• TallonMetroid@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    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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      10 hours ago

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

    • Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      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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        17 hours ago

        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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        20 hours 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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          The leadership purges are already done. They’re well into the rank-and-file purges. They’ve already done the transgendered, two days ago they started on the blacks, with a change in grooming standards designed to kick out ~60% of black personnel within a year.

          Now they’re exploring how to recruit to fill the positions they’re opening up.