HumanPenguin

HumanPenguin, 9 hours ago (edited 8 hours ago)

Success is no proof of comparative ease.

Just that the division is actual evidence that a different approach is needed. And let’s face it. In most daily situations the military has a do it the way we always have attitude.

Thanks for sharing though. Its a good story to share.

As I said we did it in the UK. Not just with regular troops in ww2. But spy units were trained in secret (along with the home gaurd). To act as a resistance if Germany ever took the UK.

This was made up of retired and protected industry non conscripts.

Much of it only released under the official secrets act in the last 20 years. They were literally trained to sabertarge the German lines and keep the resistance active if our government was removed.

But as I say. Its a different thing to train older people. Unless they have had reason to remain fit. Many take more time. And care to train to military standards. The higher level their carreer the more likely much of it was spent at a desk.

And teens leaving school are more used to being directed in the way they are expected to think. Old folks have good reason to think they may know better.

As I said harder to train not impossible. Often best with a more flexible approach then the break down and rebuild most basic training attempts.

And my grandfather died a few years back. But could not keep up was not a phrase I’d dare use untill the last few years. But generalisations have value when folks are making decisions based on a whole nation.

HumanPenguin, 9 hours ago

Yeah you are correct. My parents were born in the 40s so dad served for a while. But dosent support the idea. So even some of that age are sane. Ish :)

But 90yos do vote. And its not just folks who served. As that was mainly men. But folks who looked at their fathers as examples of the great generation. Etc

I honestly don’t think its a winning strategy. But then a bacon sandwich also should not form a winning strategy. But did.

The arguments are less dumb then the ones that won the AV and brexit referendum. So I’d still say. Dont underestimate the tories.

HumanPenguin, 9 hours ago

Yeah you don’t need the oxy. Its just normal tory crap. But they have a habit of making their moronic claims work.

HumanPenguin, 9 hours ago

I don’t have the skills.

But now really wish someone would hack a few tory social media accounts. And post claims the fine will be based on the family wealth of the avoider

Tory voters would suffer mass heart attacks when they calculate what it will cost to free their Tarquins.

HumanPenguin, 9 hours ago

We sorta do in the UK. Cameron set one up with his big society claim. He even claimed he’d consider making it mandatory for teenagers.

Issue is it is funded as well as any service under the tories.

HumanPenguin, 6 hours ago

Honestly not that likely. As courts can order a garnesment.

Fines nowadays tend to result in taking from you benifits or wages. Of course costs the poor forced into this more.