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minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down9·7 hours agoIt’s like saying that a muzzle loading musket and an assault rifle are the same thing.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoDo you have first hand knowledge of the work these mercenaries do versus the work of western mercenaries? Your entire argument is premised upon having said knowledge.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 hours agoI think you replied to the wrong commenter. I’m having a beef with Miller about how the meaning of the word mercenary has changed over time.
minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agoYou are just talking about scale, they are both guns.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down11·7 hours agoSo, if you personally were going into combat, you’d be happy to have the 1700s single shot musket instead of a modern weapon? Next you’ll be saying that two tin cans connected by a string is as good as a modern landline.
minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 hours agoI am not really sure you understand how language works.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·7 hours agoOne way it works is by evolving over time. An idea that seems to elude you.
It’s like saying that a muzzle loading musket and an assault rifle are the same thing.
Do you have first hand knowledge of the work these mercenaries do versus the work of western mercenaries? Your entire argument is premised upon having said knowledge.
I think you replied to the wrong commenter.
I’m having a beef with Miller about how the meaning of the word mercenary has changed over time.
You are just talking about scale, they are both guns.
So, if you personally were going into combat, you’d be happy to have the 1700s single shot musket instead of a modern weapon?
Next you’ll be saying that two tin cans connected by a string is as good as a modern landline.
I am not really sure you understand how language works.
One way it works is by evolving over time.
An idea that seems to elude you.