HeloDude

So a college professor, at progressive school in California, apologizing for not using a woke term is not believable to you? Really? How about this from Harvard? “Affordable, timely, high-quality, equitable, and dignified care during and after pregnancy is essential for all birthing people.” https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/advancing-maternal-justice-on-both-sides-of-the-atlantic-2020100821100

Let me guess…if this was from the Washington Post, NYT, Newsweek, CNN, etc then you probably wouldn’t have questioned the source… Well, here’s Newsweek saying Biden’s own administration is on the same push. ”Biden Admin Replaces ‘Mothers’ with ‘Birthing People’ in Maternal Health Guidance.” https://www.newsweek.com/biden-admin-replaces-mothers-birthing-people-maternal-health-guidance-1598343?amp=1

4 months ago if you had the shot and didn’t wear your mask then you were labeled a grandma killer, you know, because science…then a short time later, you were told you didn’t need to wear a mask because you did your duty and got the shot (because you didn’t want to kill grandma). Now if you’ve had the shot and you don’t wear your mask then you want to kill grandma…you know, because science. Keep in mind that John Kerry literally used the words “settled science” wrt global warming. And if you say “pregnant mother” (see link below) then you’re a horrible person because somehow men can now have babies. If you still think this stuff isn’t political then you’ll never see it… https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-of-california-medical-prof-apologizes-for-saying-pregnant-women

You’re just selfish…or something.

Did I not say that it’s China’s to take if they want it? If they’re not wanting to take the island it’s because it’s not their interests to do so right now (it would cost them resources, etc)—they’re not worried about the US stopping them. Also, if you think the US would do anything meaningful to defend Taiwan then we’re in complete disagreement (go figure). Edited to add: Sorry if that came across brash—I’m tired and haven’t had dinner yet. My points still stand.

What do you mean “US as the only additional player”? We wouldn’t militarily intervene, and wouldn’t do too much other than some minor sanctions. We’re not about ready to go to war/fire on a country in which our economy is so closely tied.

My money is on the Chinese commies. My money is also on that we wouldn’t fire a single round to stop them. If we don’t care about the Chinese commies running China the way they do and their influence over their region, then we’re not going to care if they invade an island that they continue to claim as their own. Sure we’ll condemn it and the UN will have some harsh words and perhaps we might impose a few minor (but not significant) sanctions but that will be it. That’s what happens when you’re so economically in bed with your (supposed) enemy. If the CCP wants to put its troops on Taiwan, it’s theirs to take. My $.02

Not at Randolph with the current studs.

Hey, trust the science…or something.

Fair enough. I can’t speak for the Guard/Reserve side, just the AD side. Would you fly the same amount in Reserves as an O-6 that you do now as an O-5?

Why? Unless you just want to make O-6…which is as good of a reason as any I guess. But then I would have to ask why you would want to make O-6 and literally be a volunteer for any assignment.

UPT 2.5 grads at RND are not going to a full phase 3. The “T-1/heavy tracked” students get 6 weeks of T-1 sims/VR and off to the FTUs they go. I think Vance 2.5 grads are actually flying the T-1, but I forget how much time they get.

So the OG/CC won’t be there since he’s an ABM…

Well, your arguments are usually weak, so I wasn’t expecting this one to be much different.

So I’m confused…should businesses have to bake the cake or not? Since someone can go to a different bakery…

I’m not saying it would have been much different with Trump, but this is laughable: From the Pentagon Spokesperson: “He said Afghanistan's capacity and capabilities included a "very capable" Air Force and "very sophisticated" special forces that can help defend the country from the Taliban resurgence.” Seriously, who are they trying to fool? https://www.foxnews.com/politics/taliban-afghanistan-us-troop-withdrawal-pentagon-john-kirby?cmpid=fb_fnc&fbclid=IwAR3P9imd2vIg5-1OlY_ZVmdBcjyNO9Do6V8RdZ5YEsRbyBicZ8EpxyVKZeQ

If I’m a betting man, then my money is on the Taliban. If the Taliban wasn’t defeated with us being there and actively engaging, I don’t see any way the Afghan government/military will defeat the Taliban. I’m the end, the Taliban wants it more.

