r/nottheonion • u/novagridd • 6h ago

Thailand's Prostitution Patrol on High Alert as 5,000 US Sailors Drop Ship After 200 Days at Sea

https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/pattaya-police-intensify-prostitution-patrols-us-navy-visit-1763395
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u/swaywithwords 5h ago

I see you met my uncle who is retired Navy

I have a lot of respect for the armed forces, but much respect is lost when you act holier than thou and openly support Trump.

I haven't met a single Trump supporter that likes themselves or seems content or happy with their life. It's all misery loving company.

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u/Oregon-Pilot 5h ago

I don’t blanket respect armed forces. A lot of people who join up are idiots, and some are just shitty people. Just because you decide you want to make a living by living out your Rambo dreams doesn’t make you a hero. Don’t tell me you joined to “serve” and sacrifice for your country, when all you really want is to take advantage of the perks the title gives you.

That doesn’t mean there aren’t people who are very honorable and who do believe in service, and who people who do act heroically. It’s just that I think there are way less of them than the narrative seems to push.

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u/roguevirus 4h ago

and some are just shitty people.

I am a Marine veteran, and did 9 years on active duty. The very best people I've met in my life are United States Marines; importantly, the very worst people I've met in my life are also United States Marines.

We're just people.

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u/OldDoubt1577 3h ago

"The best part of my time in the military was the people. The worst part of my time in the military was the people." - SOmeone.

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u/Dzov 2h ago

Yeah, people talk shit about marines, but I’ve got an ex-marine friend that’s both smart and well-adjusted.

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u/jubuttib 1h ago

Nice, they must have gotten the good crayons.

Edit: Playful ribbing of course, I have nothing inherently against any branch of service.

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u/robyculous_v2 1m ago

Semper Fi 🫡

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u/PirateSanta_1 4h ago

A lot of people who join the military did it simply because they didn't have the grades for college and didn't know what else to do with their life after high school. Military service in general is over glamorized for what is just a job for like 99% of the people there. All the military vets who i've met that aren't shitheels just talk about things like how the base they where on was kinda shitty and the shower floors where disgusting.

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u/FartPiano 2h ago

i don't fault people for being young, poor, or ignorant, and ending up in that situation, but if you come out of it Proud To Have Served, that's what makes me wtf. you saw it from the inside for years and you're like yeah this organization is great? really?????

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u/linknt01 3h ago

Hey, just because I joined up for my free Denny’s grand slamwich every Veterans Day doesn’t give you the right to dunk on me!!

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u/uniyk 2h ago

Basket of deplorables, just like Hillary said?

Who would have thought Hillary being right, haha.

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u/FoolOnDaHill365 5h ago

I agree with you. But your second paragraph basically describes liberals too. Have a look at reddit and see how content and happy people seem. There is a lot of bad energy in the world right now. A lot of blame and hate.

*I am liberal AF. I just don’t like when people describe Trump supporters as all being u happy and insufferable because that describes a lot of liberals too.

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u/swaywithwords 5h ago

I don't actually know a lot of miserable liberals personally. They may be depressed, but, I don't know a single "liberal" person who acts hateful or racist.

It's really just the Trump supporters bringing out the worst in themselves. There's nothing really on par with those people. They are in a cowardly league of their own.

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u/LaconicGirth 4h ago

Being depressed often leads to being miserable, you don’t actually have to be an asshole to be miserable

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u/Capraos 4h ago

I think in this case they mean miserable to deal with just as much as they mean them being miserable.

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u/timid_scorpion 4h ago

In general, it seems like liberals are less likely to scream from the rooftops when they are having problems, and instead start with a little self reflection. Not all of life’s problems are caused by the government, in fact we are fortunate to have many of the things that are provided.

Most of the time I hear a MAGA complain it’s always about what the gov isn’t doing for THEM, when I hear liberals complain it’s about what the government isn’t doing for the GROUP.

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u/stupidjapanquestions 4h ago edited 3h ago

You gotta let go of this mindset, man. It's 2026. It just doesn't represent reality anymore.

There are two sides here:

  1. Wants to make the country better. Not perfect. Better. For all people, regardless of who they are. Including people they don't like. They ignore any attempts to sideskirt this, which they perceive as a basic human right, and treat people who think this is nonsense as idiots. The idea here is basically "Poor people shouldn't die because they're poor".

  2. Wants to take revenge on perceived "enemies" and make sure that any of them suffer as much as they did when they were poor, ignoring the fact that the vast majority of them are poorer than their enemies, who ironically also want to make their lives better. On the surface, they tout an idea that all people should be able to support themselves despite that not being a reality in 2026 and not even something their own constituents can do.

That's it. That's basically America politics in a nutshell in 2026. There's no "lol liberals are also mad all the time".

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u/TheLawlessMan 4h ago

I haven't met a single Trump supporter that likes themselves or seems content or happy with their life. It's all misery loving company

Your are on a majority left-leaning website full of people who can't stop talking about how much they hate their country, neighborhoods, culture, etc, etc. They don't want kids, hate people who have any number of kids, don't like people who have any amount of money or property. They are okay with people they disagree with being murdered. Hell... They hate people for maintaining and being proud of having a nice yard.

These people aren't MAGA but they certainly aren't happy. Not even a tiny bit.

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u/swaywithwords 3h ago

I'm referring to real life, not reddit

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u/ClassicUse2579 5h ago

Then you haven’t met me

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u/swaywithwords 5h ago

Best wishes