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stopdiggin

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12. +1. The tired idea that you have to have worn a uniform

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 12:45 PM

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to have an opinion on the military, its utility, operation and action ... A 'union man' to have any notion of labor ... Been a parent to have any idea about child rearing or development. A law degree to have any 'real' understanding of the law ...

And because - I have to live in Minnesota to have any standing to comment on ICE atrocities ongoing?

Poppycock! Transparent 'puffery' - that has been around for far too long - and always and ever a clumsy and crude attempt 'elevate' oneself, while devaluing and muzzling other voices as 'lesser' ...

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+1. The tired idea that you have to have worn a uniform stopdiggin Sunday #12

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