How do military families balance personal political views with respect for civilian leadership?

A lot of tongue biting happens, at least in my family.

Clear as mud? Good.

While I am a Never Trumper, am concerned about the environment (hey, I like clean air and water, sue me), and agree we need some form of social safety net, I also belive we cannot afford to have Daddy Gubmint be the answer from cradle to grave. We have a HUGE bureaucracy that was never meant to be in place, too many rely on government to be their be all/end all support system, and too many suck on that government tit. We need term limits at all levels. We need to scale back SPENDING on a major level…while not reducing tax receipts, at least not for the forseeable future, until we get the budget balanced, and make headway on the national debt.

I’m wondering about attachment and transference with the therapist and the idea of escape and fantasy? How much do you think your strong feelings, constant thoughts, desires to be with your therapist are a way to escape from your present life? I wonder if the transference serves another purpose than to show us our wounds and/or past experiences, but is a present coping strategy for managing what we don’t want to face (even if unconsciously) in the present—-current relationships, life circumstances, etc. Can anyone relate to this concept of escape in relation to their therapy relationship? How does this play out for you?

We as Americans by and large live in a protected bubble of ignorance about the rest of the world. Now, before my Eurozone affiliates sneer “told you!”, that's largely because we have what are essentially 50 different countries all jumbled into one, where there are at least (by my count, anyway) 4 different dialects of English alone, not to mention all the other languages floating around, and most people are getting rather Balkanized in their views. Travel is a luxury most can't really afford. Not when 90% of the population is one bad injury/illness away from bankruptcy. Yes, I am pro-UHC; even with it's inherent issues, it's better than what we have.

I am 3rd Generation Navy, joined in 91. Pop was an old Cold Warrior sub driver who had the keys to Armageddon for years. Big Bro is the Black Sheep (Army), and Gramps joined to fight the Japanese that killed his brother, only to be a gunner on a cruiser facing the Germans.

Oh, and we're going to be in a major war inside of 5 years, so get ready for that.

Who is the beast of Revelation 13?

I went into GW2 with a jaded view; no real plans were in place, no strategy other than kill the enemy. 20 years later, we are still paying the price for that foolishness.

On the flip side, the poorest among us usually has a car, a tv, and an obesity problem, which you don't really see elsewhere.

I went from a kid who had lived and traveled all over the country, to a Sailor who lived/traveled all over the globe, living abroad for almost a decade. I've seen poverty that would make the hardest Conservative cry, and seen government abuse that would make the biggest Statist Liberal scream for revolution.

What, when building a house, are the necessary wires (beside 120v) to future proof my house, Cat6, Coax, low voltage, and alarm wires?