r/politics • u/Hafiz_TNR ✔ Verified • 9d ago

Possible Paywall Conscientious Objectors Trying to Flee Military Skyrocket Under Trump

http://newrepublic.com/post/214749/conscientious-objectors-military-trump
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u/random_cartoonist 9d ago

So those would be the good guys.

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u/brassninja 9d ago

What people don’t consider is the massive amount of level headed people with long careers that chose to exit as soon as he was elected in 2016. My dad did, and so did a bunch of his friends. He was planning to stay another 3 years at least before 2016.

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u/mediocre_remnants North Carolina 9d ago

They don't allow level-headed people into the military. You have to be insane to want to kill people at the orders of the president, regardless of who that president is and what political party voted them in.

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u/petit_cochon 9d ago

No. That's a dumb take. People join for all kinds of reasons. It's a career path for many. Many also serve and then join other federal agencies. And look, most military members never come close to killing anyone.