Posted on 07/31/2023 12:34:11 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
Americans are now less likely to express “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the U.S. military, with a noticeable decline that has persisted for the past five years. The latest numbers are from a June 1-22 Gallup poll that also captured record lows in public confidence in several public institutions.
At 60%, confidence in the military was last this low in 1997, and it hasn’t been lower since 1988, when 58% were confident. From the late 1970s to the early 1980s -- during the Cold War and amid threats to U.S. power, including the Iran hostage crisis -- between 50% and 58% of Americans were confident in the military. Confidence generally improved during Ronald Reagan’s presidency in the 1980s. It then surged after the Gulf War victory (to a record-high 85% in 1991) and again after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Confidence generally held above 70% for the next two decades, until dipping to 69% in 2021 and declining further since then, following the poorly executed exit from Afghanistan.
Throughout nearly all of the past 48 years, Republicans have been the most likely to express confidence in the military, and they remain so today -- but the rate has declined by over 20 percentage points in three years, from 91% to 68%.
Independents’ confidence has dropped nearly as much -- by 13 points, from 68% to 55% -- and now independents have less confidence than Democrats do. While Democrats’ confidence rating did rise after President Joe Biden assumed office, those gains have disappeared in the past year.
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Never seen such manicured hands on a soldier. They must have such pride.
I’m sure the guy on the left has been in awhile, given his age. Now, he’s scoring points with the Woke people.
Low IQ, low physicality, low genetics.
With that smile, he probably just scored a new bunk mate.
The guy on the right is certainly trying to look “fabulous” in the middle pic
levine is in the US public health service NOT the US military.
Social engineers are expecting the same outcome as they did in 1948 when the military was formally desegregated. Therefore they are using the same model.
That’s because the military is now the highest in faggotry
OTOH, the chicoms are elated...
While courteously remaining silent, as we suicide our military in order to Virtue signal to the world's scum.
And they changed some of the picture links AGAIN
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Rum, sodomy and the fake lashes.
Luke chapter 17 prophecy is coming true right in front of our very eyes 👀👀👀
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