I have to appreciate that he is praying for compassion and tolerance of those who do not share his views, which is something most Republicans here in the south abhor.

Good Lord. There should be a sad trombone at the end of every sentence.

These strike me as being closer to the CUCV program vehicles (militarized versions of Chevy and Dodge trucks) than even the earliest M998 HMMWVs.

Man those Navy trucks with the matte finish look tough. The Army just uses plain stock GSA trucks for similar purposes. Lame.

Fucking hipsters.

When I was 16 I wanted a Karmann Ghia. They were somewhat familiar -I had grown up with two Type 3 squarebacks- but distinctly exotic and definitely not the lame minivan I had learned to drive in. Something with lines like that surely had to be fun to drive.

That’s not how Tred Barta would have done it.

Convincing argument. A++

Great article Tyler. What type of relationship do the Vatican City security forces have with the Italian security forces? Located as they are in a city within a city I am curious where they go for range time.

True. If you are a white dude the Army will get you trained up in the ways of black folks quick.

Thank you for bringing up the peer evals. This is a real thing that regularly gets Rangers recycled. If you can’t hack it or are a “spotlight ranger” you will get called out. This is the kind of detail that oblivious trolls like Tarantos don’t like to deal with.

I watched this as a young twenty something and remember being dumbstruck at the end. Whatever we thought it was going to be about, it was not. It pretty much ended that evenings fun.

I have never seen that anime but that sequence was amazing. I loved the mundane details. Trains, shoppers, soldiers sitting around bored. The flashing yellow light on top of the vehicle got me for some reason. That is the type of inconsequential detail that would not make it into a movie but is totally on point here,…

Narcissism seems like a more reasonable explanation than just being a psychopath, not that those are mutually exclusive.

Right on. Seriously people, Bose mother fuckin’ noise canceling headphones. Take some responsibility for your own comfort if the sound of children is that offensive to you.

Ha! That brings back memories. Did it for about one week the summer after my freshman year.

You have done a public service, sir. It is much better reversed. Brilliant!