2007-03-01 10:57:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I love it when morons use the phrase "send their children off". They delight in throwing that mental image of 12 year olds toting guns and wearing oversized helmets out, don't they?
There's not a single parent in the US that's "sent their children off" to the military -- 100% of the "children" joined up all on their own. Some (like me) needed their parent's permission because they joined up before they were 18.
Also, which is it? I thought the latest liberal geographic tripe was that the south was "Redneck Republican"? Did you change that on us again?
And lastly, the military is overwhelmingly conservative....you don't find very many liberal democrats serving. If you do, you'll generally find out that A) they joined up by mistake and B) won't last past their first enlistment (if that long).
2007-03-01 11:32:21 · answer #1 · answered by BDZot 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not from the south and a Republican and I joined the military as did 2 of my 3 brothers. I have met more people who are from the north, the mid-west and the northwest than the south.
2007-03-01 19:14:05 · answer #2 · answered by Rich C 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'll try to ignore the "sending their children off to join" portion...
My parents (California Republicans) had me serving from 1985-1999 on active-duty, and my little brother served from 1986-1992 on active-duty.
Sure there were a number of folks I served with from the "south".. as with various buddies from Minnesota, Alaska, Montana, Phillie, Massachusetts, etc... as well as Ireland, the Philippines, Korea, and Poland
2007-03-01 19:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by mariner31 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm from New York, I served in two branches of the military and my parents did not send me to join.
2007-03-01 19:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Last I checked, its an all VOLUNTEER force, parents aren't sending their children to join the military.
2007-03-01 19:05:12 · answer #5 · answered by JimFinSC 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
my husbands father was a republican from the south.he didnt send my husband to join anything.my husband joined cause he wanted to join the military since age 7.he served 20 years and became an officer.and he married an ultra-liberal new york girl who protests war-me.but,difference is the spice of life!!!!
2007-03-01 19:06:37 · answer #6 · answered by kyra k 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Whaaaa? That's a new one. I know PLENTY of people from the Northwest, from all sides of the spectrum, who have joined the military.
2007-03-01 19:05:35 · answer #7 · answered by yumyum 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They do? that's news to me, I am a republican and my is from there and is now after 4 combat tours in the sand box and two years in country is stationed at Ft. Benning! So what is you dumb source?
2007-03-01 19:02:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because most of them don't have the money to send them to college.
2007-03-01 19:11:56 · answer #9 · answered by Lettie D 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