[KarlInOhio]

The Marine Corps is socialism.

Socialism is government ownership of the means of production. The military is the means of DEstruction.

The biggest example of socialism in the US is the public school system.

[Intar]

Aspects of Western Socilism:

• Public Education
• Labor Unions
• Public Healthcare
• Wellfare
• Affirmative Action
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Policy
• Governemnt regulation on what goods and services the market can and cannot provide.
• Government policies hostile to religion like no prayer in school, removal of symbol in the public square, shutting down houses of worship (Covid nonsense).
• Government regulation on Banking.
• Labor regulation
• Imminent Domain
• Firearm regulation
• Environmental regulation

I can go on...

[Phoenix8]

Didn’t the ancient Greeks have Marines?

Yet that was thousands of years before the French created socialism.

Lots if Libs think any sort of cooperative endeavor by people, that require a social arrangement, is Socialism. Its like that nonsense that roads, train systems, power grid etc are all only possible by socialism. One could argue the USA achieved world power before socialism of any sort (income tax wasnt even ratified until 1913).

[OldGoatCPO]

The Marine Corps is not socialist it is not a democracy either. In the military RHIP is the rule. But you have the ability to earn the rank and acquire the privileges. Socialism assumes social ownership, this does not apply because there is NO ownership in the Marine Corps. Generals no more own a tank than a private does. The government owns everything, you are just allowed to use it.