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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    You need to add what you have said here before, that you don't bring your politics into the class room.
    Lefties own the classrooms!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45 View Post
    Being in the military can be classified as working for the country, not specifically the government. So, in my opinion even those who have made a career of the military are not working for the government but are defending the people of the country.
    It's working for the government.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45 View Post
    In my opinion #chris this poll is nothing more than spam designed to make everyone who answers no look like hypocrites. If the poll question was "did you ever, including the military, I wouldn't have answered period.

    He's a smart guy but waste his talents getting into pissing contest with the rest of the forum
    By "rest of the forum" do you mean a few hateful Trump cultists who constantly question my patriotism and my mental health? If so, then you're right on the money.

    The fact is, much of what motivates posters on forums like this is their past or present connections to government.

    Even if we accept the poll results at face value, it demonstrates a MASSIVELY disproportionate number of people with past or present employment in government compared to general society. No wonder then that I run into so many mindless government apologists while posting at places like this. And I'm not saying there is anything inherently wrong with working in or with government. As I already noted, I worked for the government for four years during my military service. And I know perfectly reasonable people who work in government and do not turn into reactionary government apologists. But it would be myopic to ignore the influence that working in or with the government can have on an individual's political ideology. CLEARLY, forums like this are proof of that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45 View Post
    No, not true. Your original question was "Do you work in or for the government". In my case I do not work for the government so I answered your original question truthfully
    Fine, honest mistake.

    But I did clarify myself in the OP. I simply assumed people would read my OP before voting in the poll.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captdon View Post
    I wasn't in the military. Pay attention: I am deaf in one ear and legally blind in one eye. Those military types said for me to git. I never worked for the government and you shouldn't have been allowed to for attitude.


    You're kooky and not so bright.
    So wait... you never served in the military, yet you have the audacity to accuse me, an honorably discharged combat veteran of the Marines, of being "anti-American"?

    LOL

    That's rich.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captdon View Post
    No, a career soldier worked for the government.
    Anyone who served in the military for any amount of time worked for the government.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captdon View Post
    I have said what my disabilities are and he thinks the military would take me. He's goofy and kooky.
    No, I thought you were in the military. What else could explain the utter chutzpah of someone accusing a combat vet of being anti-American? Normally, the only people with the guts to say that to me are other vets. But you never served a day in your life, which makes your galling accusations all the more incredible. While I was risking my life and limb fighting a war for the US against our sworn enemies, you were sitting on the couch watching Fox News or something. You are a real character, fella!
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    Quote Originally Posted by barb012 View Post
    Your poll indicates to me if you currently work for or in government, is this correct?
    Yes, but I clarified in the OP. If a MOD could change the poll to reflect that clarification, it would be appreciated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captdon View Post
    Every time I think Etheral is trying too say something serious I find out he's scamming us.
    Asking you a straightforward question is a scam? Why so sensitive?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45 View Post
    The thread title is highly misleading. What he is really asking is Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Deep State. He listed the misleading title in order to be able to play gotcha for anyone who was ever in the military.
    Don't be ridiculous. I seriously doubt anyone here was or is a member of the "deep state". I'm simply trying to test a hypothesis. And based on the results, my hypothesis seems fairly strong.
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