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AFAIK countries that turn totalitarian often end up having alternative force directly under the regime control because the military is very strict in following
by mrtksn 9mo ago
AFAIK countries that turn totalitarian often end up having alternative force directly under the regime control because the military is very strict in following rules and often non-partisan due to its composition and claim of high moral ground.
To enforce an ideology you need people whom identity is based around the ideology, they need to be losers, goons who don't have anything else for them going on.
Therefore the proper military can indeed be an attempt to de-escalate the situation.
- actionfromafar 9mo agoCould be but this administration is just trying out its new Dictator Shoes for the first time, so I wouldn't bet on it.
- autoexec 9mo ago> Therefore the proper military can indeed be an attempt to de-escalate the situation. Considering that our military swore an oath to the constitution and to defend the country against domestic threats the correct thing for them to do might instead be an escalation against that alternative force of losers operating in American cities. I wouldn't bet on the military occupiers marching into Minnesota upholding their oaths though.
- sheikhnbake 9mo agoWe need a new Smedley Butler
- sheikhnbake 9mo agoBased on your reply, I suspect you've never served in the US military. I have. The majority of the US military is comprised of the poor or persons who otherwise have nothing going for them. There's a lot of internal jokes about US servicemembers being uniformed criminals. Further, under the current regime, you have to remember that military leadership and checks and balances has been systematically eroded for the last 12 months. Military leaders that would oppose trump are/have been removed or retired. Holsey is the latest/biggest example I can think of. Look what happened in Venezuela almost immediately after. Also, recall the address Hegseth and Trump gave to the gathering of generals in Quantico. They explicitly said if you aren't an ideologue aligned with the administration, there is no place for you in the military. Which is to say that the time of the US military being non-partisan is over. Lastly, I'd consider the kind of leadership Hegseth and Trump want leading that occupying unit. It's going to be somebody that will be receptive to their orders, legal or not.