TallonMetroid comments on Military leaders consider recruiting campaign centered around Charlie Kirk

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 77 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Back in my day, the military considered groups like gangsters and white supremacists joining up and then taking that training back to their fellows a bad thing.

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[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (5 children)

MAGA thinks the military is MAGA, while the military is more conservative than the general population but most are actual conservatives

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 9 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

MAGA are conservatives. The distinction between a conservative and a fascist is one of degree, not kind, so the military will be radicalized and/or purged until they become MAGA if they aren't already.

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[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 year ago

MAGA isn’t conservatives, they’re mostly libertarians and populists. Every conservative in that camp has been pushed out of power.

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[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

MAGA aren't conservative at all

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 1 year ago

Then what are they? Note: The original conservatives were royalists.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

There are many aspects of reality that MAGAts refuse to admit to themselves but understand on a subconscious level. That's why they're now making the military MAGA via leadership purges and actions like this.

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[–] Hector@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Nowadays the military is the one hiring gangsters and extremists for leadership positions in the military.

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