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Military leaders consider recruiting campaign centered around Charlie Kirk (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 77 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago (2 children)

MAGA thinks the military is MAGA, while the military is more conservative than the general population but most are actual conservatives

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 3 points 4 days ago

MAGA isn’t conservatives, they’re mostly libertarians and populists. Every conservative in that camp has been pushed out of power.

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

MAGA aren't conservative at all

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 4 days ago

Then what are they? Note: The original conservatives were royalists.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago

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.

[–] Hector@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

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