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If Donald Trump were to order me to post that I've never mentioned grammar on AnswerMug, would it be ok for me to comply? ~

Posted - May 20, 2017

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  • 16795
    Register as a  conscientious objector.
      May 21, 2017 1:31 AM MDT
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  • 5354
    Tell Trump you are outside his legal area of command.
      May 21, 2017 3:15 AM MDT
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  • 6988
    Hips Don't Lie, grammar don't lie.
      May 21, 2017 5:12 AM MDT
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  • You comply? That'll be the day!
      May 21, 2017 5:52 AM MDT
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  • 6477
    Hmm tough one that.. on the one hand, if you were military and were ordered to do something, you have to comply right? But on the other hand as a human being with a conscience.. it's hard to lie...  I'll leave you with that dilemma!
      May 21, 2017 6:11 AM MDT
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  • 53509


    (Even in the military, one does not have to comply with an unlawful order.)
    ~
      May 21, 2017 6:59 AM MDT
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  • 6477
    Ahh didn't know that.. you can tell I've never been in the military can't you :P I thought soldiers have to do as they are bidden.. now I know differently.  Ahh but, is lying about posting about grammar unlawful :P
      May 21, 2017 11:10 AM MDT
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  • 53509
    Actually, it results from the Nuremberg Trials wherein many of the accused used the "I was only following orders" defense.  After that, the US military began extensive training to drill into its servicemembers' mindests that if ordered to do something that is blatantly and/or outright illegal, that particular order could be refused without detriment to the person receiving the order. 
    And yes, joking about grammar is permitted, but falsehoods about it are strictly verboten. For example, I have heard some people say that grammar is not very important . . . (Randy D shivers violently at the mere thought of it.)

    ~
      May 21, 2017 11:19 AM MDT
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  • 5354
    Sure it is OK. But we will rile you mercilessly about it anyway.
      May 21, 2017 3:44 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    probably since you might be in trouble if you dont
      May 21, 2017 4:17 PM MDT
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  • 11015
    Maybe. Are you really Mike Pence?
      May 21, 2017 4:32 PM MDT
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