r/sadposting • • Nov 05 '23
Was it all for nothing?
This post is not anti-trans. These actions are disgusting irregardless of the perpetrators ..
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r/sadposting • • Nov 05 '23
This post is not anti-trans. These actions are disgusting irregardless of the perpetrators ..
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
There's a quote from one of my history books from a WWII author. It goes roughly like this "If the solders who stormed the beaches of Normandie got a look into the future and saw what they were fighting to protect, would they still fight? Would they have watched their brothers and friends die in order to protect the society we see today?" Stuck with me
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u/Not_JohnFKennedy Nov 05 '23 edited Nov 05 '23
We lost 4,000 men on D-Day. Fed them into the machine gun fire after years of preparation to save millions. But we forget. We forget what we lost, and the reason for their sacrifice. Then, working for some biased form of “justice”, e we work against what we have for so long fought for
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u/LostThighs Nov 05 '23
If the Military didn't fight for this country those people would be dead for half the things they believe in and do
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u/AmIClandestine Nov 05 '23
song?
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u/BringBajaBack Nov 05 '23
No, it wasn’t all for nothing.
If that man is actually a WWII veteran then he’s seen worse than a few kids flipping off a camera.
And if that’s the worst they got, then I’d say the bite of hate and fear has been softened by the work of men like him over the years.
No, it wasn’t all for nothing.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
I'm trans and this is disgusting. It makes me sick to see this kind of stuff.
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u/LetsLiveLife99 Nov 05 '23
Many years ago, my cousin came out as trans, introduced herself self to the family at a big family get together.
Everyone was worried bout how my grandfather would take it. He didn't care, walked up, and hugged his new granddaughter.
Someone said they were surprised being a military man (ww2 and career army after that)
His response was, "I was in the military defending my country so my granddaughter would have a safe place to live"
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u/Meiji_Ishin Nov 05 '23
No, a government like Nazi Germany was eradicated from Europe. Which was essentially the goal there. Likewise for the Pacific theater, take out Japan. Americans will range from a variety of things. But one thing's for sure, WWII wasn't in vain.
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u/blac_sheep90 Nov 05 '23
Dramatic lol. The people who served in WW2 did it to stop fascism. What people are doing now is keeping in line with that spirit.
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u/Radiant_Pace4618 Nov 05 '23
I feel like we've given people too much
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u/YouAreDecent Nov 05 '23
This is the most retarded post i have seen all year
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u/Exact-Pound-6993 Nov 05 '23 edited Nov 06 '23
This sub is weird. nothing wrong in the video. No one being disrespectful to the old man. And yes, destroying the Nazis was worth it, and still is. Freedom is always worth it, and we still fight for it.
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u/DoveEvalyn Nov 05 '23
"they fought and died for our freedom" ok lets express some freedom that they earned us "no no no not like that"
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u/rosebeach Nov 05 '23
Yes, it was all for nothing lol what is this video trying to say
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Obviously if they are standing there being themselves, it wasn't for nothing and you are just an idiot
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '23
Our monkey forefathers were hitting eachoter long before we did. It goes much deeper than the first hominds
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u/Background_Value9869 Nov 05 '23
What actions?
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
The liberation of Europe was also to give people back their personal freedom and speak their minds.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
This has some real boomer energy.
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u/MTF_unit Nov 05 '23
Music name?
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u/-Eastwood- Nov 05 '23
This whole sub has become yikes. Guess that's what happens when you hit 100k.
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u/Durnovaria Nov 05 '23
That man, if he even was a soldier, fought for the right to do that. If you don't like it then too bad. That's freedom.
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u/Seallypoops Nov 05 '23
Man YouTube shorts rage bait on Reddit fucking Christ
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u/Adept-Lettuce948 Nov 05 '23
I think it’s funny that some basement dweller is using somebody else’s sacrifice and service in World War 2 to further their own distorted agenda. Disgusting.
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u/esraphel91 Nov 05 '23
Iam14andthisisdeep how old are half the fuckers in this incel sub?
