... a lot of liberals were getting drafted against their will. Nobody wanted to die in Vietnam, and many believed the war was immoral and illegal. It was a different era, but the military draftees (and enlisted folks too) had a completely different mindset. In those days the Army, Navy and Marines had a mixture of political opinions.
My point is that in the last 40 years, it's only volunteers now. When the draft ended, it created a bubble of conservative politics in the military. Volunteers joined the services because they wanted to - or they believed it's their duty to - fight for Uncle Sam. There were no more Jimmy Carters or John Kerrys "on duty." The liberals stayed clear of the military, and mostly went to college or started their working careers.
I know I'm making generalizations, but it is generally true. Liberal-thinking Americans have stayed out of the military for the last 40 years, and here we are.
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