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Vol. 15 · No. 119 · Tuesday, 6 October 2026

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Opinion: I support the troops 100% as long as they agree 100% with my political views

By Doug Abernathy

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Photo by David Hinkle / Unsplash

The troops, right? I love 'em. They're the unequaled heroes of the free world. No one can come close to their celestial presence. They're angels in camouflage. They can do no wrong. The longer we have these wars the longer we can enjoy their glories.

But there's a dangerous aspect of the troops. There's a specter haunting our concept of Liberty. Some of the troops don't think exactly like me when it comes to politics. It's actually a lot of them. We need to put an end to it.

If the troops don't think exactly like me on all matters of politics, from my interpretation of the constitution, to economics, to social issues, then there's a good chance they're no troops at all.

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