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It sounds like this video is referring to people fleeing oppressive or difficult conditions in their home countries rather than staying and fighting back. If you’re talking about Venezuela and Hugo Chávez’s legacy, there are a few reasons why people might choose to leave rather than resist:\n\t1.\tGovernment Repression – The Venezuelan government, under both Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro, has cracked down on opposition, jailing political opponents, suppressing protests, and using the military to maintain control.\n\t2.\tLack of Resources – Many people in Venezuela are struggling just to survive due to hyperinflation, food shortages, and a collapsing economy. When basic necessities are scarce, organizing resistance becomes incredibly difficult.\n\t3.\tFear for Safety – Speaking out against the government or organizing opposition can lead to imprisonment, torture, or even death. Many people, especially those with families, may feel that fleeing is the only safe option.\n\t4.\tCorruption and Military Loyalty – The government has secured its hold by ensuring loyalty from the military and key institutions through financial incentives and control over resources. This makes any organized resistance much harder.\n\t5.\tHope for a Better Future – Many people feel they have a better chance at a stable, prosperous life by leaving rather than staying in a country where the political situation seems unlikely to change soon.\n\nFighting a government isn’t as simple as just deciding to resist—especially when the government has control over the police, military, and economy. For many, leaving is the only realistic option.

It sounds like the video is referring to people fleeing oppressive or difficult conditions in their home countries rather than staying and fighting back. If you’re talking about Venezuela and Hugo Chávez’s legacy, there are a few reasons why people might choose to leave rather than resist:\n\t1.\tGovernment Repression – The Venezuelan government, under both Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro, has cracked down on opposition, jailing political opponents, suppressing protests, and using the military to maintain control.\n\t2.\tLack of Resources – Many people in Venezuela are struggling just to survive due to hyperinflation, food shortages, and a collapsing economy. When basic necessities are scarce, organizing resistance becomes incredibly difficult.\n\t3.\tFear for Safety – Speaking out against the government or organizing opposition can lead to imprisonment, torture, or even death. Many people, especially those with families, may feel that fleeing is the only safe option.\n\t4.\tCorruption and Military Loyalty – The government has secured its hold by ensuring loyalty from the military and key institutions through financial incentives and control over resources. This makes any organized resistance much harder.\n\t5.\tHope for a Better Future – Many people feel they have a better chance at a stable, prosperous life by leaving rather than staying in a country where the political situation seems unlikely to change soon.\n\nFighting a government isn’t as simple as just deciding to resist—especially when the government has control over the police, military, and economy. For many, leaving is the only realistic option.

If you fight in a war no one's gonna care if you are a male or female, transgender or gay/lesbian. Are you trustworthy and fit for the job? Can your battlebuddies trust you with their lives? That's all that matters.

we are happy to see losers leave. we want winners who fight back and make this a great country once more

so you're just gonna run away. I bet where ever you go same thing is gonna happen there. how about staying and fighting back?

forget manipur india lets fight to give this man justice in canada

They need to fight for change in their own countries. They need to learn to vote differently. We saw the kind of voting they were doing here and it was destroying our country. They try to migrate here to escape their failed country, but then they keep voting for the same awful socialist policies that ruin our economy. They need to stay the f out and fix their homeland. So sick of the entitlement

It's hard to order a man to fight if he claims he just had a period..?

What makes someone think they can just walk into another country and demand entry to live there…? And fighting their law enforcement…? Seriously? It’s like a bunch of wild animals!

Why ban trans from the amy ? That's more ppl on our side to fight for our country

People don't understand we have too many immigrants, and many are criminals doing bad to our country. Many don't even like to work. I'm so sorry, but first, Us USA citizens. It's like entering a strangers house without his consent. You can't do that by force. You can get hurt. Try fighting for your rights in your country.

Sad these people won't stand together and fight their own government for better living conditions. But I also understand that they're mostly unarmed to do so. \nTHANK GOD FOR OUR SECOND AMENDMENT!

If you cant fight and deploy, GTFO

Coming from the orange turd who’s father ran away from his own country so he didn’t have to fight and he who wouldn’t have the balls to serve. Yet the Commander has and does serve and he dare say anything but thank you makes me sick.

Finally, a transgender women, who served in the military for 20 years, showed a lot of balls to talk about having to stay in the navy and military, rather than leaving the military and not join the military is not a good idea. They work hard for their service and they work hard on joining the military and fight for their country.

Never the less Americia will never let Canada alone fight off any other country invading it they are our great neighbors .

Let they/them fight for the USA ?? no matter what gender you feel who cares what they /them does let them help the USA Milliary

Who cares!? The military is already weakened by it's standards which have been driven so far down that this has become a major concern in 2025 along with not having enough available young males willing to fight for a corrupt regime.

I certainly would refuse to fight alongside trans people. Simple as that. Get em out!

Hey when my grandpa (my mom’s dad) who served our military during Vietnam which he was drafted. He saw men of all walks of life even black guys go over there fight and come home in rough shape or worse. He told me one time he while he was on the army base where he was based at and he saw a black man who at the time whites and blacks were still trying to get there acts together. Was flown in from Nam on a medivac with machine gun holes ripped right through his chest and was in bad shape my grandpa said they immediately rushed him to emergency surgery and my grandpa asked the surgeon who worked on him. “Hey did that color boy make it,” the guy said “it was touch and go there for a while but he pulled through but he was that close to d¥ing.” So if any man woman whatever that serves our military is willing to fight and lay down their l!fe for our country/freedom deserves to wear that uniform and serve with honor and pride.

