• ChickenLadyLovesLife
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    3 months ago

    I don’t feel like the US military brass would do that, exactly

    Coups are often executed by very junior officers.

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      3 months ago

      Specifically in authoritarian or totalitarian regimes since Senior officers both have a lot to lose financially if the regime falls and typically are as guilty as the people they serve.