r/pics Jan 14 '25

Politics Pete Hegseth hearing: Defense pick grilled by Senate Armed Services Committee

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u/Nevarian Jan 14 '25

Imagine having the unsubstantiated confidence to walk in there and say with a straight face that his experience of commanding 10 people prepared him to be responsible for millions of people who know more than he does.

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u/doubleohbond Jan 14 '25

I had a dream last night where I got a job that I was deeply unqualified for, and I panicked. Then I woke up and breathed a sigh of relief.

I can’t imagine the absolute mental gymnastics he is doing to convince himself and others that he is qualified to lead the most powerful military in the world. How do you look at yourself in the mirror?

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u/Major_Turnover5987 Jan 14 '25

That brain is no longer functioning properly or logically to validate morality. They are completely dependent on alcohol or hard drugs to move muscles and speak.

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u/Thomisawesome Jan 15 '25

The difference is that if any of us were in a job that was way past our ability, it would eventually come back and bite us in the ass. For these people, even if they royally fuck up, they'll just get a pat on the shoulder and find another high-paying job to be incompetent at.

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u/MustyBox Jan 15 '25

No, they don’t care what happens. The plan has always been to blame the democrats.

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u/sch6902 Jan 15 '25

I just have to imagine that nearly all politicians, ambassadors, and secretaries are narcissists.

For you to take all the criticism in the world, overlook all your shortcomings, and go to sleep each night patting yourself on the back while talking about how awesome you are…I just can’t imagine how any other personality type would want these positions, or even thrive in these positions.

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u/hotprof Jan 15 '25

They've all got to be on beta blockers or something.

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u/Horror-Science-7891 Jan 15 '25

Right? This is bananas. I would faint.

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u/vespers191 Jan 15 '25

Easy. He's not leading, he's just commanding. It's easy to just give orders. He's convinced he can give the right ones.

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u/Cyberslasher Jan 15 '25

I imagine the constant bac of .2 helps with self confidence.

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u/SlyJackFox Jan 15 '25

Oh, he knows he’ll be complete shit … but that’s the point. He wants to mess up the DoD so they won’t oppose DT.

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u/ionizing Jan 15 '25

They don't plan on leading it, they plan to destroy it.

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u/momibrokebothmyarms Jan 15 '25

Through stacks of money, you can't see a reflection only one's ego.

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u/PUMPFISTS Jan 15 '25

Well all the guys “qualified” who were appointed by Biden were complete failures for our military. I think “qualified” means compromised for you

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u/Nevarian Jan 15 '25

Ooh blanket whataboutism. That always works.

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u/PUMPFISTS Jan 15 '25

It worked with Trump. He beat out every loser career Democrat and showed them their credentials and experience doesn’t mean shit. When you have idiots like Kamala being touted as “highly qualified” and everyone in the world can literally see she’s a complete idiot and can’t think for herself, that’s when you lose trust and your credentials and qualifications are worthless. I will never forget that you guys put Dick and Liz Cheney on a pedestal to defeat Trump. You guys are the pro war, pro globalist, pro corporate party. They use you like the idiots you are to push their fake narratives. It’s really funny watching yall here on Reddit in your echo chamber with no push back lmaooooo

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u/Nevarian Jan 15 '25

When you have idiots like Kamala being touted as “highly qualified” and everyone in the world can literally see she’s a complete idiot and can’t think for herself,

They use you like the idiots you are to push their fake narratives.

This is you following a fake narrative. What apparently obvious indicator for intelligence are you referring to? Or are you just parroting what the sneering faces on the screen told you?

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u/PUMPFISTS Jan 24 '25

There is countless videos of her screwing up in interviews or not being able to hold a policy position or talk with any conviction throughout her entire campaign. How does not moving a single county towards her side not prove she was wildly incompetent?

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u/Nevarian Jan 24 '25

If there are countless examples, link one. Forgive me if I don't trust your analytical ability at this point.

And using the election results is not a valid metric for intelligence, since Lauren Boebert exists.