The military should consider dropping the Mother of All Takes (MOAT) https://t.co/r0wVd36TXd
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) April 13, 2017
This MOAB business is really getting to some people. All of a sudden, after eight years, bombing is bad again — and the hot takes are dropping left and right.
But while there’s plenty of debate about the ethics of using violence against ISIS terrorists, who’s talking about the real reason the MOAB is so problematic?
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/852571077217853456
Ask and you shall receive, courtesy of education consultant and Inside Higher Ed writer Eric Stoller:
It's grotesque to call a killing device, the “Mother of All Bombs.” The #MOAB is the epitome of lethal patriarchy.
— Eric Stoller (@EricStoller) April 13, 2017
Best part of that tweet? He’s serious.
Wow. The responses to that last tweet…Twitter block button on full power.
— Eric Stoller (@EricStoller) April 13, 2017
What’s wrong, Eric? Aren’t you pleased with all the attention you’re getting?
The best #MOAB take has now been tweeted pic.twitter.com/zfdHH9kvX0
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) April 13, 2017
It really is something.
— Whatevs (@danobrien1972) April 13, 2017
How dare they assume a bomb's gender! ?
— David Germain (@d_m_g_daffy) April 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/GRIMACHU/status/852595660662726656
— Lawrence Mussio (@Novamoose) April 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/ChiliCheeseJay/status/852594428040683520
https://twitter.com/cccoreyw/status/852598564689719296
— Josh Willis (@Josh_Willis) April 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/Uictoria33/status/852602231392096256
https://twitter.com/mom1398/status/852602108666945537
https://twitter.com/Atl78191437/status/852590689774850048
https://twitter.com/ElliottRHams/status/852591331700609024
Idiot
— Mike (@the_right_mike) April 13, 2017
And you, sir, are the epitome of lethal stupidity.
— 丅ᕼᗴᕼᗝᖇᔕᗴᑭᑌᑎᗪᎥ丅 (@TheHorsePundit) April 13, 2017
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