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#77 Jun 29 2010 at 1:20 AM Rating: Decent
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Debalic wrote:
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Seriously, if Varus is going to keep complaining about government spending and tax money, I'm going to start responding every time that we should institute mandatory unpaid military service for everyone as a means to cut government spending.


In order to become a citizen, you have to serve!

(Don't worry, they can rebuild you in vats with laser etchy thingys. So if you get stabbed by a giant bug thing, you'll be OK.)

Actually, I'd be all in favor of mandatory service, like some other nations have.


Hitler was of much the same opinion.
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#78 Jun 29 2010 at 4:57 AM Rating: Good
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Kavekk the Ludicrous wrote:
Debalic wrote:
TirithRR the Eccentric wrote:
MDenham wrote:
Seriously, if Varus is going to keep complaining about government spending and tax money, I'm going to start responding every time that we should institute mandatory unpaid military service for everyone as a means to cut government spending.


In order to become a citizen, you have to serve!

(Don't worry, they can rebuild you in vats with laser etchy thingys. So if you get stabbed by a giant bug thing, you'll be OK.)

Actually, I'd be all in favor of mandatory service, like some other nations have.


Hitler was of much the same opinion.


So is Israel. Tinfoils hats on, people!
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#79 Jun 29 2010 at 7:32 AM Rating: Decent
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Kavek,

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Hitler was of much the same opinion


So was Lincoln.

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#80 Jun 29 2010 at 7:33 AM Rating: Decent
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Lubi,

I played ball on the base for 10yrs. I know who comprise our military and let me tell it's not liberal democrats.

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#81 Jun 29 2010 at 7:55 AM Rating: Excellent
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I find it very amusing this morning to think that Varus is trying to convince us all that the Red states really could take the Blue states in a war if the Blue states didn't have any guns.
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#82 Jun 29 2010 at 8:19 AM Rating: Decent
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Jophed,

Considering most of the military despises liberal democrats I'd say we'd be in a pretty good position to wipe out the bastions of liberalism that have f*cked this country up.

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#83 Jun 29 2010 at 8:27 AM Rating: Excellent
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Ah, you.
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#84 Jun 29 2010 at 8:28 AM Rating: Good
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knoxxsouthy wrote:
Jophed,

Considering most of the military despises liberal democrats I'd say we'd be in a pretty good position to wipe out the bastions of liberalism that have f*cked this country up.


I keep hearing (mostly from you) that most of the military are republicans and they hate liberals and on and on, but I can't find anything that shows statistics of what political party is in the majority in the military. Got anything to back up these big bad words?
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#85 Jun 29 2010 at 8:29 AM Rating: Good
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knoxxsouthy wrote:
Lubi,

I played ball on the base for 10yrs. I know who comprise our military and let me tell it's not liberal democrats.



Wait... you played ball on the base for that long... and didn't join?

I'm sure they appreciate that, with all your posturing.
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#86 Jun 29 2010 at 8:42 AM Rating: Good
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Funny enough, whenever we see photos of the troops and Obama, for example, the troops look like they just found out Santa Claus is real.

I can believe that a significant percentage of, say, officers in the military are annoyed with liberals in Congress. But the rank and file percentage of troops (of which a not-insignificant portion are African-American) don't seem that way at all.
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#87 Jun 29 2010 at 8:54 AM Rating: Good
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Belkira the Tulip wrote:


I can't find anything that shows statistics of what political party is in the majority in the military.


From personal experiences, most military personnel I've met have been moderate/centre-right. Overall, not big on politicians in general getting involved with military matters, regardless of the leaning of the politician in question.

In recent polls, It's significantly more split now.

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/04/military_poll_advance_041110w/

With 41% identifying republican, 32% identifying independent.

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#88 Jun 29 2010 at 8:55 AM Rating: Excellent
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Keikomyau wrote:
Belkira the Tulip wrote:


I can't find anything that shows statistics of what political party is in the majority in the military.


From personal experiences, most military personnel I've met have been moderate/centre-right. Overall, not big on politicians in general getting involved with military matters, regardless of the leaning of the politician in question.

In recent polls, It's significantly more split now.

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/04/military_poll_advance_041110w/

With 41% identifying republican, 32% identifying independent.

Edited, Jun 29th 2010 2:54pm by Keikomyau


Which still, technically, makes them more Republican than Democrat. Interesting. Thanks for the link.
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Belkira the Tulip wrote:
knoxxsouthy wrote:
Jophed,

Considering most of the military despises liberal democrats I'd say we'd be in a pretty good position to wipe out the bastions of liberalism that have f*cked this country up.


I keep hearing (mostly from you) that most of the military are republicans and they hate liberals and on and on, but I can't find anything that shows statistics of what political party is in the majority in the military. Got anything to back up these big bad words?
You don't get it do you Belkira?
You should know by now that you should be the one bringing evidence to disprove Varus' claims and that it should be evidence that is exactly as he describes it because else it's obviously worthless evidence.
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#90 Jun 29 2010 at 9:04 AM Rating: Decent
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Tulip,

So if we have close to 80% of the military who do not identify themselves as democrats.



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#91 Jun 29 2010 at 9:08 AM Rating: Good
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knoxxsouthy wrote:
Tulip,

So if we have close to 80% of the military who do not identify themselves as democrats.





And close to 60% who do not identify as Republicans.

Either way, that does not mean that they hate Democrats or Liberals.
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#92 Jun 29 2010 at 9:11 AM Rating: Decent
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knoxxsouthy wrote:
Tulip,

So if we have close to 80% of the military who do not identify themselves as democrats.

Made-up statistics are awesome!
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Belkira the Tulip wrote:
knoxxsouthy wrote:
Tulip,

So if we have close to 80% of the military who do not identify themselves as democrats.





And close to 60% who do not identify as Republicans.


Yes. But how many of them eat okra? Didn't think about that, now didya? Hurmph!
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#94 Jun 29 2010 at 1:25 PM Rating: Excellent
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gbaji wrote:
Belkira the Tulip wrote:
knoxxsouthy wrote:
Tulip,

So if we have close to 80% of the military who do not identify themselves as democrats.





And close to 60% who do not identify as Republicans.


Yes. But how many of them eat okra? Didn't think about that, now didya? Hurmph!


Curses, foiled again! Smiley: glare
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#95 Jun 29 2010 at 5:04 PM Rating: Good
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A lot of the Republicans in the military were like my dad - came from conservative families, very strict and disciplined, and extraordinarily fiscally conservative (my father had a libertarian streak in that respect.)

On the other hand, ask a military person whether the government is good, and the answer is probably a positive one. While there are no doubt many Republicans in the military (after all, nothing makes a redneck family proud like a son in uniform), not all of them are of the ignorant, Tea-bagging variety.
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#96 Jun 30 2010 at 6:47 PM Rating: Good
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knoxxsouthy wrote:
Lubi,

I played ball on the base for 10yrs. I know who comprise our military and let me tell it's not liberal democrats.

No, I've found it to be a blend of moderate liberals, and moderate conservatives. A few are to the far right, which is OK, since they pick up their dog ****.
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