My anecdotal experience is that conservatives who did not do military service--especially those who avoided service during the Vietnam War--overcompensate for this lack of service in a variety of ways. It may come out as uber-militarism (think of Dick Cheney). In others it might be a general military worship (finding "heroes" everywhere). In the case of Donald Trump's draft-dodging, his overcompensation seems to be pardoning war criminals. Why doesn't that surprise me?
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