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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Is he bringing this back in order to find fit children to rape?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Let's see him pass one as a show of good faith.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

But if he shits himself and collapses after 20 paces he's disqualified right?

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah, so wanting kids to pass tests that would put them on the path to military fitness or provide lists of capable soldiers. I see what you’re doing…

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 7 hours ago

Honestly this is an idea we should have been getting ahead of.

Gonna need some able bodies to rush the new reichstag.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 day ago

He goes first

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 15 hours ago

I hated these. I just wanted to play games and have fun in gym class.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago
[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 82 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I would love if the president had to be able to run a mile and do pull-ups. Might keep these braindead racists off the throne.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A presidential fitness test for the president and congress would be pretty cool actually.

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or, more likely, it'd just be used to keep disabled people even further out of politics than they already are

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Obviously we'd need special rules for the disabled

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago

Yeah, wouldn't wanna pass up on another potential FDR!

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 20 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Won't work. Brain-dead racists can be physically fit.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Or they'll just make exceptions because hypocrisy is a strategy not a weakness for them

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

But it would likely stop 60+ year olds from being president

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But would it be worse than the current system?

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It might: imagine if your country were controlled by a young and energetic brain-dead racist, not an old covfefe who might die any moment.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

You’re talking about the vice president? But instead of trafficking teen girls, we’ll see endless articles on sofas

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Probably, yeah. Do you think Bernie could do it?

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

Bernie runs.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

he has never ran, he wont be able to if hes wearing those lifts.

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No one can do it because they all have bone spurs. So sad, but what can you do?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had bone spurs in my shoulder once. Then I had an operation and no longer had bone spurs. Then my shoulder worked normally, and I could do normal things.

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well that's why you're not president

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago

This explains everything

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A little strange for a guy who shouldn't be allowed near schools to begin with.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 12 hours ago

Not to mention a guy who wouldn't be caught dead in a gym.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 45 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How many hamberders do the kids have to eat to get the certificate?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s enough out of you. We don’t feed school children in this country! The balls on this one. Someone alert ICE!

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Hey now, easy fix. They'll only have to earn that lunch money down in the mines.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My wife said he should have to do. She also said throw in some math questions too.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Or just have him draw a clock.

[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Fat racist* pedo* slob

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 18 points 1 day ago

Its not bringing anything back. Obama just improved it and he wants to go back to the old way.

[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

Ha ha mis-read the title and thought he was doing a public demonstration of his own fitness. I could use the laugh.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

OK, fine. Sure, whatever.

[–] brendansimms@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

According to the article the program only ended in 2013? I was in high school before that date in the states and never heard anything about a fitness test

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I remember it from elementary school in the 80s. Not from high school though.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm confused. I thought they didn't want the brown people to be more fit than law enforcement?

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

If that was a serious concern, there wouldn’t be so many overweight cops.