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[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Maybe it's because I'm drowning in corporate BS, platitudes, and just all around mistrust of anybody trying to motivate me.

But I kinda would trust the guy on the left a bit more. You hate me, sure fine, but hey you're gonna risk us all equally. Blunt but I at least appreciate the honesty.

Patton is saying exactly what you would say when you want the group you care about the least to charge in the front... You know what I mean?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 13 points 3 days ago

but hey you’re gonna risk us all equally.

Going out on a limb here, but I don't think he wanted them to see an 'equal' share of causalities - the implication being that he is going to throw them into the grinder.

Is that why so many black people voted for trump?