Posted on Dec 22, 2014
Has your military experience made you liberal, conservative or independent?
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Liberal def: : believing that government should be active in supporting social and political change
Conservative def: : believing in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society
Independent def: One that is independent, is not committed to a political party. Often referred to as Constitutionalist.
You might be a Constitutionalist if you believe that elected leaders should really obey the U.S. Constitution; if you believe that before the U.S. invades and occupies another country, Congress must first declare war; you believe the federal government should live within its means, like everyone else is forced to do; you think that taking away people's liberties in the name of security is neither patriotic nor does it make the country more secure.
Conservative def: : believing in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society
Independent def: One that is independent, is not committed to a political party. Often referred to as Constitutionalist.
You might be a Constitutionalist if you believe that elected leaders should really obey the U.S. Constitution; if you believe that before the U.S. invades and occupies another country, Congress must first declare war; you believe the federal government should live within its means, like everyone else is forced to do; you think that taking away people's liberties in the name of security is neither patriotic nor does it make the country more secure.
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More liberal, I was a centrist before, but my experience in the military has swung me to the pretty far left . . . socially. When it comes to firearms though, I am so with the republicans. I dare you to try and take em from me.
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It's gotta be hard being a liberal in TEXAS, holy hell, you might not want that to be found out in certain circles. We tend to follow our parents line of thinking, are your parents pretty liberal?
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SSG(P) (Join to see), They're actually fairly right leaning. As far as the whole "Liberal in Texas" trope that sounds like the set up for a sitcom, that appeals to a pretty popular stereotype. For the most part a lot of people find themselves agreeing with me. Probably because I tend to be a good mediator among my friends. I am not, you know, EXTREME liberal or anything. I just have that same Southwestern "say it like I see it" attitude with a mindset of "Who the hell cares what you like, who you like, or why you like."
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Then there is the city of Austin. The state capitol is the most liberal city I have ever visited. While they make even me a bit uncomfortable, I do feel kind of sad for them. They are very much largely democrats, but all but one of their representatives are republican because of constant gerrymandering.
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Not picking on Republicans, by any means. Just pointing out that there is a population in Texas that feels as underrepresented as the republican citizens in largely conservative northern California must feel.
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Not picking on Republicans, by any means. Just pointing out that there is a population in Texas that feels as underrepresented as the republican citizens in largely conservative northern California must feel.
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More along life experiences than just my Military service, but I'm not adherent to any political party
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Well, one would say, you need to pick a side. While, voting for the best candidate all sounds good at cocktail parties, not choosing sides demonstrates indiciveness....
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SPC Donald Tribble
I adhere to my core values and vote as they apply. I don't ascribe allegiance to political parties.
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I do not necessarily fall into any one group, but I would say that I am probably Independent with Conservative leanings.
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Constitutionalist I guess. I still lean towards the right but I definitely think that the Constitution needs to be enforced.
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I wonder how many on here would vote for Scott Walker, Rand Paul, Herman Cain, Ben Carson or Ted Cruz?
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I "assumed" (there it is!), that the military is predominantly conservative in nature. But, I see now that it's pretty much like the civilians. Every 4 years their political leanings can change based on many factors. My first ever vote was for Reagan, but I realize I'm not going to pigeonhole myself by claiming an affiliation with any political party as they have done things that I'm not happy with.
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I'm a libertarian (little "l"). Consequently I have a conservative bend on national defense, but that's probably from doing intelligence.
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Started conservative, was heavily traditional, Christian, served my country out of a sense of duty to my people and to serve their interests and protect freedom..you know the whole conservative mindset. As time went on and I realized how idiotic some of my more meat headed constituents were and how diverse and interesting other peoples experiences were I started to veer more libertarian and kind of a centrist as I tried to always see a middle ground to everything. Now 10 years on, I am now a Libertarian Democrat (center left) and view everything as in dire need of change and I believe the government should do everything in its power to progress the country forward and to fix the injustices in our current societal system. Just my two cents.
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Before I joined the Army I never really considered myself anything. I loved the police as my father was a Sheriff, but hated the government. Now, I love my country more than ever. Believe that citizens should work for everything they get, and American born to American parents should be priority over illegal aliens. Yeah, I would say I am more Conservative.
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