"Trump was then asked if he meant "firm hand as in China."
"When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength," Trump replied. "That shows you the power of strength. Our country is right now perceived as weak...as being spit on by the rest of the world.""
I'm one of the dozens of people who isnt American, buddy. Not my job to fix your fascist country. I just have to watch your "leader of the free world" genuflect to a war criminal.
Seems like you think your job is to watch one guy standing up to the Nazis running your shithole and make excuses. Go sort it out mate it effects the rest of us.
When they run him over, and trump's education czar has this stricken from history books, american kids will not know there was ever a tiananmen square massacre
Not entirely. Met plenty of younger people from china who know about it. One of them said they even talked about it in university. This always seemed to be more a lie americans tell people to talk about how worse censorship in china. Its more like how americans look at critical race theory and how most americans dont know about stuff like the tulsa race massacre.
In college I asked a fellow poli sci. student from China about it and she stated when she did ask about it, the subject was changed and her parents contacted, but that was 15 years ago; as for the Americans...well you see how well they pay attention to history
Every warehouse store has a forklift in the loading dock, in every major city. They all use the same keys... Usually Toyota. Most staff members are not going to stop you taking it. Park a forklift in the road, cut the hydraulic line and you've got a 3 ton road block. You can't beat 30 riot cops and 30 riot cops can't beat heavy machinery.
The hydraulics won't stop it from moving, it'll just make the forks drag when they do. If you want to avoid damaging the forks and minimize damage to the road you can move it in reverse or take the forks off the mast. Or you can just yolo that bitch forward and if you catch a crack in the cement right you can send a fork into fucking orbit.
Good idea, but I’m gonna go out on a limb and say those military vehicles can make pretty short work of a forklift. And if not those specific military vehicles… they have ones that will.
Having extensive knowledge with Up armored HMMWV and MRAPs, they ain't doing shit. It's cobbled together junk performed by the lowest bidder and maintained by folks who'd rather do anything other than PMCS the fucking motorpool.
MRAP might fare better hitting a forklift, maybe, but it's not going to drive away after. Besides. The forklift is to deter and slowdown.
IEDs that remove any of the wheels is what stops an MRAP, or a HMMWV.
PMCS amounts to 3 guys distracting the CO inspecting vehicles, while 2 others grab the stuff from the first vehicle and move it to the next to trick the CO
Exactly. Jesus Christ our motorpool crew did that so much. Can't tell you how many times we checked out a vehicle from the dispatch office crew and it's like yo wtf...tire is flat....brake light is out...battery is fucking dead.... Now I gotta go find a running vehicle to drive over to drag out that obscene fucking jumper cable between 2 HMMWVs... Oh btw it's summer...the only working one we have is an uparmor...no ac. Windows only go down 2". Great.
Shut the key off before you cut and hold the hydraulic levers in both directions for a few seconds to depressurize lines before cutting. OFF DOESNT MEAN NO PRESSURE.
No, forklifts suck at dragging/pushing things on the ground. They need to lift them to reduce the friction. You would need a much much larger forklift to lift it (not safe or easy to do anyways), or more realistically a flatbed trailer and a winch to winch it up. But that's going to be a large heavy equipment trailer and not something sitting around, nor something the police themselves have.
Jesus Christ this is insane! Tiananmen Square level stuff here in the USA. I'm pretty sure we don't need armored HUMVEEs in DCright now. As a 20 year vet I feel so sad for the troops forced into this BS for ICE Barbi and Bondage Bondi all as a diversion to protect Trump from his Epstein past. Release the files!
Honestly, I would say few if any places in the continental states needed armored humvees or MRAPs even if I understand the urge for purchasing power expansion through commonality of equipment.
If I could afford it, I would be driving on a truck and handing out water and sandwiches to protestors. But being a student in europe, I am way yoo underfunded for a foreign aid mission.
About humvees, did they double in size recently? I don't remember seeing them to be so big, literally cab crush that man like he was a fly, and keep on driving. Fair, only seen in movies, but I am surprised how big they are IRL.
Indeed. Humvees are being phased out, so that's likely what they have now. Lots of different models of MRAPs, the one here is a JLTV, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Bigger ones are Caiman, Cougar, Buffalo, though not sure the Buff is still in service. Beats my 04 deployment to Iraq where they just slapped armor plates on old humvees without suspension or engine upgrades. Can't corner, can't stop, can't move fast enough to get out of its own way, but at least IEDs would still destroy them!
I still don't even think he's gunna LIVE through the 4 years as is, his health is a wreck even without everyone pissed off and trying to get rid of him. Dude looks one good stiff drink away from keeling over.
dogdayafternoon13
I can't believe this the USA. No wonder no one wants to visit .
whoatherebigfella
How do we know this is even DC? Where’s the source?
