▲ | ThrowawayR2 9 hours ago | |
Hard to say. "About six-in-ten registered voters who say they have served in the U.S. military or military reserves (61%) support former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, while 37% back Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in early September." from https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/30/military-... The military is not composed of constitutional lawyers and the danger is that they might persuade themselves that the best way to protect the country is to support whoever has at least a façade of legitimacy, particularly if it aligns with their political preferences. | ||
▲ | theptip 3 hours ago | parent [-] | |
Agreed, but I do think it’s important to distinguish: - voted Trump because they believe the constitution protects us from his worst impulses; would support constitution over Trump - voted Trump and would shred the constitution if they had the opportunity to I think it’s hard to say how many are in each camp. My fear is many tell themselves they are in the first, but will actually end up in the second under the correct manufactured crisis. But the stats and polling would need to go into a lot more detail than what you quoted to distinguish. |