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> I believe that a total separation of "police" and "military" is necessary for democracy. "There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights t
by throw0101d 2y ago
> I believe that a total separation of "police" and "military" is necessary for democracy.
"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state. The other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." — Commander Adama, Battlestar Galactica
* https://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/8/14/6002211/battlestar-galactica-had-the-perfect-argument-for-keeping-police-and https://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/8/14/6002211/battlestar-gala...