This is very disturbing to see. This is my country. ??They didn’t care enough to stand up and fight for their country

If they want to fight for the country and commit their life to it wtf is the problem disgusting trumps just goin too far

Fight back?

If they are are mentally and physically healthy then let them fight for the country. Its better to have the bigger army.

This is the Military, a lethal fighting force to protect your country and for war. There is no place in the military for these types of people and or behaviors. There is no place for specific gender flags and all this crap in what is meant to be the most lethal fighting force on the planet. It has no place at all within the walls of the military, and you do not want other countries to see you as weak, because it upsets these types of people who have spread like ants since dumb joe ruined the country over the last 4 yrs.

Bye guy wearing a wig and take the General wearing the dog mask with you! Buckle up Bitches just getting started made us eat this shit for the last 4yrs.. My USMC prospective. I don’t wanna fight next to that…

I guarantee most people have met a transgender and didn't even know it. I took a course at work and both instructors had transition from female to male. You would never know unless they told you. Im not sure why people want to fight people being who they want to be. They don't impact anyone eles and just want to live their lives. Stupid how Republicans have made this an issue. What about guns that are killing people every day?? What a waste of time going after trans people like they are killing people or something.

The question is has he medically transitioned? Is he taking hormones? Because when someone is taking hormones or had a medical transition, they obsess about it. They have to dilate multiple times a day. Someone who is so concerned about becoming the opposite gender does not need to be fighting and protecting the American people.

Look at least they are willing to fight for this country, and not trying to make excuses to get out of their duty.

I think the trans issue has a lot of complications that really don't need to play out in the military. I accept the body God gave me and I can't imagine what people go through who can't. It's concerning though that while they're fighting their internal fights it may project on to others. Just because this one man didn't doesnt mean everyone is like him. Should be a case by case basis and not a blanket policy.

The military is a fighting force not a catering service to confused people who can’t define what a female is

Im sure that there are exceptions to the rules.Very few. In my opinion, i would definitely feel better knowing that the soldier next to me in a foxhole was a real woman or a real man.Also i really dont think its right for a woman to fight in wars.They need to stay at home with our children.

It’s not valued…. When it’s all said in done those same people will come back home and fight for perversion for our children… nope they are not valued and we don’t want them in our military. I could care less about these people and what they stand for if they can’t even love and respect their own gender.

They are narcissistic, fight as a men and dress as women in your private life, just don’t bring your drama at work!

What he said proves right on your birth certificate it says man or woman what are you. If you're transgender you do not need the serving our Navy or any of our air forces or any of our forces. Because you can't fight for the right cause

Aside from their physical medical needs and hygiene problems these people got mental problems , their inability to accept reality is normally just tip of iceberg . If i'm in the trenches of war i don''t want to depend on them and frankly they don't want to depend on me cause of that . Also women don't need to be in trenches either . It severely idegrades the reasons a man fights in 1st place and is more mentally damaging , disheartening , demoralizing . Could be reasons for many lost battles in next real war .

Send them to fight the Russians then.

What are we going to do without women with penis’s fighting on the frontline. Only positive is, I guess, the Islamic extremists are terrified of them ? Yeah I want to put my life in the hands of a person who doesn’t know what sex they are!

Keep fighting commander! Thank you for your service!

It’s not the man transition to the female that’s going to have the biggest physical vulnerability in combat, it’s the female transit, trans male that wants to be in the hand of hand, door-to-door combat, those girls pretend to be men are going to get captured and raped and they will be a weak link Trying to fight soldiers that aren’t female, but our big strong men, it’s different for a fighter pilot.

I’m a military veteran and no way shape or form would I ever fight for a country that looks this weak. Men acting like women and women acting like men naw bruh this is backwards

When trump causes ww3 he’s gonna realize he messed up with this LMFAO. Thank god though cause I’d never serve for him. My heart is out there for the soldiers who do want to fight but now can’t.

Who cares what the weak and mentally sick think of how our military is ran?? You dont like it?? Thats line asking the 95lb asthmatic kid how to win a fight.

DEMS still havent learned smh. Still championing 1% of the population over the 99%. And now they wonder why we're teetering into facism? LET THE TRANS PEOPLE FIGHT THEIR OWN BATTLES, and not have their complaints answered before the issues of Women, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asians Americans, and Veterans anymore.

The American people needs and wants real men fighting for us we feel our women should not be on the front linevin war we want our women home to much going on in the military

I think this transgender issue is terrible and sad. On the other hand I would like to ask this transgender women, why you want to fight or give your life to a country who hates you? This country does not deserves your dedication and sacrifice. I wish you all the luck of the world.

Great interview! I can’t even imagine having an Orange Buffoon dictating my life… I applaud you miss, you are a trailblazer and a \nShe-ro. Thank you for ur service and keep the fight alive… my heart is with you! ❤

dont need her/him in battle. we need men nothing else fighting for the country

It does not matter at all if these people are called men or women.\nIt should only matter if they are good to serve. The army and their medics determined they are, so let these people serve.\nYour army is understaffed as it is.\nTrump is fighting figurative windmills again.

Finally found something I agree with Crenshaw on. Shilling is a great example of why Trans have to go - I would never want to serve with a dude like this and neither it seems, would 99% of the rest of America’s potential fighting force. He’s a recruitment killer.