Re: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/trump-speaks-to-widow-of-sgt-la-david-johnson
Different circumstances. I was USAF TACP, I was also a private contractor. The fact that you compare a deserter (who in olden times faced a firing squad), to a pow, to a soldier KIA'd or someone who falls off a boat is mind boggling. It's not the same thing
No, they're not. A guy jumps overboard at night - you don't know why he did. Even if he left his AFID on his rack saying that he was deserting, we'd still launch the helos with swimmers on board - and being USAF, you must know that low-altitude helo flights are inherently dangerous.
He plead guilty of desertion and misbehaving before the enemy, both carry penalties up to and including the death penalty. he's not bigger than that, he wasn't worth the 6 lives lost.
Last I recall, no one is guilty of desertion and misbehaving before the enemy until he is DECLARED guilty in a court-martial. Until he was declared guilty in a court-martial, he was not guilty of either, even if he had - as stated above - left a note stating such. No one could know why he did so. Was he threatened or blackmailed into doing so? You simply cannot declare a guy guilty of desertion - or any other crime - without a court-martial. He is only guilty AFTER he is properly prosecuted and declared guilty. Until that moment, he is INNOCENT. You might not like that, but that's the law - even inside the military. To be sure, there may be emergent exceptions to the rule if and only if so determined by his commanding officer...but most CO's would be loath to make such an "exception" if they feel that there is even the slightest chance they could be wrong.
I am against the fascist groups like ANTIFA,
You do know that ANTIFA is specifically against facism, right? Very, very few of us on the Left agree with their methods - most of us oppose their methods - but at least we realize that their name stands for "Anti-fascist" for a REASON. Your claim is like claiming that you're against the police because the police are against law and order - which, of course (like your claim) makes no sense whatsoever.
by definition as a libertarian I am against fascism, and other collectivists and statist ideologies. They are not "against the fascists", they are against trump supporters, people not left wing, anyone they can call a nazi, whether they are or aren't. they are every bit as bad in behavior as actual nazis. they openly decry freedom of speech, and freedom of assembly. they commit acts of violence and hatred.
Perhaps you should listen to
what actual experts on fascism say about Trump and fascism before you get offended at people calling Trump a fascist. And when it comes to calling people "nazis", last I recall, that's a matter of free speech. You can point out how such a claim is accurate or inaccurate, but if you support the first amendment, then you must defend their right to make such claims. And last I recall, ANTIFA hasn't carried out organized murders - much less a full-blown genocide - so I fail to see how they are "every bit as bad in behavior as actual nazis" as you claim.
I am, as a libertarian against this.
Since you appear to be against First Amendment rights of people you don't like, perhaps you should learn a bit more about what libertarianism is all about.
What makes you think they are "anti-fascist"?
Antifa is much more closely linked to anarchism than to any other organized style of government. The more authoritarian the style of government, the more strongly - and violently - Antifa would oppose it. If you haven't noticed a certain preference for authoritarianism by Trump and his supporters, then you haven't been paying attention e.g. "The mainstream media is the enemy of the American people". I think it would do you a world of good to see
who else also used a very similar phrasing.
Lastly, I admonish you to strive to be accurate in your declarations and assumptions. Accuracy first. Get all the data and facts first before you make up your mind.
