- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
If Trump pardons Edward Gallagher, I am done supporting him.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:19 pm
Gallagher deserves to stand trial for his alleged crimes, but there is some talk about Trump pardoning him.
It makes me sick to read what his fellow SEALs are accusing him of.
We close our eyes to inhumanity for tribalist reasons. Think of all the pro-abortion liberals who said nothing about Kermit Gosnell, or who rationalized (and do rationalize) the gruesome work of Planned Parenthood. Human life becomes an abstraction. Real war, the kind that gets people (unborn children, innocent Iraqi old men and children) killed, becomes nothing but an extension of the culture war.
It makes me sick to read what his fellow SEALs are accusing him of.
We close our eyes to inhumanity for tribalist reasons. Think of all the pro-abortion liberals who said nothing about Kermit Gosnell, or who rationalized (and do rationalize) the gruesome work of Planned Parenthood. Human life becomes an abstraction. Real war, the kind that gets people (unborn children, innocent Iraqi old men and children) killed, becomes nothing but an extension of the culture war.
This post was edited on 5/20/19 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:20 pm to anc
quote:
If Trump pardons Edward Gallagher, I am done supporting him.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:26 pm to anc
All Chief Gallagher's fellow SEALs (as in the guys who were in his unit and deployed with him) say the guy was a psychotic PoS, but if you don't support him, you just don't understand warfare and are un-American.
Trump knows his audience.
Trump knows his audience.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:26 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Voting for a socialist because of a pardon. How brave and principled of you
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:28 pm to anc
I was just wondering what your thoughts were
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:30 pm to Navytiger74
quote:
All Chief Gallagher's fellow SEALs (as in the guys who were in his unit and deployed with him) say the guy was a psychotic PoS, but if you don't support him, you just don't understand warfare and are un-American.
Trump knows his audience.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:32 pm to MileHighDraw
quote:
OP, ever been to War?
quote:
Stabbing a defenseless teenage captive to death. Picking off a school-age girl and an old man from a sniper’s roost. Indiscriminately spraying neighborhoods with rockets and machine-gun fire.
Navy SEAL commandos from Team 7’s Alpha Platoon said they had seen their highly decorated platoon chief commit shocking acts in Iraq. And they had spoken up, repeatedly. But their frustration grew as months passed and they saw no sign of official action.
Navytimes Article
They have. What about you?
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:34 pm to anc
dude sounds batshit crazy and is probably a ticking time bomb.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:34 pm to anc
So you'll vote for the party that wants to march ua closer to socialism, curbing 2a rights, third wave feminism and free shite?
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:36 pm to roadGator
quote:
So you'll vote for the party that wants to march ua closer to socialism, curbing 2a rights, third wave feminism and free shite?
No, I will still be a conservative. I will not support Trump if he pardons this POS.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:37 pm to anc
I don't know why you're getting showered with downvotes, given the information we have it would be a pretty insane decision.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:37 pm to anc
[quote]It makes me sick to read what his fellow SEALs are accusing him of. [/quote
2 malcontents, with axes to grind. Just because you make thru BUDS doesn't mean you'll be make it in a team. Especially when you're in a team of hardasses, it doesn't take long to get exposed. More than anything, 2 people decide if you're going to get promoted,the SMC and the Lt, not surprisingly the two men that were accused.
2 malcontents, with axes to grind. Just because you make thru BUDS doesn't mean you'll be make it in a team. Especially when you're in a team of hardasses, it doesn't take long to get exposed. More than anything, 2 people decide if you're going to get promoted,the SMC and the Lt, not surprisingly the two men that were accused.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:38 pm to roadGator
quote:
So you'll vote for the party that wants to march ua closer to socialism, curbing 2a rights, third wave feminism and free shite?
He can also throw his vote away / write in, if he truly believes there is not a valid option available from the two major parties.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:38 pm to Navytiger74
So what?! Some SEALs believe we should follow the Geneva Convention and some don’t. ISIS shows no mercy. We show no mercy.
The only questionable example you gave was the girl he shot but would still need way more details.
The only questionable example you gave was the girl he shot but would still need way more details.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:38 pm to redneck hippie
quote:Unless the guys in his unit are a bunch of perjurious liars with nothing better to do, that bomb's already gone off. Maybe you meant his next blowup might be stateside.
dude sounds batshit crazy and is probably a ticking time bomb.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 3:39 pm to Navytiger74
quote:Well in that case a criminal conviction would inappropriate. Right?
the guy was a psychotic
But there is the little detail of ongoing judicial misconduct as well. Navy SEAL War Crimes Trial in Turmoil Over Claims Prosecutors Spied on Defense. It is a cut-and-dry case, right? The guys who were in his unit, and deployed with him all bear witness to his crimes, right? Kinda makes ya wonder WTF the spying is about, don't it tho?
Oh, but I am told Trump might be empathetic to the spying thingy too.
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News