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Veterans Day (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by darnisha1@sh.itjust.works to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
 

Is It Veterans’ Day, Veteran’s Day, or Veterans Day?

As November 11 approaches, some people may wonder how to write the name of the November 11 American holiday that commemorates the end of world-war hostilities in 1918 and 1945 as well as all who have served the U.S. Armed Forces. Do we use an apostrophe when spelling Veterans Day?

The answer is no. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, “The holiday is not a day that ‘belongs’ to one veteran or multiple veterans, which is what an apostrophe implies. It’s a day for honoring all veterans, so no apostrophe needed.”

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[–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it's fine to kill all X when X is objectively evil, like Nazis and slavers. They aren't your friends, they'll kill you and everyone you love without a second thought. It's not time to play the nuance game and say "but but but killing is bad!", yeah it is. it is bad.but the only way to stop fascism is by killing it. y you can't debate it when the boot's on your neck.

[–] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm assuming the person you're imagining to be objectively bad is either literally Hitler or a skinhead neonazi with swastika tattoos and a history of violence, right? What about people who joined the Nazi party because the alternative was having their lives destroyed, or the kid with a bad home life who was radicalised by a gang of thugs who are his only friends? They're both fascists and victims of fascism, where do you draw the line at who should be killed?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

The line being drawn isn't based on morality, it's defending yourself and even more innocent people. By the time that radicalized guy has already become a Nazi, it no longer matters why he did it - he's a danger to everyone, a rabid dog.

It absolutely sucks to see this happen to someone who used to be a person.