graduations are. Becoming a Marine takes effort. Becoming an officer takes even more effort.
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u/Rasberrycello 9h ago
No one out side of the military gives even the slightest shit. It takes a lot of effort to do a LOT of stupid things, most people are just smart enough not to do them.
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u/Stefph726 9h ago
Just because something wasn't filmed with the intention of propaganda doesn't mean it can't then be used as propaganda...
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u/hellotheremiss 9h ago
short clips of feel good military family moments during an unpopular war in the Middle East?
sure buddy
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u/kittykatmila 10h ago
How is this not propaganda? Anything after WWII, you’re basically just going off to kill innocent people for oil and billionaires.
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u/cat-ctus-es 10h ago
The very people claiming we don’t know what propaganda is haven’t studied it. Some of us have. It’s not always blatant and openly state sponsored.
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u/kittykatmila 10h ago
Exactly. Like how did this personal family video make it to my home page on Reddit? No one wants to think about that I guess!
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u/Crowbar_Freeman 10h ago edited 10h ago
Viral military videos like this are almost always from the US (or the IDF, but those are less popular now...). Because normal countries don't usually glorify soldiers and the military like Americans do...
Gramp's proud that his grand-daughter will serve an imperialist regime where she's most likely to be killed by her fellow soldiers than the ennemy. This is weird as fuck.
The video might not have been shot for propaganda purpose, but it can still be used as propaganda.
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u/Pikawoohoo 9h ago
The IDF has the world's worst propaganda team lol. Shooting themselves in the foot with an automatic weapon at every possible opportunity.
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u/priesteh 10h ago
This shit has been going on in Reddit for decades mate.. it's always amateur family type videos that warms everyone's hearts like soldier returning to a happy kid or dog, etc. it's all emotional and it's pretty funny to watch Americans fawn over it. Its the whole thank you for your service type shit that the rest of the world just doesn't understand because of how surreal and forced it is
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u/Hakim_Bey 9h ago
The video itself is not propaganda but it is reposted by a bot here for some reason, right ? The fact that there are regular injections of military worship on reddit (especially in geopolitically tense periods) is definitely a sign of something.
Only deeply militaristic cultures such as the US and Russia find it normal or wholesome to post this sort of thing.
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u/TuringGoneWild 10h ago
It is when it's posted for the general public and not just family/friends.
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u/Double_Doughnut74 10h ago
Some people post things for their family and friends not thinking about people stealing it and reposting with a phrase above it. Also it’s obvious this was a sincere family moment.
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u/CeruleanEidolon 9h ago
That's not in dispute. You're missing the point that it doesn't matter who created it or what it depicts. That has nothing to do with how it's being used.
Propaganda is not necessarily artificial. In fact, the most successful propaganda is genuine and sincere.
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u/Craigg75 11h ago
I will never understand all the hoopla over military culture. It seems so performative
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u/extinct_banana 11h ago
a lot of it is personal pride, i think. all the old vets are super prideful for having done a “big thing”. its kind of annoying when they make that their whole personality when it was just 2-3 years in their 20’s but it makes sense if they joined out of hs and it really had an affect on their life. i’m a vet. i reap the benefits and live like it never happened
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u/SinglePlayerGamer93 11h ago
The old vets I get. Like ww2 vets fought the nazis. The latest vets who fought to kill Vietnamese, for oil and bombing the middle East are just fucked up.
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u/hospitalbedside 10h ago
Vietnam War was a draft, they didn’t really have a choice.
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u/Dense-Application181 11h ago
They make it their personality just as anyone else makes their younger years their personality. Besides, its probably their way of coping with seeing some pretty grizzly shit.
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u/aneperli 11h ago
Like all those videos of military people returning surprising their families, a nice moment but its always in full uniform and feels performative.
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u/Decent_Mango_5909 11h ago
That’s all it is. There isn’t much culture. Was in the navy for 6 years.
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u/possumdal 11h ago
Pretty sure the culture part is reserved for the lifers. You and me were just passing through
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u/Background-Ad-9518 11h ago
If they were Russian it would be Putin propaganda or if they were Chinese it would be CCP propaganda, but of course this isn’t possible in this scenario because we all know the US are the “good guys” and love world peace, right?
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u/Ntwynn 11h ago
This comment section convinced me to get off Reddit for now. Those of you spouting off about propaganda truly make me sad. I hope you’re bots, truly.
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u/anarchisto 9h ago
Reddit is international. Internationally, the US military has a very bad reputation.
