Mathazzar

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[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Systemic racism in the US ment an inproportionate number of drafted service personnel were black as white draftees were able to get college deferments in higher numbers.

This boiled back down to the poorer economic situation of black peoples in the Civil rights era fighting for basic equality.

The draft also caused friction that increased fraggings as this racist treatment by educated white officers or NCOs were dealt with locally. Fragging was furthered by a disconnect between draftees who wanted to just survive and glory hounds who saw military service and War as some great adventure.

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I too was infantry. And muscle memory doesn't necessarily mean always being engaged to the process, it means being able to return to the necessary posture when needed.

It wasn't uncommon for us to rest our hands on our rifles too when we didn't need to be actively engaged in the current situation in any hostile fashion.

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Now if we could cleanse the junk and joke guides as well somehow..

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Pirates kind of had a workers compensation program as I've been told.

Loss of certain body parts was payable with the amount varying by which part was affected.

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

These guys aren't in some kind of parade or ceremonial display, nor do they appear to be at a guard post.

They're just soldiers standing by. In that situation there's no need for a uniform display to impress anyone. Keeping soldiers at drill precision 100% all thetime is a good way to fatigue soldiers who don't need to be perfect quickly.

Besides which, all of them have a hand near their trigger guards and most have hands resting on the barrel of their weapons so are reasonably prepared if someone does try something.

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Your number 2 is based around cultural, not species differences. Two humans raised in two different cultures could end up very different.

There could be two tribes of goblins. One that began eating people out of desperation and now just do it because it's tradition. The other could have grown up in close relationships with their nongoblin neighbors and are seen as a valuable part of their region.

So untying evilness to their race isn't being race blind or pretending people down have struggles - it's removing the shoehorning that occurred.

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago (3 children)

The navy manual for troubleshooting equipment in the field includes "lift 3-6 inches and drop"

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I won't lie.I don't get it.

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I use to spend so much time on there as a kid. I had a flashback as soon as I saw that avatar.

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (6 children)

I think the difference is that helldivers 2 never required me to log into anything except my steam account to play until only recently.

Just be cause the game says it may require it, but it's not enforces from day 1, doesn't change that feeling of having the rug pulled.

People don't have a problem with needing an account, they have a problem with suddenly needing to have an account if they purchased and played it without one.

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

El Hazard, is that you? It's been so long.

[–] Mathazzar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I have many negative options of this show. Ultimately, while Lucy was...okay.. Norm and chet had my favorite dynamic and didn't act like complete morons most of the time.

They seemed to have set out with the intention of making the BoS a slapstick comedy rayher than a serious player consisting of intelligent humans. Especially Knight Titus and Maximus felt like horribly written characters.

I understand them going for humor but.. I feel the slapstick nature of it really took away my enjoyment of it.

While fallout has had humor in it, I felt it was backseat to the actual atmosphere of its story of surviving the wasteland. In the series, slapstick seems to be all it is.

Also I don't understand why they added the thing about ghouls.

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