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Irish_Dem

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5. I am an USAF kid and the Air Force is the most polite group you will ever see.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 11:35 AM

23 hrs ago

USAF Active duty, retired, families are polite and well mannered.

When we returned to the US after serving overseas we could not get over how rude, ill mannered, and racist American civilians were.

Even today if I meet an Air Force family I immediately totally relax.
They have my back.

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I am an USAF kid and the Air Force is the most polite group you will ever see. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #5

"we could not get over how rude, ill mannered, and racist American civilians were." It was on full display at Escurumbele 22 hrs ago #9

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I blame Rush "I'm in Hell" Limbaugh BaronChocula 20 hrs ago #24

Yes he was a big part of the hate filled training program. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #25

Yeah that can of worms has been open for 10 years already FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #19

HEAR, HEAR Skittles 9 hrs ago #34

Well, some people certainly don't PatSeg 23 hrs ago #6

That line describes him and him only, most of the rest will be disgusted Arazi 23 hrs ago #7

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Not that I am the thread Enforcer or anything, but... GopherGal 20 hrs ago #26

He certainly seems to admire people who "break things and kill people". Ping Tung 22 hrs ago #13

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I can hear him whispering Mblaze 22 hrs ago #15

So much for Charmin One 21 hrs ago #16

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His speech surfered 21 hrs ago #18

Or fragged. MLWR 21 hrs ago #20

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Sounds more like ICE than our military. Marie Marie 20 hrs ago #23

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This was the most awful thing he said, imo: intheflow 19 hrs ago #30