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minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month agoBecause it’s a private army, doing things that the regular armed forces refuses to do.
minus-squareZedstrian@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoMilitary officers are disproportionately Republican, so if they were told to round up immigrants I’m not convinced that most would refuse.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoA reminder that a lot of Republicans vote that way over a single issue. Things like gun control or abortion. For some its because that’s just what their family has done as long as they can remember, not because of any specific reasons.
Because it’s a private army, doing things that the regular armed forces refuses to do.
Military officers are disproportionately Republican, so if they were told to round up immigrants I’m not convinced that most would refuse.
A reminder that a lot of Republicans vote that way over a single issue. Things like gun control or abortion.
For some its because that’s just what their family has done as long as they can remember, not because of any specific reasons.