| > People who go into the military are more conservative than liberal, on average. In-group loyalty is paramount to conservatives. Family and community first, and all that. > They are more patriotic on average... Exactly, and that supports my argument. If California declares independence, then the patriots from California will either side with their homeland, their communities, the places where their families are... or be traitors to their homeland, community, and family. What do you think is the more likely thing for a conservative to do? > I don't see many, or any significant amount going rogue... If it reached the point where California declared independence, it would be those who sided with the US who were the ones "going rouge". You are completely ignoring, most importantly, the issue of family. A service member from California almost certainly has their family in California. Your suggestion is that a significant majority of service members would side against their own family. That is what siding with the federal government in the even of California declaring independence would mean. Does that really seem likely to you? That they would side against their own family and home? Especially for a group that tends towards being conservative? Think about it. |
People in the armed forces are US military, not CA military, so going rogue would be the ones going against the US. The logic is easy to follow.