r/nottheonion • u/novagridd • 8h 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/BareNakedSole 7h ago

I grew up with a lot of guys that really didn’t have anything going on so a bunch joined the military. Years later, the guys that joined the Marines are mostly OK, but the guys that served in the Navy are mostly out of shape obnoxious know-it-alls who love Trump and think that because you didn’t serve in the military you don’t know shit about anything.

And yet, when you ask them about their time in the Navy, all you get is multiple stories about either some homo erotic shit being done on the ship while they’re in the middle of the sea, or all of the times they got gonorrhea from their time in ports like Subic Bay and Thailand.

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u/Physical-Builder-553 7h ago

My son is in the Navy and I am embarrassed by the things he now says.

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u/luminary_planetarium 7h ago edited 6h ago

My dad was in the navy and I'm embarrassed by the things he says lol it never ends I guess

*I should clarify he isn't MAGA. Stupidity is not exclusive to them unfortunately

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u/jawndell 6h ago

How does a draft dodger who publicly called out decorated and respected soldiers have military people in such a chokehold?? 

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u/Physical-Builder-553 6h ago

Its a cult and they want to fit in.

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u/luminary_planetarium 6h ago

I should clarify my dad isn't MAGA but he still says stupid, hateful things and does cringey stuff. Being at sea for months with a bunch of other dudes does things to you I guess.

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u/Oversensitive_Reddit 5h ago

Republican propaganda is almost totally successful at programming their voters to believe that Democrats are much, much worse. Their echo chambers are also bulletproof. I can find the nearest Trump supporter that considers themself """"informed"""" and tell them like 10 crimes Trump has committed, with evidence, in public, and they haven't heard anything about it.

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u/jawndell 5h ago

Dems need to target right wing media like Trump goes after anyone that disagrees with him.  

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u/PresidentKraznov 6h ago

The military isn't know for promoting critical thinking. I don't mean this in a disparaging way, as this is just how the chain of command works in pretty much any military around the world. You don't get points for individualism and you do get points for toeing the line. It's drilled into you the second you step off the bus. Pier pressure on steroids.

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u/lilbigwill204 6h ago

Lmao that's a good typo when talking about the navy !

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u/SistaChans 4h ago

Pier pressure for the seamen

Peer pressure for the marines 

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u/Standard_Big_9000 33m ago

In basic training, I heard many times, "WE DON'T PAY YOU TO THINK!"

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u/PHX480 18m ago

I cannot wrap my head around it. My dad did 20 in the USAF, his dad was in the USAF and served in Vietnam. And so on.

My other grandpa served in Korea and votes Democrat all the way up until…guess who. And all of his family served military one way or the other. His own son joined the Army. Also MAGA.

My family has always been Republicans but they all went full MAGA and it sucks. Like I’m all for people having opinions but like you said I asked my dad how he could support Trump the way he talks about service members and he plays dumb and says “what does he say”? It’s exhausting. All of it. And it seeps into everything.

My dad was blabbing about some MAGA shit one night and we were talking politics and it got emotional but not angry or yelling. I left and my dad called me about an hour later and did not apologize but said he has different opinions and he has seen a lot (I haven’t) but he does not want to lose me and stop coming over. And it’s like man you can’t have it both ways like I sit there and listen to all of your venom and I have to sit there but when I disagree it becomes a problem but you don’t want it to be at the same time like wtf hahaha

I think what’s kind of even more crazy is all the women are also MAGA like I just don’t understand.

I’m 48 years old and I think it’s the first time in my life that I’ve seen a cult of personality really grab people. I know it’s happened many times before in my lifetime alone but I can actually see this. It’s one of the most bizarre things I’ve witnessed in my life.