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Glorious bastard

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7. It's not about insisting on his standards.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 05:15 PM

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Hegseth probably would neither care nor be able to articulate his standards. What turns him on and gets him off, and that was pretty obvious from his demeanor when he was lecturing his superiors in rank and intellect, is the act of ordering them around like schoolchildren. It is the act of openly showing them his utter disrespect that gives Hegseth the high he seeks.

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