▲ 531 ▼ Tommy Tuberville Says US Wouldn’t Be Able to Take on China Because of ‘Wokeness’: ‘We’ve Got People Doing Poems on Aircraft Carriers’ (www.mediaite.com) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 220 comments fedilink hide all child comments What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? — Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons... -- Wilfred Owen
[–] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Yeah, fuck specialists! If you aren't good at everything, you're worthless! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] wombatula@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) How many brain sugeries did he perform? How many spaceflight trajectories did he calculate? How many high speed computer processors did he engineer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wombatula@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I don't know, I'll go ask the dead man about his immortal fictional character. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago* Heinlein was a pompous ass and this quote is exhibit A. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm doubtful Heinlein ever designed a building or set a bone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOPper@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago He was a notorious Minecraft streamer. permalink fedilink source parent [+] wombatula@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That escalated quickly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] wombatula@lemm.ee -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, um, I was just making a little joke dude. permalink fedilink source parent [–] serpentofnumbers@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago I think you overcorrected there a bit permalink fedilink source parent [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago* Thinking isn't a specialty, nor is strength They are qualities that can be possessed by the same person permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wombatula@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) How many brain sugeries did he perform? How many spaceflight trajectories did he calculate? How many high speed computer processors did he engineer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wombatula@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I don't know, I'll go ask the dead man about his immortal fictional character. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago* Heinlein was a pompous ass and this quote is exhibit A. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm doubtful Heinlein ever designed a building or set a bone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOPper@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago He was a notorious Minecraft streamer. permalink fedilink source parent [+] wombatula@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That escalated quickly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] wombatula@lemm.ee -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, um, I was just making a little joke dude. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) How many brain sugeries did he perform? How many spaceflight trajectories did he calculate? How many high speed computer processors did he engineer? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wombatula@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I don't know, I'll go ask the dead man about his immortal fictional character. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wombatula@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago I don't know, I'll go ask the dead man about his immortal fictional character. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago* Heinlein was a pompous ass and this quote is exhibit A. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm doubtful Heinlein ever designed a building or set a bone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOPper@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago He was a notorious Minecraft streamer. permalink fedilink source parent [+] wombatula@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That escalated quickly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] wombatula@lemm.ee -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, um, I was just making a little joke dude. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOPper@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago He was a notorious Minecraft streamer. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] wombatula@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That escalated quickly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] wombatula@lemm.ee -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, um, I was just making a little joke dude. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) That escalated quickly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] wombatula@lemm.ee -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, um, I was just making a little joke dude. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] wombatula@lemm.ee -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, um, I was just making a little joke dude. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago Yeah, um, I was just making a little joke dude. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] serpentofnumbers@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago I think you overcorrected there a bit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago* Thinking isn't a specialty, nor is strength They are qualities that can be possessed by the same person permalink fedilink source parent