President Biden: “We can be value added, but the Afghans are going to have to be able to do it themselves with the Air Force they have.” Also: He claimed the Afghan military fields a force of 300,000 that is "as well equipped as any army in the world, an air force against something like 75,000 Taliban." Behold, Afghanistan’s Air Force: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-pilots-assassinated-by-taliban-us-withdraws-2021-07-09/

I do enjoy it when people compare military healthcare (as a part of compensation for military service) to taxpayer funded healthcare to those just because they have a pulse. So are you legitimately wanting to have a discussion about military/retiree healthcare or is your post due to my back and forth with Prozac regarding taxpayer funded welfare? If it’s the former, we can probably have that conversation on a different thread. The only reason I mentioned taxpayer funded healthcare is because Prozac brought it up wrt covid.

Sure do! Let me know when we can all stop working and receive free health care! You know…because that will equate to making life better for all people!

I agree—get the government completely out of paying for healthcare. Can’t afford your care, plenty fo charities willing to help out. Something tells me you’re not willing to not allow the government to take my wealth in order to care for someone else…

The Nav joke was bc Pawman made the comment to something like “here’s a pilot who thinks they know more than medical professionals”. And I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make a Nav joke when he gave me the opportunity. As for you being a fighter pilot, that’s cool I guess, but no, it doesn’t matter to me. But thanks for your service.

You’re missing the point—I don’t think I need the vaccine, based on the data. My parents thought they did and I supported their decision. If you think you needed it, awesome—I hope you were able to get it (I imagine you are). This is the type of data that led me to my decision: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/494670-ninety-six-percent-of-inmates-in-four-state-prisons-who-tested-positive

Here are some examples of your “trust”… The Federal Government: The CDC: https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/502890-fauci-why-the-public-wasnt-told-to-wear-masks The NIH: https://www.foxnews.com/media/rand-paul-dr-fauci-lied-congress-china-virus-research The FDA: The same FDA which hasn’t given full approval to the vaccine and only has approved it under emergency authorization? Which is why I’m assuming the military hasn’t required it’s members to take the shot? https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/01/military-may-revisit-making-covid-19-vaccines-mandatory-after-fda-grants-approval.html The vaccine manufacturers: Wait, so we’re now believing everything big pharma says and does? https://newrepublic.com/article/153864/innovation-drug-price-myth State governments: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cuomo-lied-and-now-we-know-it/ar-BB1ddSqr The WHO: A tweet from the World Health Organization, January 14: “Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in Wuhan, China.” https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/who-does-who-trust/ Medical professionals: https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-care-workers-say-protests-are-vital-despite-coronavirus-risks-11591790600 As for medical folks on an X-Ray, fortunately my brother literally didn’t trust an initial prognosis after a skiing accident in which x-rays didn’t show any breaks…a week later he went to a sports fitness doctor and was in surgery a few days later. If you’re not willing to get another opinion on things that concern you/doesn’t sound right, then that’s your call. My problem with you and others isn’t what you do or don’t do with your own lives, it’s that you negatively judge and put down others who don’t agree with you or see things the same way. I’m literally fine with people getting the covid shot and also fine with people not getting it. I also most definitely believe that for the vast majority of people who aren’t old and/or don’t have any underlining health issues that they’ll be just fine if they get covid. So if those same people don’t feel comfortable getting an experimental vaccine, then why insult them? And if you think people are killing grandma or whatever and still believe the WHO, then I’m assuming you’re still wearing as mask wherever you go? And if you blindly trust the government bureaucrats and politicians (yes, even if you’re on their payroll—don’t forget, we’re just the help), then I can’t help you. I have family who literally believed everything Obama and his administration said, and also have family who believed everything Trump and his administration said…fortunately I’m not in either group.

The difference between me and others is that I support people making their own decisions on what’s best for them…do you?