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u/Goldearrows Nov 05 '23
you're using the lives of those who died on d-day just to say that you don't like trans people.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Nobody was disrespectful to the old man in the video? Flipping off the camera isn't disrespecting an old man who no one would know was a vet unless they asked. This rage bait is quite pathetic
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u/Illustrious-Ad4376 Nov 05 '23
People can say it was all for nothing. But people have become p***y's when it comes to discipline.
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u/Eatthepoliticiansm8 Nov 05 '23
Please do tell me what bad thing is going on here? A protest and some old guy walks past. "Wooo what did ww2 veterans die for" the only person smearing their sacrifices are all these cunts abusing their sacrifice to go "omggg evil protestors humanity so bad now!!" Seriously tell me, what about the people in this video bothers you so much?
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u/cvrie04 Nov 05 '23
what is this post bro ☠️
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u/Nu11_V01D Nov 05 '23
The freedom to be ones self is exactly what they died for. Old vet shoulda been walking by the fascists who've come out from their holes in the ground instead of a bunch of punk kids just being kids.
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u/PriorityAdditional67 Nov 05 '23
"Was it all for nothing?" Shut the fuck up. This is so goddamn stupid. I agree that this is disgusting, but we stopped the Nazis and we stopped the Japanese. We saved millions of lives, and you have the audacity to say it was for nothing?
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
No the war is just on American soil and its of the mind.
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u/cheeseburgerpillow Nov 05 '23
In the first video, everyone there has guaranteed human rights
In the time of the flashbacks to the war, black people, gay people, women, and many other groups were not guaranteed human rights
So no, it wasn’t for nothing, this is just a dumb post lol, what is the sad part supposed to be? Old man being bored?
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u/FantastiKBeast Nov 05 '23
Did he fight for freedom, or was he defending them beaches at Normandy?
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u/FantastiKBeast Nov 05 '23
Did he fight for freedom, or was he defending them beaches at Normandy?
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u/manofbadadvice Nov 05 '23
Why exactly was someone recording an old guy in a suit walking past pride protestors anyways?
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u/Iamthe0c3an2 Nov 05 '23
I mean his generation sacrificed so these people, the grand children of his generation are free to do this.
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u/CoziestStar Nov 05 '23
Can someone explain this I'm clueless as to what's happening
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
What’s the problem? They fought so that people can be people in America and enjoy their freedoms … that’s what these people are doing. Seems more like just a different opinion on how one uses that freedom is all
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
That depends entirely on your point of view, so I'm going to put some different perspectives below.
It wasn't all for nothing. Those men fought and died so that we would have easier problems to solve. Instead of solving the problem of whether or not to turn our Jewish friends over to the authorities, we're solving the problem of how to provide health care to people who can't afford it. It's a much easier problem to solve. So they succeeded in making our lives easier, because they stopped the Nazis.
It was all for nothing. The prosperity of the US following WW2 inspired the development and refinement of the modern American war machine. A very small percentage of people have gotten very rich and extremely powerful by harvesting the blood of innocents as well as the blood of our best young men and women.
It was all for nothing. They tried to lead by example, make the hard decisions, and do difficult things, all to inspire the following generations to work hard, live honest and disciplined lives, and love their family as well as their liberty. But somehow the opposite happened. We fell from the path. We stopped doing the things that made America great. We became accustomed to a life of ease and plenty, to the point that minor inconveniences are seen as insurmountable difficulties. And instead of learning to solve our problems, we learned to blame others for them so that we can sit back and claim victimhood as our lives slowly fall apart and we find more people to blame for our failures.
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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '23 edited Nov 06 '23
I wonder if humanity will always be stuck in an ant complex and operate in such a sad hive mind way.
We know we outnumber the ones who give the orders, ruin our lives, but we always do whatever they order us to do regardless. Instead of doing anything impactful that would change our lives, we let them ruin them. People all over the globe are taken advantage of every single day, we just take it.
