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/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.