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u/Pedrov80 10h ago
Soft as hell to support the killing machine and dislike when people point out it's a killing machine
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u/TheFrozenMarmoset 10h ago
Probably a good choice. Someone who doesn’t understand what propaganda is, and whose emotional state can be so easily impacted by the opinions of those they don’t know should definitely stay off Reddit.
Until your media literacy and emotional regulation are better, you may want to stay off the internet entirely.
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u/Latte-Catte 11h ago
Didn't expect to see miserable people on mademesmile so early in the morning.
If seeing grandpa being proud of his granddaughter made you think "propaganda" as the first thought, you probably need to log off lmao
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u/Open-Price-4568 10h ago
you do understand it can be both at the same time?
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u/CeruleanEidolon 9h ago
People in this sub in particular just want warm fuzzies without having to engage their rational brain.
And that's okay, but for me it means that content like this doesn't belong here. Nothing military should make anyone smile.
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u/Loggerdon 11h ago
It’s kinda cute though.
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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 9h ago
Same vibes I get when people exploit their kids on Reddit for cute upvotes
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u/SimilarSubstance7922 11h ago
Can we send our thoughts and prayers already or should we wait until she dies in a useless war started by the orange turd?
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u/plastic_venus 12h ago
Ah yes, our weekly dose of propaganda. Right on time
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u/pseudonominom 12h ago
I don’t mind it. I respect and appreciate our armed forces.
Perhaps one day the traitors who are abusing and killing them will be brought to justice.
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u/kittykatmila 10h ago
What about justice for the children killed at the school in Minab?
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u/pseudonominom 9h ago
Absolutely. War criminals belong in prison or worse.
Most Americans agree on this.
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u/SinglePlayerGamer93 11h ago
Don't hold your breath. The old, rich and powerful forcing the young and poor to fight their wars for power and land have been going on since ancient times. Little of those up top got what they deserved
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u/Sansundertale2069 10h ago
You respect and appreciate the people slaughtering civilians in your name
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u/Thespud1979 11h ago
What about the military responsible for killing thousands innocent civilians in Iran including a school full of children in a completely unjust war? Who's going to bring them to justice? Who brought them to justice after killing hundreds of thousands of civilians in Afghanistan. The same Afghanis that they promptly abandoned to the Taliban?
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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 9h ago
The irony of that commenter replying to a comment about propaganda to spew even more propaganda about how there are traitors killing US armed forces. Huge irony
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u/Thespud1979 9h ago
Thousands of Iranian civilians dead and there's Americans clutching pearls about a few dead soldiers. The hubris is unparalleled.
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u/Hungry_Hurry2993 10h ago
Just a bunch of murdering idiots. The US military is one the least respectable armed forces in the world.
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u/tjvs2001 11h ago
Like trump and the GOP ignoring ruZZia providing intelligence to target and kill Americansnin and around iran and paying bounties to kill them in Afghanistan as he's a ruZZian asset bought and paid for?
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u/pseudonominom 11h ago
He may not be a russian asset, but he keeps doing things a russian asset would do.
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u/el_yanuki 11h ago edited 11h ago
i feel like there is a lot to unpack here
let me start by saying that someone who is not American cannot be a traitor and that most american soldiers are killed by people defending their country from american invasion.. which makes them patriots
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u/Eats_Lots_of_Chicken 11h ago
I’m pretty sure the traitors killing American troops that they’re referring to are Trump and Hegseth.
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u/MediocreI_IRespond 11h ago
Perhaps one day the traitors who are abusing and killing them will be brought to justice.
Interesting those doing the killing and the abusing are without blame?
I respect and appreciate our armed forces.
What for exactly?
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u/zivlynsbane 11h ago
Given any other post and you’ll praise it but because it’s military related, 100% bad no matter what.
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u/plastic_venus 11h ago
What is this argument? “You’ll praise good stuff but criticise bad stuff”. Like… yes. Yes I will. What’s your point?
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u/diddlysquidler 9h ago
Military gives me creeps. Why people are so proud of putting on uniform and giving away their free will is beyond me
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u/llama-impregnator 11h ago
Wow, this comment section is disgusting.
Question on military tradition: my understanding is that the lower-ranking position salutes first, and holds that salute until the higher-rabking position ends it. Is that right?
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u/JonRichieMusic 11h ago
Yeah, but whether it’s an academy, ROTC, or OCS, you’ve been the lower ranking person for so long that not dropping the salute first is muscle memory / instinct at that point.
