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I don't think ANY party apparatus operates in good faith. Maybe it comes from being in the military, which is harshly meritocratic, reasonably color-blind, and

I don't think ANY party apparatus operates in good faith. Maybe it comes from being in the military, which is harshly meritocratic, reasonably color-blind, and expects people to overcome obstacles. I'd rather work to reform the demographic outreach/culture of an adversarial party with a sound policy platform, than work to overcome the patronizing, low-expectations deconstructionist culture of a party that pays lip-service to my demographic to advance its terrible policy platform.

nebula8804 5y ago
Sure the Democratic party has well documented corruption. Both parties serve the owner/investment class and not the working(upper/middle/lower) class. No matter what you are not getting any progress in either party. Bernie tried and while he was a historic candidate just due to the size of his movement and the unbelievable amount of grassroots funding, they managed to crush him. But if I had my pick as a non white person I'd definitely pick Democrats every time. There was a lot of depressing moments during the bush years after 9/11 but when Obama went into office(I was in college) it felt like a weight had been removed from not only me but everyone around me. It felt like the future could be anything I wanted it to be and that good times were ahead. People around me became more optimistic and positive. Yes he did not improve material conditions for many of the states. Even if he was a farce this alone was a very nice thing. Then Trump brought back those terrible feelings that I couldn't quite explain when I was in Middle/High School. All I know is that whatever the Republicans are selling, i'm not buying ever. In my time on this planet all I have ever seen is them turn the sentiment in the country from optimistic to pessimistic. The military is pretty objective but I have my doubts. The whole Air Force Academy having a large chapel and the notion that many enlisted and top brass are evangelicals that favor other Christians gets me thinking that it is not so cut and dry. I have considered joining just due to wanting to get that discipline and help to improve my country in some way but I have been advised against it for two reasons. My current salary is many multiples over whatever benefits I could get from the Air Force + multiple stories of racism and intolerance. It makes sense since many recruits are there because they have no other options so you're not getting the cream of the crop but i'm sure there are a lot of serious people in there as well and so in reality it is probably a mixed bag.
- post_from_work 5y ago
  Re: Bush-> Obama -> Trump....Your position comes off as very emotive, focused on feelings and sentiment. I looked at Obama's election the way Padme looked at Chancellor Palpatine declaring the First Galactic Empire in Star Wars. [1] Obama ordered an American citizen killed without due process [2] while bombing more countries than Bush OR Trump but hey it's ok, he made people feel nice. Thankfully more black veterans are waking up from the fever dream, and running for office.[3] We have 330 million people, facing a country of 1.3 billion people that are aiming to eat our lunch in this century. The most capable adversary we've faced since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Of course the future is pessimistic.[4][5] Chapels in the military are non-denominational, and while Christians are prevalent in the senior ranks, leveraging their religion inappropriately is a quick way to be subjected to an Equal Opportunity complaint. The military is ~2 million people strong. Racism and intolerance incidents will be non-zero in any population that size. Compared to the general population in 2021 and America's disintegrating social cohesion, I'd place a bet that the military has fewer per-capita incidents than the general US population. The military is also better-educated than the genpop.[6][7] Look into becoming an Air Force National Guard or Reserve officer. Part-time military service is the most flexible way to contribute without completely destroying your civilian income stream. Being a Reserve officer is the closest I've found to having my cake and eating it too. [1]https://youtu.be/VqVSt0_Zmuk https://youtu.be/VqVSt0_Zmuk [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulrahman_al-Awlaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulrahman_al-Awlaki [3]https://youtu.be/vTxeHZtbXHo https://youtu.be/vTxeHZtbXHo [4]https://sg.news.yahoo.com/china-seeks-become-worlds-next-025553555.html https://sg.news.yahoo.com/china-seeks-become-worlds-next-025... [5]https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/china/china-world-biggest-navy-intl-hnk-ml-dst/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/china/china-world-biggest-nav... [6]https://facethefactsusa.org/facts/tanks-and-humvees-caps-and-gowns/ https://facethefactsusa.org/facts/tanks-and-humvees-caps-and... [7]https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2017/07/29/report-young-vets-are-more-successful-than-their-civilian-peers/ https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2017/07/29/report-you...

