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People who are liberal/lean liberal How do you feel about people who are also liberal joining the military?
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I’m conservative
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Anonymous 7w

I have friends who joined for financial reasons. It’s sad that they felt they didn’t have other choices, but I get it.

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Anonymous 7w

Normally, I think it’s fine, a military is important, but right now, given everything that’s happening with the country, joining it means you’re contributing to all that at least a little

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Anonymous 7w

I agree, my point is that it’s important to have a military in general (for several reasons) The military is one of many things that needs to be fixed in the country

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Anonymous 6w

In advance I’m a leftist not a liberal, and while I voted neutral, your (#2s) position does resonate with me. That said your rhetoric in conjunction with the posts phrasing kinda simplifies making moral judgments on those who join the military. I think that #3 makes a good point in that some have no choice but enlistment for finical reasons and I think it’s unfair to pass judgment on all of those people ubiquitously. Not everyone is educated on the historical conduct of the U.S. military. 1/

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6w

Additionally those who are in poor financial condition are even more likely to not be educated on our militaries conduct and join thinking they are doing something good or protecting something sacred, I would place less moral judgment on them then on U.S. based weapons contractors and designers who understand exactly what they are making, who and how it will be used on. You bring up very good points about military conduct but let’s be honest most militaries operate this way just look at Sudan 2/

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6w

or Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Your view on these matters is important in literally correct but you won’t change anything by antagonizing those who hold positions close to yours. 3/3

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