As a retired military man, I do my level best to talk any kid out of going into the military today. I tell them their lives are not worth losing over a bunch of liberal politicians who will play with their lives to make points for themselves. So far, I am batting 100%.
We’re trying to figure out how to pay for our kids’ college education. Dave Ramsey talks about staying out of debt by paying for college through military service. My kids know better than to even consider it because they’ve seen what even little old me has been subjected to by this regime.
But I’ve got nephews who are in, and at least one of them automatically writes off any claims of corruption within the government or military as “crazy conspiracy talk”. Those who dutifully spewed the “birthers are crazy” line have set this country up for this. They’ve solidified the “mainstream” position that facts don’t matter, and corruption is impossible within our system. IOW, they have made it so that any whistleblowers will be written off automatically. Really, really dangerous - and the crap we’re seeing now is a result of Obama and his henchmen seeing how far that kool-aid can go.
It goes far. My extended family is all Christian and all politically conservative. But they are busy living their lives, haven’t checked up on facts, and rely on Fox, at most, for accurate reporting. They’ve swallowed the kool-aid when it comes to the “you must be crazy if you think there is a conspiracy to destroy this country”. Their eyes glaze over if you mention any facts. Satan is the Father of Lies, and he has learned that if you couch the lie in “politics” you can get otherwise-discerning people to believe anything. Truth matters. When we ever accept otherwise, we leave ourselves wide open, and Satan and his minons go for the jugular.