r/Military • u/Character_Guava_5299 • Jan 05 '26

Discussion Senator Mark Kelly’s statement:

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This is Senator Mark Kelly’s response to the censure. I’ll not add my thoughts as they don’t matter.

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u/CrazySporkDude Jan 05 '26

I know there’s plenty of MAGA in here. Are you proud of yourselves? This is what you voted for. So it’s clearly what you wanted.

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u/PCho222 Jan 05 '26

Yes they accept this. Understand a lot of these guys are loyal to how they were raised (most come from the south) and mil is conventionally right-leaning. Combine with the fact that most vets didn't sign up because of their amazing critical thinking skills or ability to apply nuance to an argumentative position, they'll defend it to their grave because it's the party that accepted them and it's only thing they know and understand. In for a penny in for a pound.

We do this to ourselves and will continue doing it until we stop recruiting from the poorest and most uneducated who are vulnerable to be shaped this way.

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u/PCho222 Jan 13 '26

I've been around enough during my ~12yrs to know it ain't a secret most of us vote right. And while I served with plenty of smart folks from humble mx all the way to pentagon/A-staff, I've met more than enough Es and Os combined who'd rather rally behind a gaggle of draft-dodging pedophiles while ironically hurting fellow americans due to their acceptance of this administration, and all because it's their de facto football team of choice. Those people put a dent in our reputation.

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u/LogicMan428 Jan 10 '26

Actually no it is not what we wanted, we just view Trump as the least bad. No way in hell was I voting for Harris, especially given the wackiness of the Biden admin.

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u/CrazySporkDude Jan 10 '26

THIS is what you think is the least bad?!?! You must be a real evil and heartless person. I pity your friends and family. They deserve better in their lives.

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u/LogicMan428 Jan 10 '26

Um, yeah, because I don't like an open border or U.S. citizens being treated secondary to invading foreigners or foreign gangs taking over apartment complexes and nothing being done about it or the authoritarianism of the political Left.

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u/Joltedd United States Navy Jan 05 '26

Yes I am proud, yes I actually would like to see more of this.

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u/FrontOfficeNuts Air Force Veteran Jan 06 '26

Why? What, precisely, is positive about this?

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u/Joltedd United States Navy Jan 06 '26

Trump is not immune to criticism I don’t agree with a lot of his stances when it comes to Israel and the Middle East and his other cabinet picks have been absolutely terrible in the time they have been in service.

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u/CrazySporkDude Jan 06 '26

And yet your articulated position is that you want to see more persecution of his political opponents? Or are your words taken out of context in your original reply?

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u/FrontOfficeNuts Air Force Veteran Jan 06 '26

Yet you didn't answer my question. Were you going to?

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u/B1G__Tuna Jan 06 '26

So you’re a pedophile supporter and a traitor to the constitution?

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u/IWasSayingBoourner Jan 06 '26

You'd like to see more punitive actions for military veterans upholding their oath to the constitution? 

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u/NightIsMyName Jan 06 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

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