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MineralMan

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6. Yes. I experienced that, too.

Reply to john657 (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 10:27 AM

Oct 2018

Those old vets were also conservatives, politically. I walked away from that immediately. Oddly enough, now, it's the old Vietnam Vets who are discouraging younger veterans from joining those same organizations. It's an old story that keeps being rewritten.

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Where are our veterans as it appears our democracy is being destroyed in plain sight? [View all] JudyM Oct 2018 OP

I'm a veteran and I oppose Kavanaugh. MineralMan Oct 2018 #1

I meant groups of veterans... like those who stood up together against the Pipeline. JudyM Oct 2018 #2

Most of the veterans organizations are very conservative politically. MineralMan Oct 2018 #3

I too don't belong to any veteran groups, john657 Oct 2018 #4

Yes. I experienced that, too. MineralMan Oct 2018 #6

most have never heard of the creep pretzel4gore Oct 2018 #5

After stepping up submarine patrols from the Submariner Oct 2018 #7

Exactly, haven't seen organized vocal opposition to McConnell et al taking over with Putin's help JudyM Oct 2018 #10

We're Here The River Oct 2018 #8

Half of them have their tongues up Trump's ass. Aristus Oct 2018 #9