DatDarthCaedus
"Trump was then asked if he meant "firm hand as in China."
"When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength," Trump replied. "That shows you the power of strength. Our country is right now perceived as weak...as being spit on by the rest of the world.""
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-praised-china-tiananmen-foreshadowing-response-to-george-floyd-protests-2020-6
dm22b
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJldHAzd2tpN3l1Zm45aDl0Zm54dTZ6Z3AyZjc5ZGExZXF4c29sNHV0YiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/xT0GqHl3WVxCNdrDmU/200w.mp4
mcodger
Did he survive?
cptsilver
yes of corse, he is not black
cptsilver
nor a children in school
MoonMoon89
The military is there to prevent an uprising in case the Epstein Files leak.
proxyinitiative
Start calling them the pedofile protectors
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Overkill much?
Valkor
fucking anything other than releasing the epstein files
majorserenity
These troops must recognise that they are on the wrong side of history
Hawkgirl203
If this was in Florida, they could legally run him over because if the Thump Thump bill passes it’s legal. /gallery/man-with-sick-murder-fantasy-proposes-law-to-indulge-sick-murder-fantasies-0SAN6CW.
stret
America, land of the free
themigbro
USA was never free for anyone, especially minority groups. Racism is in all time high again..
williamvanauger
More importantly where the fuck are the rest of you? Why is only one guy standing there?
stabthecrab
Same place you are bud. Home typing on your phone
williamvanauger
I'm one of the dozens of people who isnt American, buddy. Not my job to fix your fascist country. I just have to watch your "leader of the free world" genuflect to a war criminal.
stabthecrab
Seems like you think your job is to talk shit. I’m sure you’re a real prize in your country
williamvanauger
Seems like you think your job is to watch one guy standing up to the Nazis running your shithole and make excuses. Go sort it out mate it effects the rest of us.
ThomasTheWankEnglne
hope oshkosh is proud to be oppressing its citizens
DirkOrion
When they run him over, and trump's education czar has this stricken from history books, american kids will not know there was ever a tiananmen square massacre
awkungen42
We'll know. Just like we know about TS. We have too many phones and recording devices for this to be unknown.
KoalaOnTheJuice
How is this comment helping?
METROlD
How are YOU helping
NOINITIATIVE
much like children in China over the actual incident.
yzark01
Not entirely. Met plenty of younger people from china who know about it. One of them said they even talked about it in university. This always seemed to be more a lie americans tell people to talk about how worse censorship in china. Its more like how americans look at critical race theory and how most americans dont know about stuff like the tulsa race massacre.
NOINITIATIVE
In college I asked a fellow poli sci. student from China about it and she stated when she did ask about it, the subject was changed and her parents contacted, but that was 15 years ago; as for the Americans...well you see how well they pay attention to history
hotmessactual
This country is fucking strapped. They're gonna know.
rinoafoxfire7
Internet forever, dude. Doom and gloom is also getting very old.
CommentMalone
Until they make a NK style internet with only state media and Uber heavy censoring
kurvarVillain
Every warehouse store has a forklift in the loading dock, in every major city. They all use the same keys... Usually Toyota. Most staff members are not going to stop you taking it.
Park a forklift in the road, cut the hydraulic line and you've got a 3 ton road block.
You can't beat 30 riot cops and 30 riot cops can't beat heavy machinery.
LokilairTTV
O thought you were gona say use the forklift to flip the military hummer.
Hevach
The hydraulics won't stop it from moving, it'll just make the forks drag when they do. If you want to avoid damaging the forks and minimize damage to the road you can move it in reverse or take the forks off the mast. Or you can just yolo that bitch forward and if you catch a crack in the cement right you can send a fork into fucking orbit.
corndude101
Good idea, but I’m gonna go out on a limb and say those military vehicles can make pretty short work of a forklift. And if not those specific military vehicles… they have ones that will.
flavivsaetivs
Maybe a standing forklift but not the big heavy duty ones like they have at Lowe's.
whoatherebigfella
You can just push it out of the way. Or take your key, start it up and move it, no?
Valkor
yeah, normal-ass tractors. nothing fancy about it. at the forefront of EVERY modern war.
TrumpGarglesHorseSemen
Having extensive knowledge with Up armored HMMWV and MRAPs, they ain't doing shit. It's cobbled together junk performed by the lowest bidder and maintained by folks who'd rather do anything other than PMCS the fucking motorpool.
MRAP might fare better hitting a forklift, maybe, but it's not going to drive away after. Besides. The forklift is to deter and slowdown.
