• Astroturfed@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s just a huge group of people that the majority of are just like him and they reinforce each others behavior. Maybe the military doesn’t “make” then but it cranks their behavior from slightly right leaning to extremist brainwashed goon level all day every day. I didn’t even know my cousin was a right wingers until he joined the Marines at 20. Now hes a Qanon trumper lunatic.

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      1 year ago

      That’s just the right wing rabbit hole.

      The poorly educated are highly susceptible regardless of profession

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        And I guess if you’re poorly educated the military looks like a more viable option for you.

        If you have a university degree you’re not as likely to be interested.

        So it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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      1 year ago

      I bet you money that you ignored the signs of him becoming a Q-Trumper removed anyways until after he enlisted.