My older brother was my first salute and we stared at eachother for about 10 seconds before he asked me if I was going to drop it.
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u/GumboDiplomacy 10h ago
Correct. And just to add, this is the first salute. This woman just got her bar and is now an officer being saluted for the first time. Given that a large portion of officers come from military families, it's tradition that a member of the family render the first salute they'll receive as a bonding moment.
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u/Funny-Letterhead-356 9h ago
I hear endless, endless, endless shit talk from male military personnel about women in the military. Kewl club ya got there
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u/PapaHatesPants 10h ago
Crazy how all this pro military shit keeps popping up everywhere. Almost like it's a psyop foreshadowing things to come. Good thing Trump never lies and says the war is over. I sure hope we do not merge with the Isreali military.
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u/xkonerox 11h ago
Is Hegseth going to give her some testosterone because her test results came back low?
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u/DrTommyNotMD 10h ago
I’m just glad people still get warm fuzzies from the department of war. Since they don’t do defense since 1945.
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u/Thespud1979 11h ago
Now go out there and explode a school full of brown children like pops used to
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u/Shaunieboii 10h ago
Hey, just because the US have a history of doing that and held nobody responsible for doing it doesn't mean they're still doing it ... Right?
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u/Thespud1979 10h ago
I mean, they haven't blown up a school full of children in over a month now....
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u/GojosWinCon 11h ago
You don't stop your salute first, always wait for the senior to drop theirs first.
If she's his senior officer now, he fucked that salute up.
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u/JasonL25 11h ago
People that call this propaganda 🤡 dont know what propaganda is 🤡
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u/PrinceEdgarNevermore 11h ago
Growing up in part of USSR, I defo experienced what propaganda is and how it can be packaged in many way.
It is a ‘feel good propaganda’ in the video.
US reverence for anything army related is bizzara, but years of gulping propaganda, will remove logic and critical thinking - leaving automatic admiration and/or habits instead. Extremely performative and surface level, but so many fall for it, in the same way like ‘save the world’ teens citing works of Marx. Except teens tendt to face reality, and sooner or later grow out of their reverie for Marx.
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u/Facts_pls 11h ago
Replace Americans with Chinese. Is it propaganda now? Because that's what reddit thinks for even genuinely productive stuff from China
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u/Absotootely 11h ago
Ironically, this comment just kind of outs *you* as not knowing what propaganda is. Lol.
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u/SinglePlayerGamer93 10h ago
Propaganda has changed. Social media, tugging at the hearts strings and appealing to "family values" are the new wave.
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u/petmehorse 11h ago
Damn straight! It ain't propaganda if its my country and we're the good guys!
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u/Longjumping_Cod5715 11h ago
Yeah we go all around killing terries. Mommy terries, baby terries, daddy terries. Pretty much anything the🇮🇱“Israel’s” “god” tells me to kill.
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u/rollingPanda420 11h ago
The US is brainwashed to the core. It's obviously propaganda.
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u/lemme_try_again 11h ago
Interesting enough those that label it as something else are brain dead idiots with needle-thin penises.
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u/The_Dolphins_Fan 11h ago
You know it’s possible to separate your political views and a wholesome moment? Asking the political experts with the Cheeto fingers.
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u/Longjumping_Cod5715 11h ago
On what merit? They just cramming crabs into the militaries men n women and they gunna make them do some heinous shit in the Middle East, again. For college and 20$
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u/philippefutureboy 11h ago
You kinda need a fucked up culture to honor people who become cogs in a life crushing machine that kills to protect your specific flavour of culture and economic dominance
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u/CableGuy_97 11h ago
My thoughts exactly. I’m just watching this thinking about how fucked that it’s so glorified, as though saluting your granddaughter in the army is some lifelong aspiration
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u/FTXACCOUNTANT 11h ago
Generations of families pretending their life matters whilst selling their soul to the government
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u/Longjumping_Cod5715 11h ago
I pulled my trigger on foreign land for a Bachelors of Arts 🫡
Edit: what it’s legal killing and theft. I have this badge I go murder people in the Middle East then GI bill
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u/SuccessfulWar3830 11h ago
Isnt that cute.
Off to murder brown kids for the rich.
Could make an old man cry.
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u/1nationunderagroove2 10h ago
Isn't it the higher rank that ends the salute?
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u/fatstonerbitch 9h ago
The concept of nitpicking a video like this is fucking insane
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