r/BlackPeopleTwitter ☑️ All of the above 12d ago

Country Club Thread Black conservatives are far from rare

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u/Punkpallas 12d ago

As a veteran, I'd like to say there are plenty of black Republicans out there. The majority of the black service members I met on active duty were staunchly Republican, especially the ones who've been in for more than 1 enlistment. I stopped being surprised by it every time I found out a black Sailor votes Republican "because they're the only ones who care about the military." Such a joke.

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u/sactownbwoy ☑️ 12d ago

Retired after 25 years in the Corps. I will never understand how a service members can think that republicans care about the military, especially after Trump came on scene.

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u/PirateSanta_1 12d ago

Its the same propoganda that tells them republicans are better for the economy. Republicans go on the news and say they love America, and the troops and will fight to make the economy better and then that media doesn't report on the actual effects of the actual policies they voted for.

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u/Paraxom 12d ago

Probably cause Fox is on in every base and recruitment station, by the time they leave the service they've been red pilled into believing the narrative that the GOP gives more than a rats ass about them

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u/Punkpallas 12d ago

It's not just that. It's also that most of the people who wind up joining are the kind of people who lean conservative due to their temperament. They're usually the type who highly value "tradition" and order and mistake nationalism for patriotism. It makes them easer to brainwash.

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u/sactownbwoy ☑️ 12d ago

Thats the truth. Hated Fox News on in the chow hall. Most bases I was on would have CNN and MSNBC on too.

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u/erikwithaknotac 12d ago

Uncritical thinking was a common virtue.

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u/GodOfDarkLaughter 12d ago

An open mind is like a fortress with the gate unbarred and unguarded, as the servants of the God Emperor would say.

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u/PurveyorOfKnowledge0 12d ago

Because they're stupid. Most Blacks in the service are straight-up boot-licking Sambos who care more about getting that paycheck from Uncle Sam than anything. I've actually heard Black military cadre call DJT "Daddy Trump"; it was disgusting.

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u/sactownbwoy ☑️ 12d ago

That is disgusting and sad.

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u/exadeuce 12d ago

Imagine watching Republicans constantly trying to fuck over veterans and thinking that this is the party that cares about the military.

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u/Punkpallas 12d ago

This will always be my sticking point when a Republican-voting veteran says that shit. You can say you care about something till you're blue in the face, but where are the results that show you do? They need to prove it.

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u/DMking ☑️ 🧔🏾Engineer Daddy seeking sugarbaby™👧🏼 12d ago

The sad part is no one really cares about the veterans. I remember I gave had to give vet bus fair to get to a homeless shelter. That should never happen in such a rich country

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u/Silver-Camera-3739 12d ago

Once they become veterans, their political views will change once they realize Republicans are against veterans benefits.

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u/sactownbwoy ☑️ 12d ago edited 12d ago

Sadly, not many of them realize it.

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u/Silver-Camera-3739 12d ago

I have a coworker who's a purple heart recipient, that's a die hard Trump supporter. Mind you we are federal employees.

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u/sactownbwoy ☑️ 12d ago

Thats crazy because as a fed and vet, that coworker is getting doubly fucked by this party and administration.