Open carrying only makes sense in the context of there being other open carriers you're organized with. Going solo with a gun just reads as mass shooter shit, and makes you an obvious target if a shooter shows up. In this case, because another open carrying "protector" might decide to smoke you because you're just a rando with a rifle
For the f-35 program they already have to deal with scheduling maintenance crews more than a year out - this is also coincidentally why the Air Force often chooses to buy a whole new replacement part rather than repair the part they have. Efficiency!
Beyond the point blobjim already addressed, why did they have an unloaded gun at all? Guns are not props. If you want to open carry for defense, be prepared for defense. If you just want to carry a prop around to look cool, don't.
dumb nazi white guy and his dumb nazi white guy lawyer only using a rubric with qualities like "is the shooter white" "is the shooter male" and "can I figure out how to start the GoFundme" to determine which assholes to promote
This strategy seems dead in the cradle, their vassals in yurop have spent themselves in support of ukraine and it's in slow motion collapse. Their productive capacity has been kneecapped by US policy, they won't be able to develop a native defense industry to match Russia's. Our asian vassals seem to be eyeballing other options except for japan for the moment, don't they? If this is their plan, it's insane, isn't it?
You can tell they're just a fantasy navy because of their official ranks, first sea lord is a guy who got burned by a dragon in some obscure history referenced in a game of thrones auxiliary lore book
The Royal Navy is to reduce overseas training in the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East amid concerns that stealth cost cuts are destroying Britain’s ability to project power and challenge China.
Al Carns, Labour’s armed forces minister, who unveiled the plan, said the decision was intended to strengthen “homeland defence” by focusing on activity with Nato in the Atlantic, Arctic and European waters, which were increasingly being threatened by Russian warships.
The decision means ships will be deployed on fewer training exercises outside Britain’s immediate neighbourhood, casting doubt on the Senior Service’s ability to fight anywhere in the world.
Critics said it risked weakening the country’s role in combating the threat from China, which now has the world’s biggest navy and is increasingly aggressive towards Taiwan and other nearby rivals.
The Conservatives accused the Government of attempting to make stealth cuts to training to save cash, after The Telegraph revealed in October that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had overspent by more than £2bn on its 2025-26 financial budget.
James Cartlidge, the shadow defence secretary, said: “We all know the real reason Labour are slashing overseas training for the Armed Forces – to save money.
James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge says ‘the men and women of our Armed Forces deserve much better’
“The Telegraph recently exposed the £2.6bn black hole in the Ministry of Defence this financial year, and the continued delays to the defence investment plan – promised for the autumn – show this is a Government failing to prioritise defence, as the threat demands.
“Cutting training and funding is not a serious approach to boosting war readiness, and the men and women of our Armed Forces deserve much better.”
The Navy is already facing immense pressure. General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord, this week warned it was “struggling” to cope with the number of Russian ships entering UK waters, and that without extra cash the Navy was at risk of “losing its advantage” in the Atlantic.
The Navy’s ability to go to sea has been on a downward trend for at least a decade, The Telegraph can disclose.
Reports by the MoD show the number of so-called “readiness days” – when ships are available to sail – has plunged from 16,630 in 2014 to a decade low of 12,433 last year. The overall size of the Navy has also shrunk during this time.
The UK is responding to the leash jerk and pulling back from harassing China with their tin navy. Good news for the world, let's hope they don't change their minds.
they're a pretty bad analyst who has rooked a bunch of hexbears by neoliberal-posting on economic shit that nobody is well versed in so it looks Important and Serious, but this reply to you is a perfect encapsulation of their rhetoric
This graph isn't about the US, which is why the post isn't about the US. Don't worry, little Western brain, we also think the US is in decline.