Libs talk about Conservatives and how this is "our" war. Are there absolutely no libs serving in our armed forces?
I mean, our military is voluntary. If there are libs, why are they there? It's not like we have the draft as we did when the Democrats took over the Vietnam police action and turned it into a full-blown war.
You would think a few libs would have enlisted if nothing else but for the FREE college and government benefits?
2007-10-24 10:05:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I can tell you from my personal experience that very few military people I served with could be even remotely described as "liberal".
The statistics support my observations. There are only about 7% of military personnel who describe themselves as "liberal"
2007-10-24 10:25:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
In the army there are some Conservatives and some Libs. But I hope most are Americans.
2007-10-24 17:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by wolf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. But it is likely that most would identify as conservative.
Liberals, by the way enlist in the armed forces for all of the same reasons conservatives do - A job, an education, love of country, sense of duty, sense of adventure. Military service is not a political thing, especially for the young.
2007-10-24 17:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by jehen 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
No there are plenty of Liberals in the service. Many do not look out at the big propaganda push by the liberal politicions and peaceniks in the US. Most are Proffesionals who still respect the contracts they signed. As well as taking care of their brothers in arms. The reason I love my job is training my junior sailors in the skills they need to survive and succesfully do their jobs.
2007-10-24 17:22:35 · answer #4 · answered by cutiessailor 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
True Conservative values, best demonstrated by Old Guard Republicans (Jeffersonians), are all about CONSERVING. Racking up trillions of dollars for a war for profit is NOT conservative.
Most American soldiers, and most Americans for that matter, unfortunately have no idea what being a conservative REALLY means (small government, for the people and BY the people).
The current neocon ideology being espoused by both major parties is a hybrid of Communism. If you don't believe me and if you DARE, check it out for yourself:
The USSA:
http://www.rys2sense.com/hub/get/post/articles.php?id=1
Ron Paul is a real conservative, and he leads in military contributions:
Ron Paul $40466.72
John McCain $23058.00
Fred Thompson $16748.00
Mitt Romney $8180.00
Rudy Giuliani $6050.00
2007-10-24 17:51:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Not all, but stats show that around 75% of the military identify themselves as conservatives.
2007-10-24 17:14:27 · answer #6 · answered by Ninja Rabbit 007 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
According to a Military Times poll,
82% of military members rate themselves as "Moderate" to "Very Conservative" while 9% rate themselves as "Liberal" to "Very Liberal"
Additionally,
46% consider themselves to be Republican
16% consider themselves to be Democrat
22% consider themselves to be Independant and
2% consider themselves to be Libertarian.
These and many more statistics can be seen here:
http://www.militarycity.com/polls/2006poll_politics.php
2007-10-24 17:42:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Just a FEW MOMENTS AGO you answered a question on why black people were predominately democrat right? So what percentage of our military do black people represent??
OF COURSE liberals are fighting and dying FOR YOU
As they have in all wars.
2007-10-24 17:30:55 · answer #8 · answered by captain_koyk 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Bottom line is the American Military is made up of Americans from every walk of life. They have the same percentage of politics, ethnic groups, and gender status as the average percentage of the population.
2007-10-24 17:11:50 · answer #9 · answered by rance42 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Liberals want Sharia law.
2007-10-24 17:12:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