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[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Some lefists claim without the military there can be no revolution and that militaries are generally made up of working class folks who are just as frustrated as the rest of us

I mean its a good argument, it's just too bad the US military is the exception to that rule, the US capitalist class and their military establishment are not stupid

Most members of the military come from middle-class neighborhoods. The middle three quintiles for household income were overrepresented among enlisted recruits, and the top and bottom quintiles were underrepresented. Council of foreign relations

There's also no draft, no poltical access to military bases which act as glorified gated communities, insulating the working class service members in a simulation of middle class American achievement

The US military police and intelligence service is also oversized in comparison to other militaries and they're ideologically trained, it's like socialists in the 19th century advising the left to recruit the British military, even then with drafts available it would have been a ludicrous idea on its face

Now if we were talking about ex-troops we may have something there, but even then you still need activated troops with access to arms to pull a revolution off

Basically Thrid Worldists win yet again :spongebob-party: