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Edit: a friend just told me that not only did the guys only uncle not die in iraq, he was also never in the military and the guy entirely made it up just to try and shame me for making fun of veterans

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 89 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes you just gotta say it πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 49 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Pronouncing kkkrakkka correctly is the highest form of leftism

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 43 points 10 months ago (2 children)

if you do it correctly it sounds like the Predator's chatter

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 21 points 10 months ago

Oh, so I've been doing it right all these years

In your face DSA

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[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 88 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Imagine illegally invading a country with overwhelming force and air superiority and then dying anyway. Skill issue, lmao owned.

I would've simply chosen not to join the all-volunteer illegal invasion force smuglord

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 45 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's a pretty decent chance they were killed out-of-combat in some kind of accident due to poor treatment of soldiers and lax safety regs. Which is funnier.

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 23 points 10 months ago

Prob melted their lungs from the smoldering tire pits. amerikkka-clap

[–] context@hexbear.net 82 points 10 months ago (2 children)

it depends. if his uncle was an american, british, or australian troop, then no, of course not.

but if he was iraqi, then probably you're the asshole, yes.

[–] Aquilae@hexbear.net 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Username checks out πŸ—Ώ

[–] context@hexbear.net 37 points 10 months ago (1 children)

my brain gives me a hit of pure dopamine anytime someone says "context matters" ngl wholesome

[–] HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 33 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Context does indeed matter <3 meow-hug

[–] context@hexbear.net 29 points 10 months ago

i-think-that gosh darnit, being hornyonmain matters, too!

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 75 points 10 months ago (1 children)

YTA you should have been more forward. Out of respect (for the Iraqis) I would suggest something like β€œoh cool” or β€œthe earth is healing”

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 63 points 10 months ago

"RIP Bozo" also up there

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 54 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If your invasion becomes so comfortable that you have a Burger King on base, you have no reason to die. That is purely 100% a skill issue. I personally would NOT have died and WOULD have fought my way out of that situation by killing everyone with karate chops.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but what if they had Iraqi Oddjob running around karate chopping everyone's shins?

You ever think of that?

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 23 points 10 months ago

Do you not think I have extensively prepared for that exact scenario? I've watched Kill Bill so many times. I know how to have a dramatic fight with a karate master. I would use the secret move against him.

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[–] 2Password2Remember@hexbear.net 43 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

AITA

downbear

silence, redditor

Death to America

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 39 points 10 months ago

NTA your mouth your rules

[–] buh@hexbear.net 36 points 10 months ago

tell him I also said womp womp

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 34 points 10 months ago

I mean yes, but there is such thing as being an asshole while still not being a bad person. Ya gotta be an asshole to some people sometimes.

[–] Mokey@hexbear.net 33 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

If you dont like them fuck them who cares i hope his uncle dies again

If you do like them or want to consider a friendship maybe dont do that

[–] aaro@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

"i hope his uncle dies again"

we should be using Juche Necromancy to make each soldier die once for every civilian who's death they had a hand in

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[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My Godfather died in 9/11, but he was a finance hog so it didn't bother me in the slightest

It's what he deserved for getting me a Dilbert business book instead of an actual birthday present

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[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 31 points 10 months ago

unless his uncle served in Fedayeen Saddam, you're not the asshole

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 29 points 10 months ago

At first I was like "Eh well if someone he cared about died you probably should not be clowning like that", but given that he lied to try and shame you like an idiot, I'd say you rekt him correctly comfy-cool

[–] Zoift@hexbear.net 28 points 10 months ago

NTA, they shouldn't have humble bragged how hard he got owned. Ok, we get it, you got a medal for dying good πŸ™„

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago
[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You might be perceived as an asshole but those same people probably view that uncle as a hero who died doing the right thing. They are of course wrong on both counts

[–] HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

one of my friends sent me a text about ten minutes ago saying that the guy only has one uncle who's never served in the military or even stepped foot in iraq so like i dont think i have to worry about that now

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 22 points 10 months ago

Lmao was he trying to use a fake troop uncle to shame you? I hope the rest of his made up soldier uncle's get idf-destroyer

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 25 points 10 months ago

NTA personally I would have gone for "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" for a more personal touch but "womp womp" is a perfectly appropriate way of showing your approval.

[–] TBooneChickens@hexbear.net 25 points 10 months ago

If he was purely expressing emotional vulnerability about the loss of his uncle in an otherwise nonadversarial conversation, probably.

If the context included anything about war, politics, military, or even just anything other than his mourning the loss of a family member, heck no.

[–] Civility@hexbear.net 24 points 10 months ago

YTA

womp womp is a wheadonism

[–] Spike@hexbear.net 22 points 10 months ago

NTA do it again

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 21 points 10 months ago

probably an asshole but that's extremely funny as hell

[–] Cromalin@hexbear.net 21 points 10 months ago
[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago
[–] artificialset@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago

nope, the uncle getting killed was the best outcome of the uncle going there

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago

Depends. If he is an Iraqi, then yes. If he is a colonizer trying to destroy Iraq, then also yes, because you only womped twice instead of the requisite three times.

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago

No, all American invaders of Iraq deserve immediate execution

[–] Helia@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago

thats funny as fuck

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago

Seeing as how it turned out, I trust your judgement

[–] Goblin@hexbear.net 17 points 10 months ago

:took-no-restraint:

[–] AcidMarxist@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago

lol lmao che-laugh


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[–] Egon@hexbear.net 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In the social context you said it in? Probably.
In the context of what people on this site would want you to say? NTA.

It's sort of the took-restraint meme. You're "correct" but in order to understand that, you more or less need to be terminally online (how does commas work in English?).
People in your social circle will perceive you as an asshole, despite understanding your reasoning.

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