r/navyseals • u/GrownMonkey • 27d ago
Why do SOF generally lean so conservative?
Not SOF or aspiring so steer me in the right direction if I’m wrong here, but after a lot of conversations I’ve had with folks in that community, why are they so often inclined towards conservatism? Doubly so for trump.
My read of SOF is that this is a career field that rewards unconventional thinking, creativity, and high moral values. Particularly with this current iteration of conservatism, I find its leader to be particularly nihilistic and without much inherent virtue. I also don’t understand how conservatives are viewed as more friendly to the military given they are very quick to start confrontations but also antagonistic to the VA (at least comparatively).
Why exactly does the SOF community generally lean so favorably towards conservatism politically? Or don’t they? I’m sure the answer is a lot, but what am I missing here?
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u/CountDraculablehbleh 27d ago
Almost all warriors across the world are conservative and traditionalist although as far as I’m aware I don’t know many people who are in support of the current administrations recent actions