beep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoGen Z: "We can't find jobs or afford homes"......Everyone else:i.ibb.coimagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1297arrow-down1imageGen Z: "We can't find jobs or afford homes"......Everyone else:i.ibb.cobeep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square54linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareDookieman12@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·5 days agoI suggest we force politicians and their children to enlist. If you want war so bad, lead the charge.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·5 days agoThere’s a reason most of the presidents we consider the best were former military. They have that experience. They also tended to avoid conflicts whenever possible. It’s not a coincidence.
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·4 days agoI thought you had to be ex-military in order to be considered fit to run for president?
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoNot at all. Trump famously got a bullshit diagnosis of bone spurs to dodge the draft. The U.S. Constitution states that the president must: Be a natural-born citizen of the United States. Be at least 35 years old. Have been a resident of the United States for 14 years. Beyond that, it’s just what the people want to consider required qualifications.
minus-squareThebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoDubya was in the Texas Air National Guard.
I suggest we force politicians and their children to enlist. If you want war so bad, lead the charge.
There’s a reason most of the presidents we consider the best were former military. They have that experience. They also tended to avoid conflicts whenever possible. It’s not a coincidence.
I thought you had to be ex-military in order to be considered fit to run for president?
Not at all. Trump famously got a bullshit diagnosis of bone spurs to dodge the draft.
The U.S. Constitution states that the president must:
Beyond that, it’s just what the people want to consider required qualifications.
Dubya was in the Texas Air National Guard.