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comradebillyboy

(10,178 posts)
1. What's wrong with using twitter as a recruiting tool
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:36 PM
Jul 2020

for our armed forces? It seems perfectly legit to me.

 

melman

(7,681 posts)
2. Twitch
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:41 PM
Jul 2020

Not twitter.

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The amendments come days after the Army suspended its streaming on Twitch after it faced accusations of censoring viewers who posted comments about war crimes committed by members of the U.S. military.

Ocasio-Cortez had previously told Motherboard in a statement that the military should not be recruiting on the Twitch streaming platform, citing its younger audiences. The Army's now-paused streaming channel frequently featured soldiers streaming first-person shooters such as "Call of Duty: Warzone" and "Valorant," as well as other games including "Super Smash Bros."

“It’s incredibly irresponsible for the Army and the Navy to be recruiting impressionable young people and children via live streaming platforms," the congresswoman told Motherboard. "War is not a game, and the Marine Corps’ decision not to engage in this recruiting tool should be a clear signal to the other branches of the military to cease this practice entirely.”

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/budget-appropriations/509218-ocasio-cortez-calls-for-end-to-federal-funding-for

comradebillyboy

(10,178 posts)
3. Sorry I still don't see a problem with them using Twitch as a recruiting tool.
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:48 PM
Jul 2020

None of her complaints make any sense to me. Since we have an all volunteer military the armed forces need to recruit volunteers. It's a lot better than conscription.

Autumn

(45,120 posts)
5. The military has no business recruiting young people in schools and social media platforms
Thu Jul 30, 2020, 03:00 PM
Jul 2020

using games, lies and such to get them to join. The military needs to be cut in more than half and that money used giving them decent jobs rebuilding our infrastructure.

George II

(67,782 posts)
13. If you go back to my post #7 from two days ago, I asked:
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 05:14 PM
Aug 2020
"Anyone know how the vote on the amendment turned out? Did it pass?"


Two simple yes/no questions.
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