nebula8804 5y ago

Sure the Democratic party has well documented corruption. Both parties serve the owner/investment class and not the working(upper/middle/lower) class. No matter what you are not getting any progress in either party. Bernie tried and while he was a historic candidate just due to the size of his movement and the unbelievable amount of grassroots funding, they managed to crush him. But if I had my pick as a non white person I'd definitely pick Democrats every time. There was a lot of depressing moments during the bush years after 9/11 but when Obama went into office(I was in college) it felt like a weight had been removed from not only me but everyone around me. It felt like the future could be anything I wanted it to be and that good times were ahead. People around me became more optimistic and positive. Yes he did not improve material conditions for many of the states. Even if he was a farce this alone was a very nice thing. Then Trump brought back those terrible feelings that I couldn't quite explain when I was in Middle/High School. All I know is that whatever the Republicans are selling, i'm not buying ever. In my time on this planet all I have ever seen is them turn the sentiment in the country from optimistic to pessimistic. The military is pretty objective but I have my doubts. The whole Air Force Academy having a large chapel and the notion that many enlisted and top brass are evangelicals that favor other Christians gets me thinking that it is not so cut and dry. I have considered joining just due to wanting to get that discipline and help to improve my country in some way but I have been advised against it for two reasons. My current salary is many multiples over whatever benefits I could get from the Air Force + multiple stories of racism and intolerance. It makes sense since many recruits are there because they have no other options so you're not getting the cream of the crop but i'm sure there are a lot of serious people in there as well and so in reality it is probably a mixed bag.

post_from_work 5y ago
Re: Bush-> Obama -> Trump....Your position comes off as very emotive, focused on feelings and sentiment. I looked at Obama's election the way Padme looked at Chancellor Palpatine declaring the First Galactic Empire in Star Wars. [1] Obama ordered an American citizen killed without due process [2] while bombing more countries than Bush OR Trump but hey it's ok, he made people feel nice. Thankfully more black veterans are waking up from the fever dream, and running for office.[3] We have 330 million people, facing a country of 1.3 billion people that are aiming to eat our lunch in this century. The most capable adversary we've faced since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Of course the future is pessimistic.[4][5] Chapels in the military are non-denominational, and while Christians are prevalent in the senior ranks, leveraging their religion inappropriately is a quick way to be subjected to an Equal Opportunity complaint. The military is ~2 million people strong. Racism and intolerance incidents will be non-zero in any population that size. Compared to the general population in 2021 and America's disintegrating social cohesion, I'd place a bet that the military has fewer per-capita incidents than the general US population. The military is also better-educated than the genpop.[6][7] Look into becoming an Air Force National Guard or Reserve officer. Part-time military service is the most flexible way to contribute without completely destroying your civilian income stream. Being a Reserve officer is the closest I've found to having my cake and eating it too. [1]https://youtu.be/VqVSt0_Zmuk https://youtu.be/VqVSt0_Zmuk [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulrahman_al-Awlaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulrahman_al-Awlaki [3]https://youtu.be/vTxeHZtbXHo https://youtu.be/vTxeHZtbXHo [4]https://sg.news.yahoo.com/china-seeks-become-worlds-next-025553555.html https://sg.news.yahoo.com/china-seeks-become-worlds-next-025... [5]https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/china/china-world-biggest-navy-intl-hnk-ml-dst/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/china/china-world-biggest-nav... [6]https://facethefactsusa.org/facts/tanks-and-humvees-caps-and-gowns/ https://facethefactsusa.org/facts/tanks-and-humvees-caps-and... [7]https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2017/07/29/report-young-vets-are-more-successful-than-their-civilian-peers/ https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2017/07/29/report-you...