Comments on: The American republic has quietly, steadily acquired a military caste

By: Ed H.

Ed H. — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:25:05 +0000

“The American republic has quietly, steadily acquired a military caste…”

Or re-acquired.

You have to be careful in choosing a baseline.

Before the draft it was quite common to have members serve in a branch of the services for generations.

In my family’s case it was the Coast Guard, going back into the 1800’s.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 22:43:50 +0000

The other structural challenge facing the AVF is that it is still based on the career and family norms of the 1950s. In an era of increased career mobility and dual-income households, the military is still designed for a world of single-income families with the civilian spouse playing the role of supportive camp follower.

“The U.S. military may not survive the one-two punch of world-historically unprecedented, intentionally engineered social breakdown and purely self-inflicted Ronahoax-associated massive loss of legitimacy.”

Yeah…

By: Bob Sykes

Bob Sykes — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:18:53 +0000

The caste is white, working-class, Southern boys. There is a growing disaffection between them and the new woke military. If that disaffection grows, as seems likely, the US will have to reintroduce the draft to maintain force levels. Muy fun.

By: VXXC

VXXC — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:05:45 +0000

Yes, and all we did is show up. No plan. The same demographic provides police at all levels, and the sharp end of the IC. I have been saying for years: these are the same families, same people.

Looking at our elites, there are worse things.