• Rekhyt@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    It’s the anti-woke way to say soldier. Apparently warrior isn’t good enough either. They’re truly the dumbest people.

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      2 days ago

      Technically it is the ‘woke’ or ‘diverse’ way of saying it-

      ‘Soldier’ doesn’t work not because it’s viewed as a weak word, but because a Soldier is only one part of the warfighting machine; it’s not inclusive enough. ‘Warfighter’ encompasses Soldiers, Engineers, Medics behind the lines, Pete Hegseth himself, etc. Pete can’t call himself a ‘Soldier’ but can call himself a ‘Warfighter’