Not sure if you're referring to me or not, you probably are, but keep in mind I've been consistent in my criticism of both parties over the years. Definitely not a Commie and still love capitalism.
I'm not a commie, but I also think markets don't solve all the problems. There are some things markets do that are social suicide. Hence the role for alternative forms of power. Unchecked capitalism, addicted to growth at all costs, is also known as cancer, and it kills the host.
That said, before capitalism gets that bad and scales to consume everything, it's hard to argue against markets and capitalism as one of the best workable systems until that point.
Now De Santis sounds more like a CCP dictator than anything they acused Obama of. But part of the problem is this fight-fire-with-fire social media environment we're now embalmed in. Younger generations have been coddled and turned into snowflakes, incapable of accepting differences of opinion let alone constructive criticism. And the identity politics of shared goods have been replaced with the identity politics of shared enemies and what society owes them (which is jack).
While I appreciate some of the right crazies calling out insular stupidity from the left, two stupids don't make a smart.
You’d have to limit it even further. Only officers who attended one of the academies. The enlisted in any military are often total derelicts.
True story, bruhs... coming out of high school, I applied for the Naval Academy to hang with seeeemen in Annapolis and play with toy boats on maps for military strategy. Even had a state representative in Illinois at my sponsor.
Backed out and said, "WTF was I thinking?"
Not the dumbest move of my life.