Exactly. I mean of course if you're going to war, having people with war experience help you through common pitfalls is a benefit. I'd absolutely listen to Graham Platner's advice/leadership if I had a gun in my hand and a gang of fash mercenaries on the horizon. But in any other context he should shut the fuck up and/or die.

[–] la_tasalana_intissari_mata@hexbear.net 40 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'd absolutely listen to Graham Platner's advice/leadership if I had a gun in

Platner: okay so back in my days of combat in situation we would've called an airstrike on an orphanage near by

[–] goferking0 6 points 3 days ago

or used grenade launchers instead of the mortars we were forced to stop using out of civilian casualties concerns

[–] QinShiHuangsShlong@lemmy.ml 39 points 3 days ago

gang of fash mercenaries on the horizon.

I don't know if I'd be trusting the nazi tattoo guy in that specific instance. Maybe if it was a group of unarmed Muslim families it might be more in his area of expertise.