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Ohio Barbarian's avatar

I am a veteran and I approve of this message.

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Mark Taylor's avatar

Thanks, I appreciate that. I'm not a veteran, but I as a psychotherapist I had the privilege of working with several Iraq/Afghanistan combat veterans dealing with the effects of traumatic brain injury and PTSD. The effects of that experience on those men and their families were profound and knowing the complete corruption of the leadership that sent them off to those useless wars still angers me. Trump's betrayal of members of the military is just cruder and openly obscene, but all of the presidents post-WW II have betrayed those sent to fight, die and be physically, emotionally and spiritually traumatized to the benefit of corporate profit and markets.

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7thSignSoul's avatar

Does Substack's Algorithm bury the work of Anti-War CombatVets❓

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Mark Taylor's avatar

I don't know. I can say that so far this post is doing well and will probably wind up a little ahead of average for my posts.

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Penelope Prill's avatar

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this, all of it.

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Mark Taylor's avatar

You're welcome. The outrage of all this fascist madness grows by the day. By the hour. Resist the bastards.

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Yvette Worrall's avatar

Trump sure does euphemism like a pro.

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Orestes vasquez's avatar

Thanks as usual, Mark. Your unwavering moral compass is appreciated and acts as a soofhing relief against the hate-based bigotry that pollutes the platform. I'm slowly warming up to Owen Jones, I can't completely get over his baseless attacks against Jeremy Corbyn, his irresponsibility exacerbated fhe mess that overwhelms Britain and its foreign policy.

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Mark Taylor's avatar

I don't know anything about his record on Corbyn but he is doing courageous work now.

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Streets28mm Ali Shadpour's avatar

A terrorist becomes a fighter while still killing innocents civilians, and the real fighters are still called terrorists by the same arsehole!!

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The Revolution Continues's avatar

Pete Hegseth has the right idea--you should blow your nose on the American flag. It's appropriate to blow your nose on the flag of a country that aids and abets genocide. Also, flag underwear are appropriate because you can shit on the flag of a country that aids and abets genocide all you like. That's an appropriate response to all the murderous, torturous, genocidal mayhem the US of A has done and continues to do in the world.

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