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CurtHagenlochertoday at 1:20 AM5 repliesview on HN

Nothing brings home the Orwellian nature of USA 2026 more for me than the word "warfighter".


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hamdingerstoday at 1:39 AM

I continue to be surprised how many people haven't heard term until now, it's been in common use in the US for 20+ years.

To me the most Orwellian thing is everyone using the newspeak name for the DoD.

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HerbManictoday at 6:47 AM

Everytime I hear 'Department of War', it just saddens me. Warfighter is the same.

"When the way prevails in the empire, fleet-footed horses are relegated to ploughing the fields; when the way does not prevail in the empire, war-horses breed on the border." Tao Te Ching chapter 46.

cyberaxtoday at 1:21 AM

Just remember, we're not at war with Iran. The House Speaker said so.

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rmm78today at 1:31 AM

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SV_BubbleTimetoday at 2:59 AM

Really? You made it through Covidpocalypse, but the there warfighter is a big problem?