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Author Topic:   Study shows conservatism = fear in the brain
Theodoric
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Message 20 of 36 (598388)
12-30-2010 3:46 PM
Reply to: Message 19 by Hyroglyphx
12-30-2010 3:41 PM


Upwards of 80% of the US military is comprised of politically right-leaning troops who go off in to the throes of battle every day.
Care to provide a source?

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

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Theodoric
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Message 22 of 36 (598394)
12-30-2010 4:11 PM
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12-30-2010 3:49 PM


In other words
You pulled it out of your ass.
I know a number of military people. Some active duty, some reserve and Nat Guard, some retired. So based on my observation about 1/2 are politically right-leaning.
You do know there are sources other than the government for information.
Lets see
quote:
An exclusive survey of some 1,800 active-duty troops shows the percentage of self-identified Republicans has decreased by one-third since 2004, from 60 percent to 41 percent, while the percentage of self-identified independents has nearly doubled to 32 percent during the same period.
Navy Times
quote:
These Military Times survey results show that support for the Republican Party among senior members of the Army, the group most likely to identify as Republican, declined significantly between 2004 and 2006 before leveling off at about 49% in 2007.
Source
I realize that support for republican party is not a direct correlation with right leaning, but it is a pretty good indicator. Even if we allowed that to skew results 50%, you would still be woefully short of 80%.
Our personal experiences rarely represent the reality.

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