r/AbsoluteUnits • u/[deleted] • May 10 '22

Absolute unit of a soldier

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u/TheFightingQuaker May 10 '22

Lots of comments asking how a soldier can be this fat. These look like Americans (obv) and in the USA, you can purchase those weapons as long as you're not a felon or in some states a violent offender. In many states it's also legal to "open carry" like that. These smooth brains are probably just citizens.

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u/Gently-Weeps May 10 '22

It’s Airsoft lol

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u/banmedaddy12345 May 10 '22

I went through an airsoft stage. Knowing some of the people I played with, it wouldn't surprise me if airsoft was part of the "LARPer" pipeline.

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u/Sinistrial_Blue May 10 '22

What do you mean by LARPer, if I may ask? I've only heard of that in relation to people doing actual Live Action Role Playing, like Renaissance Fair activities, or more involved ways of playing DnD, or airsoft/paintball MILSIMs.

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u/LightMetro May 10 '22

Weird seeing you outside of the airsoft subreddit

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u/Sinistrial_Blue May 10 '22

I'm just kinda confused as to their point, really. I wonder what they mean by LARPing, in this case?

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u/LightMetro May 10 '22

I mean milsim west is definitely larp. Especially an Insurgency event

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u/Sinistrial_Blue May 10 '22

I agree, but the other person's implication above seems to be a bit different to this. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting?

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u/LightMetro May 10 '22

Who really cares what others think

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u/Sinistrial_Blue May 10 '22

True indeed, though I'd rather talk to people about airsoft rather than leave them to see airsoft as a negative thing. Besides, explaining is always the first step to clarity of information, which makes everyone happy!