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I am done with Trump discussions

Twilight Hue

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Pogo said:
SWAT teams are paramilitary.


Yes, SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) teams are considered paramilitary units:



  • Paramilitary police
    A term that can include police tactical units like SWAT, as well as gendarmerie, constabulary, and non-government paramilitary forces


  • Paramilitary squads
    SWAT teams are highly trained paramilitary squads that use specialized equipment and tactics to handle critical situations


  • High-risk operations
    SWAT teams are called in to perform dangerous missions that are beyond the capabilities of regular police officers
SWAT teams are made up of volunteers from the law enforcement agency they work for. They undergo a rigorous selection and training process, including physical fitness testing, to ensure they can handle the stress and rigors of high-risk operations.


SWAT teams are deployed for a variety of situations, including:
  • Counterterrorism operations
  • Arresting armed and barricaded suspects
  • Suicide intervention
  • Warrant service under fire
  • Protecting visiting dignitaries
  • Crowd and riot control
  • Fugitive tracking
SWAT teams use specialized equipment like rappelling ropes, night vision goggles, flashbangs, smoke grenades, and snake cameras.


Basically, they are not full military, but use the same equipment and tactics with hopefully more discretion.
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No. They are trained just like the military is. They are certainly not paramilitary.
 
Twilight Hue

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Copernicus said:
I doubt that we will see an end to this nightmare regardless of who wins the election. If Harris wins, we will still have to contend with the pending criminal trials of Donald Trump and efforts of Republicans to sabotage them. If Trump wins, then we will have to contend with whatever chaos he creates while he retains power.
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Like it's not chaos right now?

Anything the left touches. ..
 
Twilight Hue

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Argentbear said:
Paramilitary police can refer to any police tactical unit, such as SWAT, or other police units that use military equipment and tactics. Kraska, Peter B.; Victor E. Kaeppler "Militarizing American Police: The Rise and Normalization of Paramilitary Units".
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No paramilitary refers to civilians using military styles and tactics. They are not connected to any government.
 
crossfire

crossfire

LHP Mercuræn Feminist Heretic Bully ☿
Premium Member
Twilight Hue said:
Like it's not chaos right now?

Anything the left touches. ..
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The only chaos I see right now is the patchwork state laws regarding reproductive care. You can't blame that one on the left. Well, you can also add a gridlocked congress to that, but can you blame the left for that? The GOP took their own speaker of the house out and started "primarying" their own party members who wouldn't toe the MAGA line. Can't blame that on the left, either. So what else? The non-existent riots? The lower crime rates?
 
We Never Know

We Never Know

No Slack
Saw this today. Not going to debate it or discuss it. Just sharing it.

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Copernicus

Copernicus

Industrial Strength Linguist
Twilight Hue said:
Like it's not chaos right now?

Anything the left touches. ..
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We still have our democratic freedoms and the right to vote. Trump, Vance, and their supporters have a plan to mess with those, which is called Project 2025. Trump himself claims not to know anything about it, and I doubt he has the stomach to read anything that long and detailed. However, it was written by people with close ties to him and the extremist Heritage Foundation. Those people and that organization will play a big role in his administration, if we are unlucky enough for him to win. :(

ETA: Edited original post to replace "Federalist Society" with "Heritage Foundation", the actual owner of the Project 2025 document.
 
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Copernicus

Copernicus

Industrial Strength Linguist
We Never Know said:
It doesn't matter where it came from.
Either its true or it isn't true.
You have the names and the internet.
Nothing more to say.
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You also have the names and the Internet. If you have any doubts, why post it first, refuse to fact check it yourself, refuse to discuss it, and ask others to do your homework for you? It looks like you are more interested in spreading hints of innuendo rather than debating the issue in a debate thread.
 
Twilight Hue

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Copernicus said:
We still have our democratic freedoms and the right to vote. Trump, Vance, and their supporters have a plan to mess with those, which is called Project 2025. Trump himself claims not to know anything about it, and I doubt he has the stomach to read anything that long and detailed. However, it was written by people with close ties to him and the extremist Federalist Society. Those people and that organization will play a big role in his administration, if we are unlucky enough for him to win. :(
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Still associating project 2025 with Trump and Vance when it's really just a Heritage Foundation document?

Maybe you should get up to date with what's actually been debunked already instead of repeating what your hive minded leftist echo chamber says about it.
 
Argentbear

Argentbear

Well-Known Member
Twilight Hue said:
No paramilitary refers to civilians using military styles and tactics. They are not connected to any government.
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Yes, SWAT teams are paramilitary units:
Paramilitary police are police tactical units that use military equipment and tactics. SWAT teams are a type of paramilitary police unit
thank you wikipedia
 
McBell

McBell

Admiral Obvious
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F1fan

Veteran Member
Twilight Hue said:
Still associating project 2025 with Trump and Vance when it's really just a Heritage Foundation document?
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Trump is mentioned 312 times in it. But he's not involved?
Twilight Hue said:
Maybe you should get up to date with what's actually been debunked already instead of repeating what your hive minded leftist echo chamber says about it.
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Agenda 47 is no better. Both agendas are horrible. Trump is so mentally out of it he will leave the government to hos many sociopthas to run it, and the sickness of right wing extremisms in poject 2025 will be implemented if for nothing else than spite.
 
Subduction Zone

Subduction Zone

Veteran Member
Kathryn said:
Inflation is cumulative, not just one month. And I have never seen prices going down in general. So apparently we are stuck with these considerably higher prices and smaller packaging. @Subduction Zone
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Yes, it will not go back down no matter what Republicans promise. The best that you can hope for is that it will quit going up so quickly. As a retired person deflation would probably affect the stock market rather strongly. That could potentially harm you more than inflation at the retail level has harmed you.
 
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