I've noticed that Bluesky libs are making a big distinction between the cops versus the national guard/military. Many libs are agreeing (or pretending to agree) that LA cops are appalling. And they are reposting leftist livestreaming posts of cops using tear gas, etc. But now that the national guard (and military) are in the news - the libs are standing up for those groups.
NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie seems to have taken posting attacks on the national guard/military personally. And he's snarky about it too.
i sincerely think a lot of you believe that the people who join the service are robotic psychopaths who will mindlessly listen to whoever is in charge, and there is nothing i can say to disabuse you of that frankly delusional belief
https://bsky.app/profile/jamellebouie.net/post/3lr3tjgqzg22y
I'd bet money he has very good friends (if not family members) in the military.
In other news - I just finished looking at a Bluesky account where he called LA cops "racist thugs" but he had good things to say about the national guard. He went on to say he was in the NY national guard plus the army too.
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Ninja edit
LAPD is an armed gang and ICE is made of real true believer racist thugs but the national guard is 95% shockingly normal people. The other 5% are weird. This ratio may vary slightly by state
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Photo caption
Maryland National Guardsmen patrol near downtown office buildings, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore, a day following unrest that occurred after Freddie Gray's funeral. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van. His death has become the latest flashpoint in the nations debate over the police use of force against black men.
More photos of Maryland National Guard on the streets at the article - https://www.militarytimes.com/2017/07/20/maryland-national-guard-troops-deploy-to-baltimore/
There's a little bit of truth to this. The Guard and Reserves aren't full-time robotic psychopaths; they're weekend warriors with day jobs that they have to go back to when they aren't activated or playing Heavily Armed Boy Scouts for two weekends a month. Granted, they spent more time activated than not during the initial years of GWOT.
Maybe it's regional, because where I'm from hypersexual toxic masculinity in the guard it any other military unit is the norm. I'm sure there are exceptions, notwithstanding.
It is the norm, but when they have to go back to their white collar desk jobs, that shit doesn't tend to fly.
That may be regional, as well, from what I've seen.