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comradebillyboy

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13. We veterans are not a monolithic group.

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 10:19 AM

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We all have our military service as a common element but our political views are as diverse as the American public.

I rather resent the implication that we are all right brain dead wingers.

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Are Our Veterans Going To be Cheering At Dear Leader's Parade [View all] gab13by13 Saturday OP

Many veterans will indeed be cheering BeerBarrelPolka Saturday #1

Racist-nationalists sop Saturday #2

I BeerBarrelPolka Saturday #5

Said this before the November election displacedvermoter Saturday #4

Make no mistake BeerBarrelPolka Saturday #6

Huge numbers of women vote displacedvermoter Saturday #8

True BeerBarrelPolka Saturday #10

As a white woman it was dispiriting to see more white women than not voting Against Kamala. electric_blue68 Saturday #22

No support for him from this veteran. MineralMan Saturday #20

They were playing video games with our lives. travelingthrulife Saturday #3

Not this veteran. That money would be better spent on healthcare for Emile Saturday #7

This vet never voted for trump, never will... Wounded Bear Saturday #9

with a gun pointed at their backs.. probably.. Peacetrain Saturday #11

Oh you haven't heard? It's not Trump's parade it's a parade honoring the Army. BannonsLiver Saturday #12

It just happens to be on his birthday. gab13by13 Saturday #15

IMO. Not a parade, a funereal for democracy. The U.S. Army is surrendering to a fascist dictator on home soil without Hotler Saturday #23

We veterans are not a monolithic group. comradebillyboy Saturday #13

Not all, but far too many. My fellow vets can be the biggest bigots, probably because they Wonder Why Saturday #14

Not saying we all are displacedvermoter Saturday #17

Vets love the VA, gab13by13 Saturday #16

Not this one. I imagine that that many of the poor troops are going to be too drunk or hungover to cheer. Ping Tung Saturday #18

I don't get something: Is the orange guy gonna prop himself at some elevated point along allegorical oracle Saturday #19

Nah, It is just a troop review Jacson6 Saturday #21