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They are the same, however one has Money to defend the accusations.
by chasing0entropy 10mo ago
They are the same, however one has Money to defend the accusations.
- aebtebeten 10mo agoRecall the "Golden Rule": those who have the gold make the rules.
- gsf_emergency_6 10mo agoUsed to be "eine Handvoll Soldaten" so it's progress!
- aebtebeten 10mo agoI got nerdsniped by this quantity, and here's more or less where I wound up after monte-carlo sampling some rabbit holes: - the Praetorian Guard, famous for having been involved in many a roman imperial coup, varied in size between 4'500-6'000. - on 18 Brumiare VIII, Napoleon had at least 6'000 men at his disposal. - modern brigades are around 5'000. - the smallest successful coups since 2010 have been in Africa, with force estimates of 4'000-6'000. At least in the pre-drone era, "handful" has quantitatively meant at least several thousand (although it's probably true that any political component would have to liaise with only a few senior officers, and a modern brigade is composed of a handful of modern battalions) [note that Napoleon's was recursively a coup-within-a-coup; his political partners thought they were the brains and he was the muscle, but events proved them mistaken]
- gsf_emergency_6 9mo agoGemini offers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Turkish_coup_attempt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Turkish_coup_attempt as an example of a modern failed coup where exactly 5 soldiers were killed (on the gov side) (Not sure if drones were included in the planning) While at least one of the dead on the other side was a history teacher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6khan_A%C3%A7%C4%B1kkollu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6khan_A%C3%A7%C4%B1kkoll...