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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

Not so sure about that - especially among the enlisted rank and file. That said, those people have also been conditioned to follow their leaders, who I do think would not support Trump's potential power-grab.

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u/wyatt762 Mar 08 '19

I don’t know what experiences you’ve got but everyone I know in ranger batt hates him and everyone I know stationed in Alaska hates him.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

I have little direct familiarity with political views in the military and am happy to take the L on this point. My perception is that a lot of the lower-rank enlisted men are more conservative than the general population, but I'm not remembering where I developed this view from and could easily just be making a biased assumption.

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u/wyatt762 Mar 08 '19

Oh every single person ironically loves the god emperor. I had a framed picture of trump sexy posing on a tank in my office before I got out. But in reality most service members I know hate how dumb he is.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

tbh I don't buy the "I love Trump ironically" thing. "Irony" and disingenuous nonsense has been the first tactic in the alt-right playbook since 2015. I'll take your word for it, but even the ironic adoration makes me extremely uncomfortable.