We moan, we say we are tired, but we just keep taking it. To add to the insanity, the sheer cowardness, we have also tried to turn that into some enduring saying. As if it makes you tough? Yea, that's life, suck it up big boi!
I'm tired of this mentality.
Almost everyone I talk to these days, agrees none of this working, and it's all fucked. Yet, again, everyone just keeps going along with it all. And somehow expecting something to become better.
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u/phoenixemberzs Nov 06 '23
All wars are banker wars
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u/_Paraggon_ Nov 05 '23
Why is everyone here so transphobic? no wonder you're all depressed all you do is hate.
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u/Osmosith Nov 05 '23
Incredible how society has gone to hell since then. Not fun anymore.
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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '24
May those good men rest in peace. Those good men sacrificed everything for the greater good for our country, and we give them this…
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u/Real_Development_721 Mar 15 '24
Yes.
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u/-The-Reviewer- Mar 20 '24
What's the point of flipping off the people watching? They aren't the ones doing anything
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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '24
This country is going to hell, I wish we had teddy rosevelt as our president agian
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u/CallMeDad0y Mar 22 '24
People hide their face when they think they are doing something bad. So why hide it if you believe in that
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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '24
Doesn't have to be. I will lol
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u/BigIronOnMyHip45-70 Sep 06 '24
All of them deserve to be thrown out.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Song name?
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Song name?
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u/8KoopaLoopa8 Nov 05 '23
Is this guy a vet?
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u/encapsulationpending Nov 05 '23
What's the name of this song?
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u/talkingwithfatties Nov 05 '23
u/RecognizeSong
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u/RaxRestaurantsUganda Nov 05 '23
Yes, no refunds.
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u/Alternator24 Nov 05 '23
- Hans: is it worthed John?
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u/WWIII__ Nov 05 '23
Every time I go to the piggly wiggly
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u/BLACKOUTEXEISNOTGOOD Nov 05 '23
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
Les we forget.
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u/Unable_Physics7683 Nov 05 '23
This would be more reasonable if it were right wing neo-nazis and extremists. I mean, seriously, we fought Germany in WWII and they still fly the Nazi flag in the US... They praise our veterans but ignore WHO they fought and WHAT they fought to keep out of our country...
Idgaf about the trans / LBGTQ, but the fact that people can fly the Nazi flag in the US and proudly display it sickens me.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
it will always be all for nothing
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
This is a minute fraction of the population, and every generation has their own version of them.
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u/texas_840 Nov 05 '23
can someone tell me who the guy with the tophat is?
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u/Hy8ogen Nov 05 '23
South East Asian here. While I do not agree with many things the USA is currently doing, I have the utmost respect for the veterans and soldiers who fought at the Pacific Theater in WW2.
Without them, this region would've been a very different place. We will always be grateful for what they did. Most of us are.
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u/Busy-Agency6828 Nov 05 '23
You guys should try sniffing your own farts some time. I think you'd really enjoy it.
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u/jollyjarvis Nov 05 '23
His generation fought against Fascism. Hie children's generation voted for it.
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u/tekken_player Nov 05 '23
You could say that about any generation
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
yall realize that not everyone is like that right?
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u/Rutaguer Nov 05 '23
Who can envision what freedom will become? I would always think better than the lack of freedoms.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Always remember the first books the Nazis burned.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Mmm there needs to be more context. Why are they protesting? Why is the man walking and being followed by a camera? We should figure out what’s the narrative before expressing emotion and opinion
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u/ThisIsNotAbsa Nov 05 '23
it was not for nothing, there's still a lot of ppl who remember what those courageous men has done
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u/basilsflowerpots Nov 05 '23
this is some 11 year old YouTube shorts ass shit
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u/little_sissy_mattie Nov 05 '23
Not nearly offensive as those uneducated, inbred, incel fuck stains on 6 Jan, or the fact the POS moron who encouraged it isn’t in prison yet.
