• Kalothar@lemmy.ca
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    6 hours ago

    Fair point, I personally couldn’t care less if the U.S. Military supported me or not if I can’t exercise my free speech then I don’t think it even matters. Again that’s my personal beliefs.

    They need to be held to a higher standard of behavior by the people. So they must be critiqued it is crucial in a functional democracy.

    Is that what’s happen in reality? Not really, it’s very politically motivated right now.

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      6 hours ago

      Sure, I don’t disagree, but if you REALLY think there a Nazi, Fascist dictatorship coming into power, the military is someone you want on your side.

      And the military, particularly combat arms, tends to be more conservative than liberal.

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        5 hours ago

        Oh Yeah, I definitely can see what you’re saying

        I was trying to explain to a friend why alienation of fellow Americans is a bad move for any side that isn’t in power.

        Realistically I don’t think the majority of conservatives or even maga conservatives are actually nazis or even believe in the pillars that establish fascism. I’m sure there are some, but I bet it’s less than 5% of that base.

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          5 hours ago

          Agreed, the rhetoric across the country has gotten out of control and I don’t see it getting better any time soon, unfortunately.