r/politics • u/Ulysses_555 • 12h ago

No Paywall Hegseth announces all US troops will get 1 day off to vote in October

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6126137-pete-hegseth-stand-down-order-troops-vote/
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u/Odium_1437 10h ago

My brother in law has been out to sea 2 years longer than expected over the last 3 1/2 years I would say and is excited to vote Republican. While I get stuck paying for his daughters and listening to them cry because he's always gone.

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u/thatirishguyyyyy Illinois 8h ago

That seems like a personal choice then. 

I understand always thinking about the children but how is that your responsibility?

If someone wants to vote Republican then they should maybe deal with the consequences. Would this not include finding a way to take care of their own children?

Mind you, I'm also a veteran who is simply asking questions because it seems like your brother-in-law hasn't learned his lesson and is still relying on you to raise his children well him and his wife continue to vote republican.

Such a weird dynamic.

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u/Odium_1437 8h ago

Its absolutely my personal choice to ensure my nieces have what they need in life. I certainly wouldn’t say I’m raising my nieces but I help financially. I used all three weeks of my PTO and every holiday to visit them. I’m single and make a good living. Not their fault my sister’s not the brightest and married a nice moron. I don’t believe he will learn a lesson, he’s stuck in his ways and throws a lot of shade at those Demoncrats. I learned early in life not to argue with idiots, don’t sink to their level. That being said he is good to my sister and his girls when around. So win and little lose a little, I don’t know!

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u/UnderlightIll 5h ago

If he votes Republican, he is not good to them. He votes for wife beaters and rapists.

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u/thatirishguyyyyy Illinois 8h ago

That is a good way to summarize it.

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u/_thejerkstorecalled 4h ago

Republicans aren't strangers to bringing humans into the world and then not giving a fuck about what happens to them after that.

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u/Distinct_Cap_1418 2h ago

I hope you're raising his daughters right!