College GOP Group Denounced for Calling Veterans 'Glorified DMV Employees', Mocking PTSD

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College GOP Group Denounced for Calling Veterans 'Glorified DMV Employees', Mocking PTSD

A group of college Republicans is facing heavy criticism after mocking a disabled veteran and branding those who have served in the military "glorified DMV employees" who "work against" conservative ideals.

Fresno State College Republicans have been widely criticized after tweeting that "the vast majority of our military are glorified DMV employees."

The Fresno State College Republicans ignited a firestorm after retweeting and making disparaging about a video from comedian Patrick Loller, who is a disabled U.S. combat veteran. In the video, Loller provoked those who refuse to wear masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, calling them "cowards" with "fragile" egos that are "taking people's lives."

Loller originally posted the video to TikTok in February. It was discovered and more widely circulated by a group of outraged conservatives earlier this week. The college Republican group responded to the video by insulting Loller while appearing to mock post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, a condition that affects many combat veterans.

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"You're such a hero that you'll break down when I light fireworks next door," the group wrote in a since-deleted Wednesday response to the video.


"Maybe guys who are actually fighting in combat are brave and whatnot, but the vast majority of our military are glorified DMV employees," the group added in a subsequent tweet. "They work against what we as conservatives believe all the time with few exceptions."

The group drew nearly instant backlash for its response to the video, with many denouncing both the group's treatment of Loller and apparent attitudes toward veterans in general.


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[multigraincracker]

1. DMVs, Department of Motor Vehicles?

I don't get it.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Yes, you get it exactly (nt)

[multigraincracker]

3. I was afraid of that.

College Republicans, isn't that an oxymoron?

[flotsam2]

4. A contingent referred in the past as "clerks and jerks"

by combat troops. At one time the "tooth to tail" ratio was estimated at 10 to 1, as in for every combat troop 10 guys were cooks and clerks and assorted others referred to as "REMFs" (rear eschelon MFs). But that was in Vietnam. Now 80% or better are exposed to the hazards of the battlezone and that includes guardsmen. Most exceptions are airforce flightline guys and shipboard naval personnel...

[Moebym]

5. Whatever happened to

"Support Our Troops"?

Or is it uncool to support the troops now that TFG thinks they're all suckers or losers?

[Permanut]

6. This veteran is still wondering..

as I have been since 2016 why even ONE military or veteran would support this piece of garbage Mango Mussolini.

[Skittles]

8. for the life of me I cannot undertand it either, Permanut

as far as I can tell, Trump does NOT believe in America

[Skittles]

7. punks

fuck them

[Sympthsical]

9. If you're going to be an edgelord, at least be a bright one

This collection was not.

[Vogon_Glory]

10. If Democrats had done that, right-wingers would

not only have turned on the spotlight but howled to the heavens. They would have campaigned on that for the next thirty years and we Democrats would have paid in blood.