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Tomi Lahren's 'joke' about millennial military men does not go over well

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The backlash and fact-checking were swift after the right-wing commentator mocked the idea of an American military made up of drafted twenty-somethings.

As I watch millennial men struggle to lift their bags into the overhead bin I am reminded how f'd we are if there's a draft.

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Because all men in the 1940s were Hulk Hogan. **sigh**

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Because of all the “put your huge carry-on bags in the overhead bin” military tests?

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ಅವರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

Roughly two-thirds of all DOD active-duty military personnel were ages 30 or younger in 2015 aka MILLENNIALS.

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ಅವರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

Translation: A majority of active-duty military personnel are Millennials.

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Six millennial men have been awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, four posthumously

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If you're worried about there not being enough competent people in the army, maybe it's not a great time to ban experienced trans people

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Interesting how the "support our troops" crowd always forgets that Millennials have fought the longest war in American history - Afghanistan

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ಅವರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

1M+ young people served honorably in Afghanistan & Iraq. Thousands killed. Many more wounded. What in God's name are you talking about? 👎🏼

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First of all, take a joke. Second, you're right and those who have joined the military voluntarily would not be drafted. Eric meet my point.

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