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> police unions had become more and more explicit in aligning themselves with Trump and the militias. Perhaps others have different perspectives on this, but m
by jpt4 10y ago
> police unions had become more and more explicit in aligning themselves with Trump and the militias.
Perhaps others have different perspectives on this, but my vision of a martial law future bills the police as supportive of the existing regime, from whence they draw their tax-funded salary, not a challenger whose installation would likely interrupt the same.
- splintercell 10y agoUsually so, but America is crazy exceptional in this regard. If cops in America believe that by supporting the government they are supporting an evil government (which makes them be like SS) then they will not support the government this way. The present situation (or the projected situation by the author) is even more exceptional in this regard because of clashing base of Hillary. Hillary is pro-BLM, which puts her at odds with the Police unions. Trump has gained the endorsement of largest Police Union in America. However he lags in support from Armed forces in comparison of other Republican Presidential candidates (however he beats Hillary hands down despite of that [1]). 1. http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/election/2016/05/09/military-times-survey-donald-trump-beats-hillary-clinton/84132402/ http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/election/2016/05...
- RandomOpinion 10y agoSee https://www.quora.com/Are-most-cops-in-the-U-S-Democratic-or-Republican https://www.quora.com/Are-most-cops-in-the-U-S-Democratic-or.... The majority of comments suggest that police tend to lean towards the conservative side.