It would be nice to have a Senator like this who doesn’t bullshit or disguise power.https://twitter.com/LucasKunceMO/status/1436719063565225997 …
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Replying to @matthewstoller
"Wall Street is killing our troops" is pure bullshit, though.
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Replying to @Pinboard
If you want to be treated like an adult don’t respond to an argument with ‘nuh uh.’
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Replying to @matthewstoller
I thought it was pretty self-evident that American troops aren't dying in numbers anywhere, so the claim that whoever is killing them (whether it's Wall Street or George Soros) is prima facie ridiculous. There were four US combat deaths in Afghanistan in 2020, for example.
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That's an argument worth responding to. Thanks. Combat deaths are a minority percentage of military deaths. The law Kunce cites on illegal foreclosures on combat troops induced suicides. Financial pressure is a big killer. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bob-filner-jpmorgan-soldiers-homicide_n_820959 … https://www.huffpost.com/entry/is-financial-stress-killing-our-soldiers_b_5344083 …pic.twitter.com/fpNyzyiohh
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Here's a very famous example of a giant contractor murdering soldiers via faulty wiring. This was years ago to your point, but it's reasonable to note that Wall Street did in fact kill our troops. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/washington/23electrocute.html …pic.twitter.com/jB97ZeMLpF
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This kind of reinforces my point, though. The pressures on the military described here are ones civilians face too. "Wall Street is killing our troops" is not honest language to describe this broad social phenomenon. It's effective propaganda, but it's also at its heart bullshit.
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Replying to @Pinboard
There are unique financial pressures on the military, hence the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. And the electrocuting soldiers thing is a thing. But if the argument is 'well they killed non-soldiers too' that doesn't strike me as a super strong point.
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