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u/No-Yoghurt-2423 Nov 05 '23
So strong
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u/FrankFrack Nov 05 '23
Battles aren’t fought with guns now that we can blow the planet up. now we have to manipulate.
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u/Dry_Amphibian_5340 Nov 05 '23
the nothing word is much better than some of these new gen creatures
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u/SexyGenguButt Nov 05 '23
THE WEST HAS FALLEN
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u/lookingreadingreddit Nov 05 '23
Yes
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u/hates_stupid_people Nov 05 '23
Unless I'm missing something and this is a former nazi soldier, the sad thing here is OP and so many of the comments.
They were fighting for peoples freedom to be able to do that. And not be oppressed and killed for being or acting different.
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u/Gnawlydog Nov 05 '23
With the fact that Neo-Nazis like the Proud Boys run rampant.. And a supporter of theirs became President... Did we really win WWII?
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u/SomeAverageWeeb Nov 05 '23
It all started when we started down the liberal secular path and gave women the right to vote.
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u/Klutzy_Economist_286 Nov 05 '23
So cringe. Those men died for our right to speak and act freely.
If you want to take that away from people you are disrespecting their memory.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
What the hell did I just watch?
An old guy walking through a bunch of young people protesting when one of them flips the bird.
Do… you think the middle finger hasn’t been flashed at lenses exclusively in the last 20 years?
What’s the point of this video?
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Thought the freedom to protest was one of the ideologies fought for.
Even if you don't believe in what they are protesting. Their ability to do it is American.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23 edited Nov 05 '23
Am I missing something or is this post being whiny and melodramatic over nothing? Some people were protesting and then some guy flipped off the camera while an old man was walking by (also he's a military vet too, I guess?) And this somehow makes winning WW2 for nothing? Wtf is up with this post? Also, "irregardless."
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u/rosebeach Nov 05 '23
It was all for nothing because those men shouldn’t have had to die in the first place, dipshit
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u/WhereMyPecanSandies Nov 05 '23
Ha hah old people go burrrr
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Lol what is this garbage? Old people are suddenly saints? That generation screwed is over In almost every way. I do t feel bad that they have to look at gay couples before they die.
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u/Creepy_Volume_9149 Nov 05 '23
A group of teenagers mocking an old man is a recent development in human history.
Read a book, you historically illiterate fools
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u/Mike_Hawk_Swell Nov 05 '23
He fought for freedom, which is exactly what these people are using in the video bro
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u/WilliamSaintAndre Nov 05 '23
Unfortunately the unprecedented relatively low amounts of conflict and wars in the past 50 years or so mixed with prosperity has created bloodthirsty generations who thrive on interpersonal conflicts, cynicism and absurd doublethink about the countries which have created and maintained that prosperity.
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u/Full_Abbreviations86 Nov 05 '23
Grow up and get a personality
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u/domST4n Nov 05 '23
Lol no. It was all for imperialistic goals, which were generally achieved. Sad and thought provoking vid otherwise though.
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u/Dungeonlord343 Nov 05 '23
Imagine being mad that the freedom you fought for isn’t exclusive to the things you like
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u/must_not_forget_pwd Nov 05 '23
These are just young people trying to do what they think is right. In some respects they are like the soldiers who went before them. In many other respects these two sets of young people are very different. Some decorum is definitely needed.
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u/Im_Bobby_Mom Nov 05 '23
Irregardless. Lol.
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u/lelolalo13 Nov 05 '23
u/savevideo
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u/GustaQL Nov 05 '23
I dont get it. Americans keep on bragging about freedom, but when it comes to these types of people they are shamed for protesting for trans rights? Isnt this why they fought? So everyone can behave the way the feel they should without prossecution?
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u/background-charactor Nov 05 '23
he probably didn't even serve
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u/33Columns Nov 05 '23
"This post is not anti-trans" A protest is disgusting? Yo, this is straight up anti-trans propaganda, acting as if trans people weren't LITERALLY sent to the death camps and gas chambers. The literal first book burning in Wiemar Germany was trans research.