IEDs that remove any of the wheels is what stops an MRAP, or a HMMWV.
Blackheartedsilphy
PMCS amounts to 3 guys distracting the CO inspecting vehicles, while 2 others grab the stuff from the first vehicle and move it to the next to trick the CO
TrumpGarglesHorseSemen
Exactly. Jesus Christ our motorpool crew did that so much. Can't tell you how many times we checked out a vehicle from the dispatch office crew and it's like yo wtf...tire is flat....brake light is out...battery is fucking dead.... Now I gotta go find a running vehicle to drive over to drag out that obscene fucking jumper cable between 2 HMMWVs... Oh btw it's summer...the only working one we have is an uparmor...no ac. Windows only go down 2". Great.
BrdCdn
Shut the key off before you cut and hold the hydraulic levers in both directions for a few seconds to depressurize lines before cutting. OFF DOESNT MEAN NO PRESSURE.
whoatherebigfella
They’ll just push it out of the way with another forklift, no?
BrdCdn
No, forklifts suck at dragging/pushing things on the ground. They need to lift them to reduce the friction. You would need a much much larger forklift to lift it (not safe or easy to do anyways), or more realistically a flatbed trailer and a winch to winch it up. But that's going to be a large heavy equipment trailer and not something sitting around, nor something the police themselves have.
angelofsnark
Jesus Christ this is insane! Tiananmen Square level stuff here in the USA. I'm pretty sure we don't need armored HUMVEEs in DCright now. As a 20 year vet I feel so sad for the troops forced into this BS for ICE Barbi and Bondage Bondi all as a diversion to protect Trump from his Epstein past. Release the files!
kaffeespatz
Forced into this? I tought the USA is a free country?
historycat
Considering that they're drawing National Guard from red states, how many do you think believe this is necessary or right?
DoseOfScience
Honestly, I would say few if any places in the continental states needed armored humvees or MRAPs even if I understand the urge for purchasing power expansion through commonality of equipment.
r0b0tc0rpse
I guess it's a good thing they're not HMMWVs but MRAPs.
AamuVircku
If I could afford it, I would be driving on a truck and handing out water and sandwiches to protestors. But being a student in europe, I am way yoo underfunded for a foreign aid mission.
DamnThursdays
Got my fingers crossed they're gonna mutiny right next to the whitehouse.
Wolfschwarzmond
HUMVEE's are being retired. Most likely all they had were MRAPS.
whitebbwolf
they could refuse, no? Be standup ppl and uphold your constitution?
Poppypoppoppop
About humvees, did they double in size recently? I don't remember seeing them to be so big, literally cab crush that man like he was a fly, and keep on driving. Fair, only seen in movies, but I am surprised how big they are IRL.
turdferguson74
That's an MRAP. Bigger and taller than a humvee to accommodate the 'boat hull' armor underneath. Deflects blast up and out, not into crew
Poppypoppoppop
Oh ok. "Mine Resistant Ambush Protected" , but in Washington, DC ? Talk about unnecessary
turdferguson74
Indeed. Humvees are being phased out, so that's likely what they have now. Lots of different models of MRAPs, the one here is a JLTV, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Bigger ones are Caiman, Cougar, Buffalo, though not sure the Buff is still in service. Beats my 04 deployment to Iraq where they just slapped armor plates on old humvees without suspension or engine upgrades. Can't corner, can't stop, can't move fast enough to get out of its own way, but at least IEDs would still destroy them!
corndude101
Hey surprise… they aren’t being forced. They cannot do any order that is unlawful.
They are doing this willfully, and when this is all over, they should be tried as if this were their own idea.
Fast bender said it great when playing Magneto in X-Men: First Class:
“I’ve been at the mercy of men just following orders. Never again.”
Wolfschwarzmond
Since, so far their orders are to take up guard duty from Fed. LEO's Park Police, and Metro PD, the orders aren't illegal. Yet.
Magnar1183
Fassbender, you mean? Lol
Deathcameawienering
Nuremberg trials made the defense "following orders" illegal for all those dutiful shitbag nazis that used it to shirk the blame
corndude101
Yep, and we need to too.
Cuz I can tell you, this doesn’t end in 4 years.
No one makes those kinds of changes to the White House and leaves in 4 years. I don’t think the ballroom will b done till nearly the end of this term.
He ain’t gonna leave, and he’s going to use the military to protect him.
There’s a reason why there’s a loyalty test in the military now.
Catheren
I still don't even think he's gunna LIVE through the 4 years as is, his health is a wreck even without everyone pissed off and trying to get rid of him. Dude looks one good stiff drink away from keeling over.
corndude101
That’s what we said about my MIL… doctors said she was going to be gone in 3 years… that was in 2018…