• @errer
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    1113 hours ago

    Problem is I don’t see any person in military doing this. They’re been brainwashed to love their country and their president since birth.

    • @[email protected]
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      4 hours ago

      Well, yeah. When you’re planning a military coup against a fascist regime you don’t announce it ahead of time.

    • @MegaUltraChicken
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      1913 hours ago

      and their president

      During training we are very specifically taught that nothing is above the constitution, including the president. We are obligated to refuse illegal orders.

      If it stuck with me, hopefully it stuck with a few of the people still in service.

      • @stickly
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        Isn’t a large part of the federal workforce veterans? I can’t imagine active service members have good feelings about Trump kicking them to the curb

      • @Jhex
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        If it stuck with me, hopefully it stuck with a few of the people still in service.

        apparently not… it’s alredy happening and the entire rrction have been tears and bending over

      • JustEnoughDucks
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        39 hours ago

        Refusing illegal orders is something that always sounds good, but never goes well even when it rarely happens in real life. Otherwise the crazy numerous war crimes and illegal things the air force kidnapping citizens human trafficked and abused by ICE because they are brown and “might be illegal” wouldn’t happen.

        • @[email protected]
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          There was that Russian submarine commander that refused to launch nukes and saved the world. That’s a pretty big one.

          Vasily Arkhipov to put some respect on his name.

    • qprimed
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      812 hours ago

      I have zero special knowledge, but generic history would suggest that at least some in the officer class, regardless of political leaning, will not be down with the current trajectory.

      no idea what this may look like, but my worthless analysis portends something brewing ahead and it may be wise to consider possibilities and prep accordingly. fuck these “interesting times”.