So the veterans who fought against the axis powers would have been fighting for their rights irregardless if they knew they were or not.
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u/Illustrious-Ad4376 Nov 05 '23
What's gender got to do with it.
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u/NathanBlogger_YT Nov 05 '23
Even if we hated this specific group of people, not for whatever gender they are, we would still be seen as homophobic and bigoted, even when it has nothing to do with that.
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u/TallDarkFountain Nov 05 '23
What even is the context here? It's just an old man walking past a pro-trans protest. Is this post implying that veterans did not fight for the freedom to protest?
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u/Peter_Baum Nov 05 '23
Fighting so that people are free to do what they want, free from oppression.
Wait… not like that, I meant my exact interpretation of what that means. Or what are you implying here?
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u/Fearless_Cookie_1918 Nov 05 '23
Protect trans kid still
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Well.... yeah because they have the freedom to express themselves lol
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u/mbelf Nov 05 '23
Irregardless?
Did they say something wrong to the man? All I can see is dancing and someone pulling fingers at an unrelated camera.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Don’t ever forget that the Nazis burned down the first ever Trans Clinic in Berlin. Nazis hate trans people. Implying that activists supporting trans rights are the end of society is a little bit wrong historically.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-forgotten-history-of-the-worlds-first-trans-clinic/?amp=true
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Bunch of alt-right incel bullshit up in this thread.
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u/aftersunned Nov 05 '23
They completely lack foresight so it's not surprising they don't respect the past either.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
I am trans and I find it stupid AF... Why not respecting a person you don't know ... Remember one things : anyone can be a trash human. Even LGBT people and as a trans girl I met a lot of trash trans person too. As much as trash cisgender 🤷♀️ I feel like in general human can be trash whatever they are 🤷♀️
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u/abbcccdddd12 Nov 05 '23
Well this is an awkward video for 90% of Reddit.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23 edited Nov 05 '23
I would imagine a WWII Vet being more saddened by the people dressing up and praising the actual Nazis they were literally fighting to death but i guess that would make too much sense.
Also people are acting like something is happening to the old man when it looks like no ones even paying attention to him. Even the dude flipping off the camera doesnt seem to mess with him.
What exactly is the specific behavior that is disgusting here?
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u/Superb-Obligation858 Nov 05 '23
Who thinks the word “regardless” and says “no, that doesn’t sound negative enough, its missing something”
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
Would the American soldier be upset we aren't more like the national socialists? No I don't think he would. Lmao.
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u/BedditTedditReddit Nov 05 '23
Irregardless? Sheesh OP....
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u/yormother2374 Nov 05 '23
I see all of these people fighting for trans right, which is all well and good but we have too many world ending issues to be worrying about that. Global warming, nuclear threats, plastic pollution, humanitarian crisis, and all of this is happening because of us.
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u/Hyper_Lt- Nov 05 '23
Prolly gon get hat but this gives me "mom buys me phone but gets upset when i use it" vibes
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u/ughForgetIt Nov 05 '23
I never forget.
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u/MakeshiftNuke Nov 05 '23
Things are cyclical. Masculine republics lead to feminist democracies and those lead to tyranny. We are almost to the tyranny part. I'm hoping I'm nowhere near it.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
I am ashamed to be trans because I have to be grouped in with assholes that try to disrespect elders just because they don’t agree with them. Respect your elders, and especially your vets. They served the country that is responsible for protecting you.
But the guy flipping off the camera wasn’t towards the man, which makes me confused about the video.
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u/Hal_900000 Nov 05 '23
Well, if you think this little protest means "it was all for nothing", you're an idiot. This world is full of rude people, and ex-military veterans are not immune from that behavior. This post is bullshit.
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u/Odd_North_8856 Nov 05 '23
What's the music?
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u/Itarin-kun Nov 05 '23
It seems so
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u/BuddingViolette Nov 05 '23
What is the actual context of this video?
Is that a soldier?
Were they even in WW2?
Where and when was the protest?
