The Original Department of War Decimated Native Americans and Segregated the Military. Why Does Trump Want to Go Back?

Originally published at: The Original Department of War Decimated Native Americans and Segregated the Military. Why Does Trump Want to Go Back? - TPM – Talking Points Memo

Since the September day when President Donald Trump symbolically renamed the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the U.S. military has conducted at least 21 strikes on Venezuelan boats, killing 83 people allegedly suspected of drug trafficking. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth convened an unprecedented and widely mocked pep rally of military generals and…

A Draft Dodger wants to redo History.

And how many Trumps have served as “warfighters”?

As always, different rules for the rich. I would not be surprised if the draft is reinstated, with the Civil War era “pay a substitute” loophole.

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We live in the stoopidest of times. These garbage ppl must dominate you, your words and your thoughts. Resist. Resist. Resist.

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Great piece. But trump’s a loser. Doubtful he cares about anything but the sound of the title- Department of War. Plus war is for losers right? Trump hates dead warriors, disabled warriors and captured warriors.

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Man, Kegsbreath really is one dumb son of a bitch, isn’t he.

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Yay, Cloudflare appears to be slowly extracting its head from the darkness.

How about a righteous rant from across the pond to celebrate?

Someone gives a fuck about voters in rural Idaho? Kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel with that quote.

Why Does Trump Want to Go Back?

Maybe the fact that he is a racist, xenophobic self-absorbed sadistic meglomanic plays a role!