Small nitpick, but it’s actually spelled “materiel” when referring to military equipment. It’s based on the French word. The rifle is an anti-materiel gun, meant to penetrate non-hardened military materiel.

[–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As in food and other supplies on a relatively soft target like a convoy. Didn't stop my high school classmates from twisting "they shoot at vehicles with it" to "they shoot out engines with it"

[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

I mean a 12.7 in the engine is still going to ruin the performance.

[–] AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org 4 points 8 months ago

Pedantic point: it's anti-materiEl, not anti-materiAl. Materiel in a military context refers to hardware, such as vehicles.

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

By rejecting materialism and embracing anti-materialism you are freed from the shackles of the physical constructs around us, able to shape and bend your environment- even from a long distance.

The individual practice is relatively new, starting in the mid 1910s but it blossomed and has ardent support in multiple nations with different styles expressed. Russians lean towards simplicity and utilitarianism, the American practice trends avant-garde, while the Chinese largely iterate on existing foundations.

Until we achieve a revolutionary advancement in science, anti-materialism is here to stay, and not just because of knee-jerk Luddite sentiment, but because of the unique effects it has on our world and others.

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Thank you. And why use the sniper rifle in the meme?