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Explain Like I'm Five

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[–] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Consider the absurd: you served in the US military long enough to earn a pension, then left the country and joined an evil terrorist organization waging violent war against the USA.

Should the US still need to pay out your pension, or should there be a way to cancel or suspend it for your treasonous acts?

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

It seems like that call should be made by the court or Congress, not unilaterally by your former employer.

[–] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Not that senator Kelly is at all being fairly treated by the facists in charge, mind you. But the lever they're pulling is one that exists for an intentional reason.

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Is there any form of due process involved, or is this decision made solely by the incompetent, alcoholic, sycophantic nazi that came into a leadership position after the fact?

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago

So, rephrasing, they were in a terrosit organisation destroying the world, left that one with a pension and joined another ? Quite the conundrum