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0 pointsvlan01y ago0 comments

Typically yes. But I don’t know what about this is typical. Trump will throw military under the bus just as fast. It’s up to them to realize that.

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lmm1y ago· 3 in thread

The left will throw them down even faster. I'm honestly baffled as to why any police bothered stopping January 6th - it predictably got them hated by the right, but they never got any thanks or appreciation from the left either, so it looks like a complete losing move to me.

lanstin1y ago

They got the Congressional Gold Medal award, and every time I heard Nancy Pelosi speaking of them, she sounded personally grateful.

Also, it was their job to keep Congress safe, and there are a lot of people that take their job and their honor seriously. Maybe they don't make the podcasts, but they are out there keeping our society safe.

Dylan168071y ago

You're baffled that someone would do their job if nobody is going to thank them for it?

lmm1y ago

When someone's in a highly politicised position where it's not obvious what the right call is, I'm baffled that they wouldn't take the route that aligns so heavily with their interests, yes. Much as I'm a fan of personal integrity, there's only so much shitting on my whole profession that I could take.

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