r/PublicFreakout • u/SpriteSilver6 • Oct 01 '24

🌎 World Events Missile impacts in Israel

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u/cleekchapper92 Oct 01 '24

I've been watching medieval movies lately and wonder why our president's don't go to war anymore. To see biden or trump out in Afghanistan w an lmg would be a sight

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u/Scavenger53 Oct 01 '24

the combat footage would be kinda boring, just a couple of old dudes trying to walk in some sand to punch each other, but not very hard since they old as hell

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u/perplexedparallax Oct 01 '24

UFC cage match

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u/AgentChris101 Oct 01 '24

It would make sure leadership stays young

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u/mightylordredbeard Oct 01 '24

Or make sure leaders don’t start shit.

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u/tennisanybody Oct 01 '24

Can I select The Hound as my champion? You pick The Mountain.

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u/Scavenger53 Oct 01 '24

i think if we use champions that will slide back into the old problem of using the poor to fight for the politicians. let the old politicians fight

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u/MechaAristotle Oct 01 '24

Basically how the fight in The Infinite and the Divine goes down lol.

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u/lachieshocker Oct 02 '24

That's just the end of Metal Gear Solid 4

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u/-watchman- Oct 02 '24

They could do a Mexican Standoff..

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u/Rugkrabber Oct 02 '24

I mean if this leaves the rest of us out of it, I’d watch that.

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u/BatterEarl Oct 02 '24

wonder why our president's don't go to war anymore.

Washington was the first and last POTUS to lead troops; this was during the whisky rebellion.

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u/Rinzack Oct 02 '24

Bullets are deadly at really, really long ranges. Before you could sit your King/Emperor/etc on a hill overlooking the battle, then along came gunpowder and now "top of the hill" is well within range for a lethal shot

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u/mugendee Oct 02 '24

Think of it this way. With today's technology, Israel is able to take out the Hamas leader with a precision hit right in his bunker. Now imagine how easy it is to do the same if he were to go to the battle front?

In simple terms, the medieval wars or bows and arrows and catapulted stones is very different than today's. A leader wouldn't survive 1 hour at the battle front IMHO.

Then also, today's leaders are mostly civilians with zero military training. In medieval times, leadership was hereditary. So future kings started military training at 10 years, if not younger. Today's civilian leaders would end up being more of a liability to the army than an inspiration. They're better off left at home to spin stories of conquest and lead the information war than the real war.

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u/Bender_2024 Oct 01 '24

Next thing you know you have UFC fighters as your candidates running on the platform of acquiring neighboring nations.

Better than sending kids to war for reasons they don't like it even understand but still problematic.

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u/tallandlankyagain Oct 01 '24

Full battle rattle? I guess it comes down to who collapses first.

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u/varitok Oct 02 '24

Did you watch the part of those movies where the kings often die to arrows?

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u/cleekchapper92 Oct 02 '24

Yes, yes I did

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u/evrestcoleghost Oct 02 '24

Because it wouldnt make any tactical or strategic sense

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u/UncookedNoodles Oct 02 '24

President's what?