The last time around, Trump’s efforts to pack the Defense Department with cranks and flunkies came too late to bring the military under his full political control. The president and his advisers were slow-footed and disorganized, and lacked familiarity with Washington politics. They were hindered as well by the courage and professionalism of the military officers and civilian appointees who, side by side, serve in the Defense Department.

… In a second term, Trump would combine his instincts for revenge and self-protection. He would seek not only to get even with an officer corps that he thinks betrayed him, but also to break the military as one of the few institutions able to constrain his attempts to act against the Constitution and the rule of law.

  • @cabron_offsets
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    95 months ago

    The republican traitor filth must be brought low.

      • @cabron_offsets
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        75 months ago

        Yeah, that worked out fucking grand last time, when we let the traitors get away with it.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          -35 months ago

          The problem isn’t “traitor” but “filth” - that’s language which tends to incite extrajudicial violence.

          • @cabron_offsets
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            95 months ago

            The filth need to be treated as harshly as allowed by law. End of story. Fucking traitors.

            • @blazeknave
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              15 months ago

              Treason has legal penalties for a reason.

          • @OmenAtom
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            45 months ago

            If they dont want to be called filth they shouldnt A) WANT ME AND ALL MY FRIENDS DEAD B) be traitors

            • @blazeknave
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              55 months ago

              Going high got us here. They want us dead.