Pro to Ask [email protected]English • 9 days agoWhy do people consider Al Jazeera as a trusted source?message-square76fedilinkarrow-up176
arrow-up176message-squareWhy do people consider Al Jazeera as a trusted source?Pro to Ask [email protected]English • 9 days agomessage-square76fedilink
I noticed a good amount of people talking about Al Jazeera in the BBC paywall thread and that make me ask, why!?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•8 days agoIt kind of makes sense in the US, because the US is CONSTANTLY at war with someone / something, so unless people volunteer, there’s a good chance the draft would be back and a bunch of people would be forced to go.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•8 days ago“Thank you for your service. Better you than me amirite. 👈👈😎”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•8 days agoI can say both of those things with genuine respect. I thought I was going to get drafted into Desert Storm. I don’t like sand.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•8 days agoI agree. Almost as coarse and rough and irritating as getting blown up by an IED.
It kind of makes sense in the US, because the US is CONSTANTLY at war with someone / something, so unless people volunteer, there’s a good chance the draft would be back and a bunch of people would be forced to go.
“Thank you for your service. Better you than me amirite. 👈👈😎”
I can say both of those things with genuine respect. I thought I was going to get drafted into Desert Storm. I don’t like sand.
I agree. Almost as coarse and rough and irritating as getting blown up by an IED.