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Originally Posted by hipster duck
The big exception to this is the US Armed Forces. I think the reason why Americans are ardent supporters of their military is because it is a very efficient social welfare program for its service members.
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I listen to a leftist military podcast hosted by actual military members (two officers and a senior NCO) which points out that the US military is possibly the only successful implementation of large scale socialism in the country. While there are certainly some failures in implementation - particularly at the State level - things like the GI Bill and healthcare for former service members are generally effective. It's an interesting viewpoint for sure, particularly since as a whole the military leans right.
For anyone interested the podcast is called "What a Hell of a Way to Die" - it's worth listening to.