Soldiers

This is the US Air force in Japan, receiving their commander Donald Trump

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/927075137131896832

These are freaking soldiers. Holding, to a man, holding their phones to record the speech. Like teenagers on a Justin Bieber concert. Like old housewives listening to Hillary Clinton. Fucking Soldiers of the Biggest Empire in the Fucking World. The occupation garrison in a very important vassal. Can't even stand still like men and listen to their commander in chief.

Sad. Just sad. And Trump should be ashamed of himself for not telling them to put down their damn phones. Very sad.

Which raises the question: after two centuries in which multiple religious and ethnic factions tried to take over the Western Roman empire and restore its brand name to their own benefit, perhaps they realized around 476 AD that it was just too rotten to be of any use, and let it go? Certainly everyone wants to take over the American empire these days, in lieu of looking to defeat it.

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they're kids. they're excited to be led by a non-pussy. imagine having to sit through an obama diversity speech all the while knowing he's restricting your ability to win? also, they're kids.

Kids! Soldiers stationed in an imperial garrison are "kids"!

This sounds a lot like what Larry Auster would say in reaction to the same image, and I mean that as a compliment.

Yes, they are.

Interesting. When it came to motivating men, Wellington despised Napoleon's "theatrics" and regarded British soldiers as "scum". One time, the men cheered as Wellington rode by - he was not pleased with this outburst of emotion. He said, in effect, that if they cheer when they are happy they will yell when they are not. The British flogged their men. Napoleon was different and did all sorts of things things to gin up morale (inspections, conversations with rankers, jokes, rewards etc). What Trump is doing is building up morale. He may need their support....... Remember, in a democracy you need to be popular.

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Spandrell you exhibit too much Sinology and not enough Roman Empire awareness: Caesar would approve of how Trump is handling his troops. Imagine how his troops will cheer when he tells them to sack & pillage FaceBook, Google, Harvard, Yale, CNBC, and the rest of the Swamp, encouraging them to take no prisoners. Dan Kurt

Yes they are. we don't encourage young men to mature, we actively discourage it in fact and this includes many military people Its political (kids are easier to boss about for the power hungry and control ) and economic (we don't have useful work for young men) Also most soldier and airmen in safe garrisons are hardly in real danger, its not that different than doing any other job, its much safer and structured than being a store manager for lower ranks

Well shouldn't USG have a proper army and not a kindergarten?

Well, thanks. It shouldn't take an Auster or me to feel disgust towards unsoldierly men.

I'm not against cheering and having fun; I'm against recording a fucking speech on a smartphone. Let them grab beers and sing with Trump that they'll put Hillary in prison. But put your damn phones in your pockets and stand like men.

This is America man.

Does indeed look like a Justin Bieber concert.

I have no doubt that if a proper army, masculine and effective, becomes necessary to the continued perpetuation of USG or USG's sovereign power, or sufficiently in USG's or USG's sovereign power's utilitarian interests to possess, then such an army will be deliberately and systematically produced — just as such an army was produced for each World War.

Can you imagine Caesar's legions recording his speeches on smartphones while they should be at attention? Cheer, yes, but the typical modern use of electronic devices in all situations is very unmanly.

America needs to change. Immature, wussified, Amerikwan men are never going to win a war against serious opposition. Totally different from Napoleon rallying the Grande Armee.

Where have you been? "Defeat the American Empire" is exactly the typical leftard/libertard/paleotard position. Nrx is about the only ideological movement that both openly admits America is an empire and wants to reform it into something worth preserving.

Are they so safe Mr. Prosper? Those soldiers and airmen may be safe enough in Japan garrisons for the present but they're subject to extreme danger at any moment, have sworn oaths voluntarily to do exactly that so the store manager doesn't have to and are also frequently deployed to places that are more dangerous than your average store... As far as the lower ranks being in less danger that's directly contradicted by the casualty figures for some time. They're in more danger unless they're Army or Marine Junior officers who have been quite decently dying at the honorable rate. As opposed to the higher ranks which have not. As far as maturity if that room were called to attention it would be as silent as a church and not a soul moving. They were placed at ease and encouraged - as they have been since the dawn of war - to cheer their commander.