• Kbobabob@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Even if America succeeds in mobilising the entire world, our military operations will not stop … no matter the sacrifices it costs us,” Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior Houthi official, said…

    Some of you will die but that’s a risk I’m willing to take.

    • Psychodelic@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I mean, I think they’d call that an honorable death in some circles.

      Don’t they see the US as basically the Empire?

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        10 months ago

        George Lucas certainly did. The Vietnam War was part of the inspiration for Star Wars.

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        10 months ago

        I see the level of political discourse in this sub has risen to the level of :checks notes: Star Wars references.