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My friends from the military that voted for Trump have been oddly (Original Post) ALBliberal Dec 2016 OP
Why don't you ask them? 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2016 #1
One would hope... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #2
Unfortunately ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #7
Please ask them. Engagement isn't a crime, yet. I would hope some littlemissmartypants Dec 2016 #3
I hope they are ready to give their life for the MIC and Putin workinclasszero Dec 2016 #4
They are retired military except for ALBliberal Dec 2016 #5
Oh thats good workinclasszero Dec 2016 #8
As for talking to them? I have done so ALBliberal Dec 2016 #6

Wounded Bear

(58,626 posts)
2. One would hope...
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:20 AM
Dec 2016

as a veteran, I have not supported Repubs since Nixon. They don't support the troops or the vets.

They are, as a class, dead to me.

ZoomBubba

(289 posts)
7. Unfortunately ...
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:37 AM
Dec 2016

... Republicans seem to get their votes, as well as active duty votes, instead of Democrats. The troubling polls of military personnel before the election saw Trump at around 40 percent with Clinton and Johnson tied for second around 20-25. I'm kind of a loss to explain it, but a lot military vets I know around my age are into Tomi Lahren, Infowars and racism.

littlemissmartypants

(22,628 posts)
3. Please ask them. Engagement isn't a crime, yet. I would hope some
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:28 AM
Dec 2016

Would come to realize that they are now "sleeping with the enemy."

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
4. I hope they are ready to give their life for the MIC and Putin
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:32 AM
Dec 2016

Probably to late to get out now before orange hitler unleashes nuclear hell on some country next year.

ALBliberal

(2,334 posts)
6. As for talking to them? I have done so
Mon Dec 12, 2016, 11:37 AM
Dec 2016

repetitively and now relationships are strained so I'm holding off esp. with my girlfriend of 40 years.

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