Edit: a friend just told me that not only did the guys only uncle not die in iraq, he was also never in the military and the guy entirely made it up just to try and shame me for making fun of veterans

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[–] replaceable@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

NT your house your rules

[–] Crowtee_Robot@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

Is one an asshole for making fun of a categorically larger asshole? Based on the principle of diffusion in asshole thermodynamics, the only logical answer is no.

[–] Lucien@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Fuck the troops

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

NTA, keep on keeping on

[–] abc@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

lol

[–] HexBroke@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

AITA? I don't even know her

[–] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

LMAO imagine dying in the most unbalanced war since like...the Anglo-Zulu wars

special kinda suck

[–] OrionsMask@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yes, YTA. The dude deserved it but I'd never voice that to a family member for no reason. And no, you later discovering that he made it up doesn't change anything, you're still the asshole because you had no clue they made it up at the time.

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[–] IsThisLoss@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

b a s e d

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

ESH: The guy for trying to get clout for having a dead troop relative

you for replying "womp womp" instead of "Hopefully he died a hero by pulling pins on multiple grenades in a barracks in the middle of the night"

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Following edit: Even less no

[–] operacion_ogro@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

AITA

womp womp

matt-jokerfied SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!

[–] The_Walkening@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

NTA by circumstance, but YTA by behavior, I guess. In context it's actually funny but I think being mean about dead relatives (esp ones that would be closer, it's not his second-cousin-twice-removed-on-his-dad's side, it's literally a parent's brother). You can ask sympathetically-framed follow-ups ("Gosh {{Dislikeable Liar}}, I'm so sorry about that! What branch was your uncle serving in?") to to make them show their ass if you don't believe them, and then let them demonstrate them being an asshole, but unsympathetic-to-neutral bystanders might conclude that you were (albeit slightly, and in a way that attempts to be lighthearted). Don't worry about it though, if this guy sucks everyone knows. Ultimately you understand the context.

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