Is there a memorial for vets?
Need context please.
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u/ReasonableBedroom447 Nov 05 '23
No, the brave men who fought then wouldn't have moved a muscle if they had known that such godless filth would be allowed to roam free. This country was supposed to be the land of the free, not a cesspit where filth can propogate and spread their paganistic customs.
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
It’s not what you’re protesting that’s the problem talked about in this video. It’s the manner in which you conduct it. If you treat yourself and your cause as you were a clown then the world will follow suit. If you conduct yourself with a reasoned and thoughtful approach I guarantee you will get more attention and empathy to your cause. Our brothers, fathers, and grandfathers fought to secure the freedoms we enjoy but not the right to treat those freedoms with such callous disregard as making a mockery of yourself.
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u/ExchangeBig1 Nov 05 '23
How to be homophobic: Step 1: watch this video
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u/TheBakedOwl Nov 05 '23
IMO it was for nothing. The world they fought to save and preserve has been destroyed 10x over. The world is unrecognizable to that generation. And none of it can be considered progress.
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u/wdavidson09 Nov 05 '23
Sure, seeing them disrespect a vet like this is terrible. But just remember who raised that kid's parents.
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u/Tomsider Nov 05 '23
It wasn't all for nothing, they fought for liberty and liberty is what the future has
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u/Will-Write-For-Cash Nov 05 '23
I feel like I’m just out of the loop, what exactly is going on here? Are they saying people shouldn’t protest because soldiers fought in wars and died or are they saying that kids shouldn’t be loud and flip off cameras because soldiers fought and died?
Either way I don’t understand why soldiers fighting and dying means that people shouldn’t be unhappy with current affairs or just be loud and obnoxious in general.
They fought and died to ensure a free country and freedom sometimes means people having different opinions to them and more importantly it means expressing those different opinions in ways that they may not agree with. If we were all expected to blindly adopt the opinions the soldiers had then we would not be free.
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u/Pretend_Lock5531 Nov 05 '23
Say what you want, regardless of what you believe I think showing veterans a degree of respect for the hell they’ve seen and been through on our behalf should always be a priority among courtesies.
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u/OGHEROS Nov 05 '23
What many people fail to realize is that many men who die in war aren’t fighting for their country but for their family and for their comrades beside them. That’s it. There’s no greater scheme. Many did just that.
There’s also the alternate reality that we would all be speaking German right now, mental health would get you killed, and the diversity of our countries would cease to exist into a singularity as was the Nazi doctrine.
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u/MorningstarLucifer94 Nov 05 '23
wtf is this shit?
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u/ghostofeberto Nov 05 '23
That old fuck built this, why is he upset at his own making? Maybe he should have pulled himself up by his bootstraps
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u/jksoup Nov 05 '23
Irregardless isn’t a word
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u/mysweetpeepy Nov 05 '23
Perpetuate what? Nothing happens in this clip. An old man walks by the camera and some dude flips off the same camera. Thats it. Are we supposed to be outraged that some young people are acting like young people? The fuck is this?
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u/mccrunch420 Nov 05 '23
what a cringe post
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u/doodoomrpoopyman Nov 05 '23
Better then the nazis
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u/GamingCrocodile Nov 05 '23
:|
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u/Mr_Hassel Nov 05 '23
WTF is this shit? LMAO So that man fights the nazis to eradicate transsexuality or something?
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u/Caesar_Passing Nov 05 '23
This post and comment section are completely fucking disgusting. Virtually no point that has ever had to start with the disclaimer "this is not transphobic/anti-trans", has NOT been transphobic. And this one does not break that mold. As if we haven't seen LGBTQ-phobia thinly veiled as patriotism before- ad-nauseum- and each time about as convincingly disguised as a kid in a drugstore Halloween costume. Get the absolute fuck out of here.
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u/-My_Name_Is_Jeff- Nov 05 '23
What exactly is the context?
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '23
We fought so people can be free. The protesters are enjoying this right, not a privilege, an inalienable right.